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Lithuania vs Iran

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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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Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2 (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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3.8 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
2.1 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
587,000

Reserve personnel

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104,000
200,000

Available for military

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890,074
23,619,215

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
2,198
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,045
2,875
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Total artillery

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75
4,582
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
742
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Rocket artillery

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0
1,752

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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10
1,052
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Fighter

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0
127
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Multirole

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0
76
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Attack

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0
21
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Helicopters

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5
339
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
328

Navy

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Total naval

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13
279
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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
7
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Corvettes

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0
3
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Submarines

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0
25

Nuclear weapons

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iran

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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

Iran

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service.