<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Owing to numerous wars and high levels of poverty in non-EU countries the protection of the EU's external borders is becoming more important than ever. Since the Schengen Convention permits free transit within the EU, those countries having EU‑external borders (Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) must protect their borders well.  1.How many persons are deployed by Estonia for border control?  2.What is Estonia's border control budget?  3.Are there any EU subsidies to Estonia for border control?  4.If so, how much does the EU pay to Estonia?  5.How many intercepted illegal border crossings are reported each year in Estonia?  6.What equipment does the Estonian control service have at its disposal?  7.Is the Commission aware of the deployment of ‘Blackwater organisations’ in Estonia?  8.If so, what organisations are deployed for the control of Estonian borders?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [9]. </s>
Owing to numerous wars and high levels of poverty in non-EU countries the protection of the EU's external borders is becoming more important than ever. Since the Schengen Convention permits free transit within the EU, those countries having EU‑external borders (Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) must protect their borders well.  1.How many persons are deployed by Estonia for border control?  2.What is Estonia's border control budget?  3.Are there any EU subsidies to Estonia for border control?  4.If so, how much does the EU pay to Estonia?  5.How many intercepted illegal border crossings are reported each year in Estonia?  6.What equipment does the Estonian control service have at its disposal?  7.Is the Commission aware of the deployment of ‘Blackwater organisations’ in Estonia?  8.If so, what organisations are deployed for the control of Estonian borders?