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Military power of Latvia & Vietnam

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Latvia Vietnam

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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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km2 (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.9 billion $
8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.45 %
1.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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17,345
482,000

Reserve personnel

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38,000
3,000,000

Available for military

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530,000
30,000,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
1,829
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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405
2,300
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Total artillery

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47
2,830
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
80
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Rocket artillery

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0
450

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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0
311
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Fighter

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0
10
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Multirole

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0
35
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Attack

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0
43
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Helicopters

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3
113
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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
120
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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
9
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Corvettes

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0
16
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Submarines

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0
9

Nuclear weapons

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Vietnam

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

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.