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Germany vs South Korea

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Germany is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 357,168 km2 (land boundries: 3,694 km and costline 2,389 km). The capital of Germany is Berlin. The number of inhabitants is 83,166,711.

Germany joined NATO in May 1955. The German Army has incorporated a joint Franco-German mechanized infantry brigade since 1989, a Dutch airmobile infantry brigade, and a Dutch mechanized infantry brigade. the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and from the United States. Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters.

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South Korea is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 100,210 km2 (land boundries: 237 km and costline 2,413 km). The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The number of inhabitants is 51,709,098.

US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security. The Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in the territory of South Korea. The USA maintained approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country. South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner. The South Korean military is equipped with a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The top foreign weapons supplier is the United States and some domestically-produced systems are built under US license.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 61 billion $ 50.2 billion $
Percent of GDP: 1.4% 2.8%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 183,638 555,000
Reserve personnel: 29,000 2,750,000
Available for military: 18,529,299 13,185,794

Active

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Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
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Land Forces

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Tanks: 328 2,606
Armoured fighting vehicles: 3,874 4,380
Total artillery: 401 7,468
Self-propelled artillery: 121 3,040
Rocket artillery: 38 574

Tanks

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Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
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Air Forces

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Total aircraft: 662 1,585
Fighter aircraft: 141 156
Multirole aircraft: 90 371
Attack aircraft: 0 0
Helicopters: 347 757
UCAV (combat drone): 0 0

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 65 195
Aircraftcarriers: 0 2
Destroyers: 0 12
Frigates: 12 18
Corvettes: 5 11
Submarines: 6 22

Total naval

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Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
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Nuclear weapons

Germany

Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Germany

17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.

South Korea

20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from military service.