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Venezuela vs Iran

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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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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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0.7 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.35 %
2.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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330,000
587,000

Reserve personnel

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8,000
200,000

Available for military

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8,000,000
23,619,215

Land Forces

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Tanks

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312
2,842
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,000
3,555
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Total artillery

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200
4,873
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Self-propelled artillery

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60
1,030
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Rocket artillery

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36
1,755

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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263
973
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Fighter

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6
112
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Multirole

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42
75
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Attack

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0
23
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Helicopters

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81
519
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
83

Navy

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Total naval

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46
272
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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2
6
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Corvettes

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3
3
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Submarines

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2
19

Nuclear weapons

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

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.