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Latvia vs Iran

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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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Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2 (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.9 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.45 %
2.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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17,345
587,000

Reserve personnel

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38,000
200,000

Available for military

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530,000
23,619,215

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
2,198
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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405
2,875
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Total artillery

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47
4,582
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
742
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Rocket artillery

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0
1,752

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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0
1,052
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Fighter

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0
127
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Multirole

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0
76
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Attack

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0
21
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Helicopters

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3
339
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
328

Navy

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Total naval

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18
279
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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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0
7
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Corvettes

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0
3
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Submarines

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0
25

Nuclear weapons

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iran

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

Iran

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service.