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Venezuela vs BRICS

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Venezuela BRICS

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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BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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0.7 billion $
642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.35 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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330,000
6,345,000

Reserve personnel

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8,000
7,754,000

Available for military

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8,000,000
992,083,395

Land Forces

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Tanks

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312
30,277
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,000
72,901
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Total artillery

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200
40,650
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Self-propelled artillery

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60
12,316
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Rocket artillery

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36
11,343

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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263
15,826
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Fighter

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6
1,484
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Multirole

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42
2,830
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Attack

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0
1,330
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Helicopters

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81
5,511
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
393

Navy

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Total naval

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46
2,809
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Aircraft carriers

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0
12
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Destroyers

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0
77
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Frigates

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2
105
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Corvettes

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3
215
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Submarines

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2
194

Nuclear weapons

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

BRICS

Data not available

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.

BRICS

Data not available