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Romania vs Latvia

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Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.

Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.

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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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8.7 billion $
1.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
3.45 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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68,500
17,345

Reserve personnel

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53,000
38,000

Available for military

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5,601,234
530,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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451
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,345
405
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Total artillery

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1,010
47
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
47
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Rocket artillery

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243
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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159
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Fighter

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0
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Multirole

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33
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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67
3
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
0

Navy

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Total naval

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66
18
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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3
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Corvettes

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7
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Submarines

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1
0

Nuclear weapons

Romania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Romania

18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.

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