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Latvia Singapore

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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Singapore is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 719 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Singapore is Singapore. The number of inhabitants is 5,703,600.

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 also includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons. Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.9 billion $
13.2 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.45 %
2.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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17,345
71,000

Reserve personnel

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38,000
352,500

Available for military

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530,000
1,255,902

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
170
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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405
3,072
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Total artillery

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47
161
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
48
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Rocket artillery

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0
24

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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0
247
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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0
100
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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3
82
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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
45
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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
6
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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.

Singapore

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

Singapore

18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers).