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Lithuania vs Vietnam

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Lithuania Vietnam

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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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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3.8 billion $
8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
1.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
482,000

Reserve personnel

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104,000
3,000,000

Available for military

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890,074
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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1,045
2,300
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Total artillery

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75
2,830
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
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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10
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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5
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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13
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

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Vietnam

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

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.