| VIETNAMESE MILITARY STATS: |
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Air force personnel
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15,000 |
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[24th of 49]
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Armed forces growth
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-53 |
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[118th of 132]
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Definition: Military > Armed forces growth |
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Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
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Armed forces personnel
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484,000 |
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[9th of 166]
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Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel |
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Source: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
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Army personnel
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412,000 |
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[7th of 49]
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Definition: Military > Army personnel |
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Source: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
Branches
People's Armed Forces: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes People's Navy Command (with naval infantry, coast guard), Air and Air Defense Force (Kon Quan Nhan Dan), Border Defense Command), People's Public Security Forces, Militia Force, Self-Defense Forces |
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Definition: Military > Branches |
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Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
Conscription
Conscription exists (AI). |
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Definition: Military > Conscription |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Conventional arms imports
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$247,000,000.00 |
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[26th of 85]
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Definition: Military > Conventional arms imports |
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC) |
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expenditure > % of GDP
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2.65 %
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[50th of 145]
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Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP |
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Source: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm. |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$650,000,000.00 |
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[7th of 111]
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Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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22,888,100 |
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[12th of 175]
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Military Capabilities > Active Troops
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484,000 |
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[10th of 10]
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Definition: Military > Military Capabilities > Active Troops |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Military Capabilities > Defense Budget
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$650,000,000.00 |
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[10th of 10]
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Definition: Military > Military Capabilities > Defense Budget |
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Source: Wikipedia: Military Capabilities |
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Military Capabilities > Military Capabilities > Frigates
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6
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[8th of 10]
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Definition: Military > Military Capabilities > Military Capabilities > Frigates |
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Source: Wikipedia: Military Capabilities |
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Military Capabilities > Tanks
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1,315 |
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[10th of 10]
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Definition: Military > Military Capabilities > Tanks |
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Source: Wikipedia: Military Capabilities
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Navy personnel
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42,000 |
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[13th of 49]
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Definition: Military > Navy personnel |
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Source: Wikipedia: Military Capabilities |
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personnel
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495,000
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[13th of 170]
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Definition: Military > personnel |
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Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy |
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personnel > % of total labor force
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1.12 %
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[77th of 168]
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Definition: Military > personnel > % of total labor force |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
Service age and obligation
18 years of age (male) for compulsory military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscript service obligation - 2 years (3 to 4 years in the navy); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Forces |
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Definition: Military > Service age and obligation |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Tanks
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1,500 tanks |
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[9th of 22]
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Definition: Military > Tanks |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Weapon holdings
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6,678,000 |
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[12th of 137]
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Definition: Military > Weapon holdings |
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Source: Dr T.R. O'Connor, (05/15/04) |
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