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Georgia vs Estonia

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Georgia is a country located in Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with an area of 69,700 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Georgia is Tbilisi. The number of inhabitants is 3,694,608.

Georgia is not a member of NATO but has had a relationship with the Alliance since 1992 and declared its aspiration to join in 2002. Georgia has participated in multinational exercises and security operations abroad with NATO. The Defense Forces of Georgia (DFG) is focused primarily on Russia, which maintains military bases and troops in occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In 2008, a five-day conflict with Russian forces ended in defeat and the expulsion of Georgian forces from the breakaway regions. The majority of the military's inventory consists of Soviet-era weapons and equipment, some of which has been upgraded. It has smaller quantities of mostly secondhand material from such countries as Israel, Turkey, and the Uinted States, as well as some domestically produced equipment.

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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0.5 billion $
1.5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.41 %
3.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,000
7,700

Reserve personnel

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200,000
230,000

Available for military

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2,156,000
500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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223
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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503
447
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Total artillery

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187
48
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Self-propelled artillery

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67
42
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Rocket artillery

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37
6

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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63
4
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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0
0
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Attack

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6
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Helicopters

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38
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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19
8
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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0
0
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Corvettes

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0
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Georgia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Estonia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Georgia

18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women. Conscription was abolished in 2016, but reinstated in 2017 for men 18-27 years of age. Conscript service obligation is up to 11 months.

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