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Venezuela vs Japan

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Venezuela Japan

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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Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.

The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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0.7 billion $
51 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.35 %
1.2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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330,000
247,150

Reserve personnel

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8,000
56,100

Available for military

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8,000,000
27,301,443

Land Forces

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Tanks

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312
1,004
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,000
3,072
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Total artillery

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200
623
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Self-propelled artillery

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60
214
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Rocket artillery

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36
99

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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263
1,444
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Fighter

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6
155
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Multirole

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42
79
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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81
698
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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46
140
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Aircraft carriers

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0
4
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Destroyers

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0
36
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Frigates

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2
2
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Corvettes

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3
6
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Submarines

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2
22

Nuclear weapons

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Japan

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.

Japan

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.