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Europe > Latvia > Military

LATVIAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces personnel 129 [129th of 166]
Branches
Latvian Republic Defense Force: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) (2005)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 20 NOV 2001
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996
Conscription
Conscription exists (ECCO).
Conventional arms imports $64.00 [64th of 85]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $112.00 [112nd of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 127 % [127th of 171]
Iraq Coalition casualties 16 [16th of 18]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 138 [138th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 131 [131st of 174]
Manpower > Military age 76 [76th of 129]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 114 [114th of 128]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 114 [114th of 157]
Service age and obligation
19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months; 18 years of age for volunteers; plans are to phase out conscription, tentatively moving to an all-professional force by 2007; under current law, every citizen is entitled to serve in the armed forces for life (2004)
WMD > Biological
Latvia acceded to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention in February 1997 and joined the Australia Group in June 2004. There is no evidence to suggest that Riga possesses or is developing biological weapons.
WMD > Chemical
Latvia is a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention and joined the Australia Group in June 2004. There is no evidence that Riga possesses or seeks to develop chemical weapons.
WMD > Missile
Latvian facilities that once supplied the former Soviet Union with commodities controlled by the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), such as thermal protection materials for spaceships, electronics, radars, and sensors for missiles, no longer produce or export such items. Latvia has a List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies and controls the export of other domestically-produced components that could be used to build aircraft and missiles.
WMD > Nuclear
The Latvian Institute of Nuclear Physics at Salaspils, located 20 miles from Riga, houses a 5MW research reactor and a zero power reactor. On 25 May 2005, 2.5kg of fresh HEU fuel were removed from the Salaspils reactor and returned to Russia. The timeline for removing the spent fuel stored at Salaspils is less certain, however. Latvia is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and party to both the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). In addition, Riga has signed an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
WMD > Overview
Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, Latvia regained its independence in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. Latvia has since joined relevant international treaties, regimes, and organizations, including both NATO and the European Union in the spring of 2004. Latvia does not possess or produce nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.

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SOURCES: Total armed forces (2000); The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; Current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; Number of military fatalities in Iraq since March 20th, 2003.; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.; This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. ; This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation. ; A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of biological weapons of mass destruction; A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of chemical weapons of mass destruction; A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of missile weapons of mass destruction; A description of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of nuclear weapons; An overview of the nation's situation with regards to the possession and manufacture of weapons of mass destruction

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Latvia, Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Republika, Latvija

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