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Lithuania vs Japan

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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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Japan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 377,944 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 29,751 km). The capital of Japan is Tokyo. The number of inhabitants is 125,360,000.

The current Self Defense Force was founded in 1954. Japan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the USA. Approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, were stationed in Japan and had exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities. In exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japan’s security. The JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment. The majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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3.8 billion $
51 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
1.2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
247,150

Reserve personnel

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104,000
56,100

Available for military

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890,074
27,301,443

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
477
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,045
3,149
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Total artillery

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75
593
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
184
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Rocket artillery

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0
99

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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10
1,233
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Fighter

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0
155
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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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5
476
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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13
155
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Aircraft carriers

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0
4
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Destroyers

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0
36
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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
23

Nuclear weapons

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Japan

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

Japan

18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers.