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Poland vs Estonia

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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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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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40 billion $
1.5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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4.7 %
3.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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200,000
7,700

Reserve personnel

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150,000
230,000

Available for military

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10,500,000
500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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700
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,333
447
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Total artillery

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970
48
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Self-propelled artillery

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686
42
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Rocket artillery

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284
6

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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481
4
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Fighter

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13
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Multirole

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60
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Attack

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18
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Helicopters

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212
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UCAV (combat drone)

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24
0

Navy

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Total naval

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66
8
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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2
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Corvettes

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2
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Submarines

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1
0

Nuclear weapons

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Estonia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

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