| Military branches: |
Latvian Republic Defense Force: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) (2005) |
| Military 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) |
| Manpower available for military service: |
males age 19-49: 517,713
females age 19-49: 519,631 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: |
males age 19-49: 361,098
females age 19-49: 422,913 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: |
males age 18-49: 19,137
females age 19-49: 18,505 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: |
1.2% (2005 est.) |