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Romania vs Lithuania

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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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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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8.7 billion $
3.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
3.9 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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68,500
37,150

Reserve personnel

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53,000
104,000

Available for military

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5,601,234
890,074

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
1,045
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Total artillery

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1,010
75
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
21
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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
10
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Fighter

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0
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
5
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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
13
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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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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.

Lithuania

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.

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