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Latvia vs Poland

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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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Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.

Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.9 billion $
40 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.45 %
4.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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17,345
200,000

Reserve personnel

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38,000
150,000

Available for military

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530,000
10,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
700
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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405
2,333
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Total artillery

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47
970
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
686
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Rocket artillery

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0
284

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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0
481
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Fighter

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0
13
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Multirole

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0
60
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Attack

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0
18
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Helicopters

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3
212
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
24

Navy

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Total naval

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18
66
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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
2
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Corvettes

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0
2
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Submarines

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0
1

Nuclear weapons

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Poland

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

Poland

18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.