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Greece vs Lithuania

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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia, Russia and Belarus, with an area of 65,300 km2 (land boundries: 1,545 km). The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. The number of inhabitants is 2,897,430.

Republic of Lithuania is a member of NATO since 2004. Contributes about 350-550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014. Since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base. Lithuanian military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US weapons and equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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9 billion $
3.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.7 %
3.9 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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107,600
37,150

Reserve personnel

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221,600
104,000

Available for military

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2,535,174
890,074

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,344
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,804
1,045
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Total artillery

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1,439
75
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Self-propelled artillery

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589
21
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Rocket artillery

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152
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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741
10
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Fighter

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17
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Multirole

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200
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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343
5
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
0

Navy

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Total naval

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191
13
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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13
0
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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10
0

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.

Lithuania

19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation; 18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services