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Estonia vs BRICS

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Estonia is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia, with an area of 45,335 km2 (land boundries: 657 km and costline 3,794 km). The capital of Estonia is Tallinn. The number of inhabitants is 1,373,101.

The Republic of Estonia is a member of NATO since 2004. Estonia has hosted (since 2017) a UK-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO has provided airspace protection for Estonia through its Baltic Air Policing mission. Estonia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries. The Estonian military has a mix of equipment from European suppliers, as well as Israel, South Korea, Turkey, and the United States.

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BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.5 billion $
642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.4 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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7,700
6,345,000

Reserve personnel

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230,000
7,754,000

Available for military

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500,000
992,083,395

Land Forces

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Tanks

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23,394
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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447
61,131
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Total artillery

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48
33,143
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Self-propelled artillery

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42
9,510
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Rocket artillery

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6
9,684

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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4
15,992
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Fighter

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0
1,562
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Multirole

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0
2,890
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Attack

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0
1,285
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Helicopters

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0
5,334
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
643

Navy

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Total naval

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8
2,673
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Aircraft carriers

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0
12
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Destroyers

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0
77
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Frigates

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0
108
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Corvettes

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0
222
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Submarines

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0
192

Nuclear weapons

Estonia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

BRICS

Data not available

Military service

Estonia

18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service for men; conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; non-commissioned officers, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months; women can volunteer

BRICS

Data not available