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Military branches:
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Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard
note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime |
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Military service age and obligation:
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18 years of age for compulsory military service, with 11-month service obligation; Estonia has committed to retaining conscription for men and women up to 2010; 17 years of age for volunteers (2004) |
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 18-49: 291,696 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 18-49: 200,382 (2005 est.)
: note - in 2004, 51% of the young men called up for service were determined to be unfit; main obstacles to conscription were psychiatric and behavioral |
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Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males: 11,146 (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$155 million (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2% (2002 est.) |
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