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Armed forces growth
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-32 |
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[103rd of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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217,000 |
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[22nd of 166]
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Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel |
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Source: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
Branches
Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SPRP) |
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Definition: Military > Branches |
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Source: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
Conscription
Conscription exists (WRI). |
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Definition: Military > Conscription |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Conventional arms exports
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$86,000,000.00 |
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[15th of 40]
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Definition: Military > Conventional arms exports |
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC) |
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Conventional arms imports
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$256,000,000.00 |
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[25th of 85]
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Definition: Military > Conventional arms imports |
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Source: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm. |
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expenditure > % of GDP
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1.79 %
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[48th of 145]
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Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP |
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Source: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm. |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$3,500,000,000.00 |
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[11th of 111]
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Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Forces in Europe > Aircraft
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195 |
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[13th of 24]
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Definition: Military > Forces in Europe > Aircraft |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks
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947 |
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[12th of 24]
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Definition: Military > Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks |
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Source: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003 |
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Gulf War Coalition Forces
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200 |
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[27th of 30]
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Definition: Military > Gulf War Coalition Forces |
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Source: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003 |
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Iraq coalition forces > Troop strength
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1,400 |
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[5th of 10]
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Definition: Military > Iraq coalition forces > Troop strength |
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Source: "Gulf War Veterans: Measuring Health" by Lyla M. Hernandez, Jane S. Durch, Dan G. Blazer II, and Isabel V. Hoverman, Editors; Committee on Measuring the Health of Gulf War Veterans, Institute of Medicine. Published by The National Academies Press 1999 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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10,355,000 |
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[30th of 175]
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 |
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Source: US Department of Defense. The Brookings Institution Iraq Index, April 24, 2006. |
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personnel
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162,000
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[40th of 170]
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Definition: Military > personnel |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
Service age and obligation
17 years of age for male compulsory military service after January 1st of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; 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 |
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Definition: Military > Service age and obligation |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Tanks
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3,200 tanks |
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[4th of 22]
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Definition: Military > Tanks |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Weapon holdings
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4,073,000 |
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[23rd of 137]
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Definition: Military > Weapon holdings |
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Source: Dr T.R. O'Connor, (05/15/04) |
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WWII > Jew killed
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3,000,000
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[1st of 14]
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Definition: Military > WWII > Jew killed |
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Source: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) |
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WWII > Jewish population before war
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3,300,000
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[1st of 16]
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Definition: Military > WWII > Jewish population before war |
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Source: Wikipedia: The War Against the Jews
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WWII > Percent of Jew killed
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90
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[1st of 14]
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Definition: Military > WWII > Percent of Jew killed |
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Source: Wikipedia: The War Against the Jews
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