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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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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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1.5 billion $
308 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.4 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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7,700
1,361,164

Reserve personnel

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230,000
2,122,132

Available for military

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500,000
97,120,162

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
4,352
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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447
34,164
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Total artillery

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48
6,242
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Self-propelled artillery

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42
2,091
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Rocket artillery

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6
836

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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4
5,199
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Fighter

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0
375
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Multirole

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0
955
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Attack

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0
111
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Helicopters

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0
2,219
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
67

Navy

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Total naval

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8
1,535
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
17
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Frigates

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0
78
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Corvettes

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0
23
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Submarines

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0
46

Nuclear weapons

Estonia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

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

European Union EU

Data not available