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Introduction - Poland: | Location - Poland: | People - Poland: | Government - Poland: | Economy - Poland: | Communications - Poland: | Transportation - Poland: | Military - Poland: | Military branches | Armed Forces of the Polish Republic (Sily Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SZRP): Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SPRP) (2006) | | Military service age and obligation | 17 years of age for compulsory military service after January 1st of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; in 2005, Poland plans to shorten the length of conscript service obligation from 12 to 9 months; by 2008, plans call for at least 60% of military personnel to be volunteers; only soldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for professional service; as of April 2004, women are only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers (2004) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 17-49: 9,681,703
females age 17-49: 9,480,641 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 17-49: 7,739,472
females age 17-49: 7,859,165 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 275,446
females age 17-49: 265,164 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 1.71% (2005 est.) | | Disputes international | as a member state that forms part of the EUs external border, Poland must implement the strict Schengen border rules to restrict illegal immigration and trade along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |