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Romania vs Estonia

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Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.

Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.

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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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8.7 billion $
1.5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
3.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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68,500
7,700

Reserve personnel

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53,000
230,000

Available for military

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5,601,234
500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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451
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,345
447
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Total artillery

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1,010
48
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Self-propelled artillery

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47
42
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Rocket artillery

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243
6

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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159
4
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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33
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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67
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
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
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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3
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Corvettes

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7
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Submarines

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1
0

Nuclear weapons

Romania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Estonia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Romania

18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.

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