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Greece vs Venezuela

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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km² (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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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

9 billion $

0.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

3.7 %

0.35 %

Manpower

Active personnel

107,600

330,000

Reserve personnel

221,600

8,000

Available for military

2,535,174

8,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

1,344

203

Armoured fighting vehicles

4,804

1,217

Total artillery

1,439

200

Self-propelled artillery

589

60

Rocket artillery

152

36

Air Forces

Total aircraft

741

219

Fighter

17

0

Multirole

200

26

Attack

0

Helicopters

343

79

UCAV (combat drone)

3

0

Navy

Total naval

191

38

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

13

1

Corvettes

0

3

Submarines

10

3

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.

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.