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Denmark vs Latvia

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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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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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5 billion $
1.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
3.45 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
17,345

Reserve personnel

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63,000
38,000

Available for military

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2,605,137
530,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
405
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Total artillery

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27
47
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
47
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Rocket artillery

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8
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
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Fighter

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0
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Multirole

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48
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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34
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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79
18
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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9
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches

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