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Lithuania vs Norway

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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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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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3.8 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
23,250

Reserve personnel

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104,000
40,000

Available for military

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890,074
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,045
684
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Total artillery

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75
28
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
28
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Rocket artillery

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0
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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10
107
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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0
49
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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5
33
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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
60
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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
4
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Corvettes

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0
6
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Submarines

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0
6

Nuclear weapons

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

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

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).