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Egypt vs Vietnam

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Egypt Vietnam

Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km² (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km² (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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Military expenditures

Military budget

6 billion $

8 billion $

Percent of GDP

0 %

1.6 %

Manpower

Active personnel

438,500

482,000

Reserve personnel

479,000

3,000,000

Available for military

41,157,220

30,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

3,610

1,829

Armoured fighting vehicles

6,532

2,300

Total artillery

2,549

2,830

Self-propelled artillery

1,056

80

Rocket artillery

531

450

Air Forces

Total aircraft

854

311

Fighter

28

10

Multirole

256

35

Attack

40

43

Helicopters

251

113

UCAV (combat drone)

32

0

Navy

Total naval

196

120

Aircraft carriers

2

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

13

9

Corvettes

7

16

Submarines

8

9

Nuclear weapons

Egypt

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Vietnam

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.