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Latvian Armed forces

Latvia
Population
1,842,226
Military budget
1.9 billion $
Active personnel
17,345
Nuclear weapons
☢
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Riga
Area: 64,589 km2
Population: 1,842,226
Etnic groups: Latvian 62.7%, Russian 24.5%, Belarusian 3.1%, Ukrainian 2.2%, Polish 2%, Lithuanian 1.1%, other 1.8%, unspecified 2.6%
Religions: Lutheran 36.2%, Roman Catholic 19.5%, Orthodox 19.1%, other Christian 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.5%

Military branches

National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki or NBS): Land Forces, Naval Force, Air Force, National Guard

Military service

18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12 months mandatory military service for men 18-27 years of age

Military expenditures

Military budget
1.9 billion $
Percent of GDP
3.45

Manpower

Active personnel
17,345
Reserve
38,000
Available
530,000

Land Forces

Tanks
0
AFV
405
Artillery
47
Self-propelled guns
47
Rocket artillery
0
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
- -

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
- CVR(T) 205
Patria 6×6 100
- Bv 206 100

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
M109A5Ö 47

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
- -

Air Forces

Total aircraft
0
Fighters
0
Multirole
0
Attack
0
Helicopters
3
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk 3

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
18
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
0
Corvettes
0
Submarines
0
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- -

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- -

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
- -

☢ Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.