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Military power of Syria & Venezuela
Syria vs Venezuela
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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.
The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.
More about Syria militaryVenezuela 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
More about Venezuela militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 SY |  VE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 1.8 billion $ | 0.7 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 5% | 0.35% |
Manpower
| SY | VE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 169,000 | 330,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 0 | 8,000 |
| Available for military: | 11,550,000 | 8,000,000 |
Land Forces
| SY | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 3,507 | 312 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 4,639 | 1,000 | |
| Total artillery: | 3,343 | 200 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 502 | 60 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 691 | 36 |
Air Forces
| SY | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 470 | 263 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 108 | 6 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 29 | 42 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 90 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 171 | 81 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| SY | VE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 43 | 46 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 2 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 3 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 2 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Syria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Venezuela
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Syria
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.
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.
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