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Latvia vs Norway

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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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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.9 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.45 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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17,345
23,250

Reserve personnel

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38,000
40,000

Available for military

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530,000
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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405
684
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Total artillery

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47
28
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
28
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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
107
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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0
49
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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3
33
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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
60
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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
4
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Corvettes

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0
6
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Submarines

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0
6

Nuclear weapons

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

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

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).