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Latvia vs Taiwan

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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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Taiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.

The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.9 billion $
19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.45 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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17,345
180,000

Reserve personnel

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38,000
1,657,000

Available for military

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530,000
5,883,828

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
888
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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405
2,031
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Total artillery

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47
2,082
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
448
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Rocket artillery

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0
234

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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0
791
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Fighter

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0
103
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Multirole

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0
183
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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3
243
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
3

Navy

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Total naval

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18
111
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
4
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Frigates

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0
22
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Corvettes

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0
13
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Submarines

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0
5

Nuclear weapons

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan

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

Taiwan

Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.