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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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Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.

The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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40 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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4.7 %
3.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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200,000
193,000

Reserve personnel

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150,000
553,000

Available for military

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10,500,000
11,700,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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601
848
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,417
5,284
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Total artillery

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773
1,969
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Self-propelled artillery

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585
283
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Rocket artillery

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188
424

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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481
379
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Fighter

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13
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Multirole

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60
26
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Attack

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18
32
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Helicopters

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212
203
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UCAV (combat drone)

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24
14

Navy

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Total naval

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66
68
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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
2
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Submarines

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1
0

Nuclear weapons

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iraq

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.

Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.