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Military of Estonia

Military branches:Estonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force, Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:compulsory military service for men between 19 and 28; conscription lasts 11 months for junior NCOs and reserve platoon leaders; reserve officers and designated specialists have a different conscript service obligation; Estonia has committed to retaining conscription for men up to 2010 and, unlike Latvia and Lithuania, has no plan to transition to a contract armed forces; 17 years of age for volunteers; reserve commitment up to the age of 60 (2006)
Manpower available for military service:males age 18-49: 291,696
females age 18-49: 304,961 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:males age 18-49: 200,382 (in 2004, 51% of the young men called up for service were determined to be unfit; main obstacles to conscription were psychiatric and behavioral)
females age 18-49: 250,351 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:males age 15-49: 11,146
females age 18-49: 10,605 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:2% (2005 est.)

Estonia Quickstats

  • Population: 1,315,912 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 45,226 sq km
  • Density: 29 /km² (173rd)
  • GDP (total): $26.85 billion (106th)
  • GDP (per capita): $20,300 (42nd)
  • Literacy: 99.8%

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  • Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK)
  • Dial code: +372

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  • Usage: 670,000
  • Penetration: 49.8 %
  • Top Domain: .en

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  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
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  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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