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Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.

Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.

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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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40 billion $
642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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4.7 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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200,000
6,345,000

Reserve personnel

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150,000
7,754,000

Available for military

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10,500,000
992,083,395

Land Forces

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Tanks

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700
23,394
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,333
61,131
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Total artillery

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970
33,143
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Self-propelled artillery

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686
9,510
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Rocket artillery

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284
9,684

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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481
15,992
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Fighter

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13
1,562
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Multirole

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60
2,890
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Attack

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18
1,285
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Helicopters

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212
5,334
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UCAV (combat drone)

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24
643

Navy

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Total naval

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66
2,673
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Aircraft carriers

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0
12
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Destroyers

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77
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Frigates

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2
108
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Corvettes

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2
222
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Submarines

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1
192

Nuclear weapons

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

BRICS

Data not available

Military service

Poland

18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.

BRICS

Data not available