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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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The China-DPRK Treaty on Friendship is a treaty signed on 11 July 1961 between North Korea and China. The treaty obligates China militarily to defend North Korea and vice versa.North Korea enjoys a close relationship with China which is often called North Korea's closest ally. The relations were strained in the last few years because of China's concerns about North Korea's nuclear program. Both countries have nuclear weapons.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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40 billion $
410 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
3,355,000

Reserve personnel

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150,000
2,600,000

Available for military

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10,500,000
392,336,380

Land Forces

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Tanks

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601
11,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,417
19,880
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Total artillery

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773
19,890
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Self-propelled artillery

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585
7,390
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Rocket artillery

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188
7,000

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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481
6,190
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Fighter

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13
1,186
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Multirole

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60
1,533
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Attack

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18
446
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Helicopters

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212
1,428
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UCAV (combat drone)

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24
160

Navy

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Total naval

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66
1,485
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Aircraft carriers

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0
6
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Destroyers

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0
50
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Frigates

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2
49
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Corvettes

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2
81
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Submarines

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1
170

Nuclear weapons

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and North Korea

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.

China and North Korea

Data not available