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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

Venezuela is a country located in Northern South America with an area of 916,445 km2 (land boundries: 5,267 km and costline 2,800 km). The capital of Venezuela is Caracas. The number of inhabitants is 28,887,118.

The FANB inventory is mainly of Chinese and Russian origin with a smaller mix of equipment from Western countries. Russia is the top supplier of military hardware to Venezuela

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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300.8 billion $
0.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
0.35 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
1,298,969
330,000

Reserve personnel

+
1,750,132
8,000

Available for military

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95,200,088
8,000,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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4,278
312
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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30,594
1,000
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Total artillery

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6,219
200
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,864
60
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Rocket artillery

+
682
36

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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5,392
263
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Fighter

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416
6
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Multirole

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946
42
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Attack

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111
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Helicopters

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2,330
81
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UCAV (combat drone)

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61
0

Navy

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Total naval

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1,385
46
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Aircraft carriers

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7
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Destroyers

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17
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Frigates

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78
2
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Corvettes

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23
3
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Submarines

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48
2

Nuclear weapons

European Union EU

Data not available

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

European Union EU

Data not available

Venezuela

All citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service, though mandatory recruitment is forbidden; the minimum service obligation is 12 months.