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Military power of Iran & Venezuela

Iran vs Venezuela

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Iran Venezuela

Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km² (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.

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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

10 billion $

0.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.1 %

0.35 %

Manpower

Active personnel

587,000

330,000

Reserve personnel

200,000

8,000

Available for military

23,619,215

8,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

2,198

203

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,875

1,217

Total artillery

4,582

200

Self-propelled artillery

742

60

Rocket artillery

1,752

36

Air Forces

Total aircraft

1,052

219

Fighter

127

0

Multirole

76

26

Attack

21

0

Helicopters

339

79

UCAV (combat drone)

328

0

Navy

Total naval

279

38

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

7

1

Corvettes

3

Submarines

25

3

Nuclear weapons

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Iran

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from 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.