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Belarus vs South Korea

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Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 207,595 km2 (land boundries: 3,599 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Belarus is Minsk. The number of inhabitants is 9,349,645.

Belarus has close security ties with Russia. In 2022, Belarus allowed Russian military forces to stage on its territory during its invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the principal supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment. The inventory of the Belarus Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Russian andSoviet-origin equipment, and since 2010 Russia is the leading provider of arms. Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs).

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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

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0.9 billion $
44 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.2 %
2.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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63,000
555,000

Reserve personnel

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344,750
2,750,000

Available for military

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2,500,000
13,185,794

Land Forces

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Tanks

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500
2,606
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,831
4,380
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Total artillery

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771
7,468
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Self-propelled artillery

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375
3,040
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Rocket artillery

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246
574

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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193
1,585
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Fighter

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33
156
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Multirole

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4
371
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Attack

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70
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Helicopters

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65
757
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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0
195
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
12
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Frigates

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0
18
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Corvettes

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0
11
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Submarines

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0
22

Nuclear weapons

Belarus

Does not have nuclear weapons.

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Belarus

18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.

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.