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Venezuela vs Syria

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Venezuela Syria

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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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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0.7 billion $
1.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0.35 %
5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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330,000
169,000

Reserve personnel

+
8,000
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Available for military

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8,000,000
11,550,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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312
3,507
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,000
4,639
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Total artillery

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200
3,343
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Self-propelled artillery

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60
502
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Rocket artillery

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36
691

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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263
470
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Fighter

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6
108
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Multirole

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42
29
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Attack

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0
90
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Helicopters

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81
171
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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
43
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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
0
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Corvettes

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3
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Submarines

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2
0

Nuclear weapons

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Syria

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.

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.