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NATO vs Latvia

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949. NATO is a system of collective security: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by others countries. NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels. The following twelve states signed the treaty and became the founding members: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States. The following states joined the treaty after 1949: Greece, Germany, Turkey and Spain. Members who joined after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.

Before and during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, several NATO countries sent army to reinforce the alliance's eastern flank. Alliance had deployed 40,000 troops along its 2,500 kilometres long Eastern flank to deter possible Russian aggression. On 5 July the North Atlantic Alliance members signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland and formally approved the decisions of the NATO summit.

Finland joined the alliance on 4 April 2023.

Latvia is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania, with an area of 64,589 km2 (land boundries: 1,370 km and costline 498 km). The capital of Latvia is Riga. The number of inhabitants is 1,842,226.

Republic of Latvia joined NATO end European Union in 2004. The Latvian military has participated in NATO and EU missions abroad and regularly conducts training and exercises. Latvia hosts NATO partner forces. North Atlantic Alliance has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Baltics Air Policing mission. Latvia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries. The Latvian military's inventory consists of a mix of European and US equipment

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1345.9 billion $
1.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
3.45 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,361,134
17,345

Reserve personnel

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3,100,032
38,000

Available for military

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213,494,536
530,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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12,541
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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88,334
405
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Total artillery

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12,901
47
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Self-propelled artillery

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4,715
47
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Rocket artillery

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1,904
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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21,112
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Fighter

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863
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Multirole

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3,876
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Attack

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642
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Helicopters

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7,898
3
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UCAV (combat drone)

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964
0

Navy

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Total naval

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2,433
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Aircraft carriers

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30
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Destroyers

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122
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Frigates

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120
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Corvettes

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64
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Submarines

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148
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Nuclear weapons

NATO

Data not available

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

NATO

Data not available

Latvia

18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12 months mandatory military service for men 18-27 years of age