Military power of Venezuela & Switzerland
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Country: | Venezuela (VE) | Switzerland (CH) |
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Capital: | Caracas | Bern |
Population: | 28,887,118 | 8,570,146 |
Area: | 916,445 km2 | 41,285 km2 |
More: | Venezuela military forces description | Switzerland military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 0.7 billion $ | 5.3 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0.35% | 0.7% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 330,000 | 140,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 8,000 | 80,000 |
Available for military: | 8,000,000 | 1,852,580 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 312 | 224 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,152 | 1,500 | |
Total artillery: | 200 | 224 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 60 | 224 | |
Rocket artillery: | 36 | 0 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 456 | 193 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 40 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 42 | 26 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 102 | 45 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 37 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 3 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 4 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 2 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Venezuela
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Switzerland
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.
Switzerland
19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.