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Military of 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.)

Poland Quickstats

  • Population: 38,518,241 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 312,685 sq km
  • Density: 122 /km² (83rd)
  • GDP (total): $566.886 billion (23rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $14,880 (52nd)
  • Literacy: 99.8%

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  • Currency: Zloty (PLN)
  • Dial code: +48

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