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Latvia vs Austria

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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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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.

Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.

The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.9 billion $
3.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.45 %
0.74 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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17,345
23,000

Reserve personnel

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38,000
125,600

Available for military

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530,000
1,941,110

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
56
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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405
492
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Total artillery

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47
30
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
30
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Rocket artillery

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0
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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0
92
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Fighter

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0
15
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Multirole

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0
0
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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3
50
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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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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0
0
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Corvettes

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0
0
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Austria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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

Austria

Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.