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Italy vs Estonia

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Italy is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 301,338 km2 (land boundries: 1,836.4 km and costline 7,600 km). The capital of Italy is Rome. The number of inhabitants is 60,317,116.

Italy is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Italian Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced, jointly-produced, and imported weapons systems, mostly from Europe and the United State. The Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in naval vessels and aircraft

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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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32.7 billion $
1.5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.5 %
3.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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165,500
7,700

Reserve personnel

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18,300
230,000

Available for military

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13,865,688
500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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200
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,792
447
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Total artillery

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193
48
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Self-propelled artillery

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64
42
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Rocket artillery

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21
6

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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675
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Fighter

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93
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Multirole

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83
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Attack

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14
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Helicopters

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406
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UCAV (combat drone)

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5
0

Navy

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Total naval

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200
8
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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3
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Frigates

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15
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Corvettes

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0
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Submarines

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8
0

Nuclear weapons

Italy

Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Estonia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Italy

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.

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