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Latvia vs Egypt

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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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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.9 billion $
6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.45 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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17,345
438,500

Reserve personnel

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38,000
479,000

Available for military

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530,000
41,157,220

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
3,610
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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405
6,532
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Total artillery

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47
2,549
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
1,056
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Rocket artillery

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0
531

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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0
854
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Fighter

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0
28
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Multirole

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0
256
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Attack

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0
40
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Helicopters

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3
251
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
32

Navy

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Total naval

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18
196
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
13
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Corvettes

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0
7
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Submarines

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0
8

Nuclear weapons

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Egypt

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

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.