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Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia, Russia and Belarus, with an area of 65,300 km2 (land boundries: 1,545 km). The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. The number of inhabitants is 2,897,430.

Republic of Lithuania is a member of NATO since 2004. Contributes about 350-550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014. Since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base. Lithuanian military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US weapons and equipment.

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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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3.8 billion $
494.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
3,035,000

Reserve personnel

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104,000
4,000,000

Available for military

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890,074
420,586,837

Land Forces

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Tanks

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12,484
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,045
30,672
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Total artillery

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75
19,992
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
7,193
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Rocket artillery

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0
6,449

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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10
9,924
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Fighter

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0
1,254
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Multirole

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0
1,956
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Attack

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0
970
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Helicopters

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5
2,932
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
265

Navy

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Total naval

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13
1,414
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
64
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Frigates

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0
59
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Corvettes

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0
155
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Submarines

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0
133

Nuclear weapons

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and Russia

Data not available

Military service

Lithuania

19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation; 18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services

China and Russia

Data not available