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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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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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40 billion $
1.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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4.7 %
5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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200,000
169,000

Reserve personnel

+
150,000
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Available for military

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10,500,000
11,550,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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601
3,507
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,417
4,639
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Total artillery

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773
3,343
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Self-propelled artillery

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585
502
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Rocket artillery

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188
691

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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481
470
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Fighter

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13
108
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Multirole

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60
29
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Attack

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18
90
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Helicopters

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212
171
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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
43
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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.

Syria

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.

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.