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Finland is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 338,424 km² (land boundries: 2,563 km and costline 1,250 km). The capital of Finland is Helsinki. The number of inhabitants is 5,536,146.

Finland was not a member of NATO, but Finland and NATO actively cooperated in peace-support operations, exercised together, and exchanged analysis and information. Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). On 5 July 2022, NATO signed the accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance. The inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems.

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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

Military budget

6.7 billion $

0.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

0.35 %

Manpower

Active personnel

24,000

330,000

Reserve personnel

870,000

8,000

Available for military

1,155,368

8,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

239

312

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,020

1,000

Total artillery

821

200

Self-propelled artillery

97

60

Rocket artillery

62

36

Air Forces

Total aircraft

158

263

Fighter

0

6

Multirole

55

42

Attack

0

Helicopters

27

81

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

170

46

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

0

2

Corvettes

2

3

Submarines

0

2

Nuclear weapons

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Finland

18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60

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.