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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km2 (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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Germany is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 357,168 km2 (land boundries: 3,694 km and costline 2,389 km). The capital of Germany is Berlin. The number of inhabitants is 83,166,711.

Germany joined NATO in May 1955. The German Army has incorporated a joint Franco-German mechanized infantry brigade since 1989, a Dutch airmobile infantry brigade, and a Dutch mechanized infantry brigade. the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and from the United States. Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 8 billion $ 78 billion $
Percent of GDP: 1.6% 2%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 482,000 183,638
Reserve personnel: 3,000,000 34,600
Available for military: 30,000,000 18,529,299

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 1,829 295
Armoured fighting vehicles: 1,820 3,752
Total artillery: 2,000 409
Self-propelled artillery: 180 134
Rocket artillery: 450 33

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 271 682
Fighter aircraft: 11 143
Multirole aircraft: 35 89
Attack aircraft: 34 0
Helicopters: 99 291
UCAV (combat drone): 0 5

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 96 65
Aircraftcarriers: 0 0
Destroyers: 0 0
Frigates: 9 11
Corvettes: 14 5
Submarines: 6 6

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Vietnam

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Germany

Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Military service

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.

Germany

17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.