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Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe with an area of 505,990 km² (land boundries: 1,952.7 km and costline 4,964 km). The capital of Spain is Madrid. The number of inhabitants is 47,450,795.

Spain joined NATO in 1982. The inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector.

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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

23.7 billion $

0.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.5 %

0.35 %

Manpower

Active personnel

133,282

330,000

Reserve personnel

15,150

8,000

Available for military

11,759,557

8,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

317

312

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,644

1,000

Total artillery

382

200

Self-propelled artillery

95

60

Rocket artillery

0

36

Air Forces

Total aircraft

516

263

Fighter

68

6

Multirole

82

42

Attack

13

0

Helicopters

129

81

UCAV (combat drone)

4

0

Navy

Total naval

60

46

Aircraft carriers

1

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

11

2

Corvettes

0

3

Submarines

2

Nuclear weapons

Spain

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Spain

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length.

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.