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Poland:
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Other pages in this profile of Poland:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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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 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 (2006) |
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 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.) |
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Disputes - international |
as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Poland must implement the strict Schengen border rules to restrict illegal immigration and trade along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine |
Illicit drugs |
despite diligent counternarcotics measures and international information sharing on cross-border crimes, a major illicit producer of synthetic drugs for the international market; minor transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and Latin American cocaine to Western Europe |
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