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United Arab Emirates vs Latvia

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United Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.

the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.

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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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24.4 billion $
1.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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5.6 %
3.45 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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150,000
17,345

Reserve personnel

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180,000
38,000

Available for military

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3,240,000
530,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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354
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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8,372
405
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Total artillery

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364
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Self-propelled artillery

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165
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Rocket artillery

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100
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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518
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Fighter

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0
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Multirole

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136
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Attack

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0
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Helicopters

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239
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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83
18
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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0
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Corvettes

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11
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Submarines

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0
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Nuclear weapons

United Arab Emirates

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Latvia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

United Arab Emirates

18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.

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