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Brazil vs Latvia

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Brazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.

Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services

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Latvia is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania, with an area of 64,589 km2 (land boundries: 1,370 km and costline 498 km). The capital of Latvia is Riga. The number of inhabitants is 1,842,226.

Republic of Latvia joined NATO end European Union in 2004. The Latvian military has participated in NATO and EU missions abroad and regularly conducts training and exercises. Latvia hosts NATO partner forces. North Atlantic Alliance has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Baltics Air Policing mission. Latvia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries. The Latvian military's inventory consists of a mix of European and US equipment

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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25 billion $
1.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.1 %
3.45 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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334,500
17,345

Reserve personnel

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1,340,000
38,000

Available for military

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53,350,703
530,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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292
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,452
405
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Total artillery

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565
47
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Self-propelled artillery

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109
47
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Rocket artillery

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44
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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481
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Fighter

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47
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Multirole

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9
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Attack

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92
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Helicopters

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167
3
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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63
18
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Aircraft carriers

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1
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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6
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Corvettes

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2
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Submarines

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4
0

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Brazil

18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.

Latvia

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