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Karp, Aaron. 2009 ‘Estimated Total Small Arms, Firearms, and Surpluses in Venezuela, Rounded.’ Surplus Arms in South America: A Survey; Working Paper 7 (Table 18), p. 56. Geneva: Small Arms Survey, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. 1 August
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Table 18: Estimated Total Small Arms, Firearms, and Surpluses in Venezuela, Rounded
Armed Forces: 281,000 (total), 0 (surplus)
Airforce: 16,000 (small arms and firearms)
Army: 107,000 (small arms and firearms)
Navy: 28,000 (small arms and firearms)
National Reserve: 23,000 (small arms and firearms)
National Guard: 72,000 (small arms and firearms)
Territorial Guard: 35,000 (small arms and firearms)
Obsolescent Military: 130,000? (total), 0 (surplus)
Police: 76,000 (total), 0 (surplus)
Civilian: 1,600,000 - 4,100,000 (total)
Civilian Legal: 500,000 - 1,500,000 (small arms and firearms)
Civilian Illegal: 1,100,000 - 2,700,000 (small arms and firearms)
Private Security: 240,000 (small arms and firearms)
Total: 2,100,000 - 4,600,000
Total Surplus: 0
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