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Military power of United Arab Emirates & Venezuela

United Arab Emirates vs Venezuela

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United Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km² (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.

the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.

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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

24.4 billion $

0.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

5.6 %

0.35 %

Manpower

Active personnel

150,000

330,000

Reserve personnel

180,000

8,000

Available for military

3,240,000

8,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

354

203

Armoured fighting vehicles

8,372

1,217

Total artillery

364

200

Self-propelled artillery

165

60

Rocket artillery

100

36

Air Forces

Total aircraft

518

219

Fighter

0

Multirole

136

26

Attack

0

Helicopters

239

79

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

83

38

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

0

1

Corvettes

11

3

Submarines

0

3

Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

United Arab Emirates

18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.

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.