Military branches:
National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Land Forces, Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; conscription abolished January 2007; under current law, every citizen is entitled to serve in the armed forces for life (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 546,090
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 540,810 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower available for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 401,691
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49: 447,638 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - female country ranks ]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 10,482
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female: 9,858 (2010 est.)
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female country ranks ]
Military expenditures:
1.1% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]