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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

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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494.4 billion $
1.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
3.45 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,035,000
17,345

Reserve personnel

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4,000,000
38,000

Available for military

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420,586,837
530,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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12,484
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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30,672
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Total artillery

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19,992
47
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Self-propelled artillery

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7,193
47
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Rocket artillery

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6,449
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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9,924
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Fighter

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1,254
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Multirole

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1,956
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Attack

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970
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Helicopters

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2,932
3
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UCAV (combat drone)

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265
0

Navy

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Total naval

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1,414
18
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Aircraft carriers

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7
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Destroyers

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64
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Frigates

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59
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Corvettes

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155
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Submarines

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133
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Nuclear weapons

China and Russia

Data not available

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China and Russia

Data not available

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