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Canada is a country located in Northern North America with an area of 9,984,670 km2 (land boundries: 8,891 km and costline 202,080 km). The capital of Canada is Ottawa. The number of inhabitants is 38,048,738.

Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Canadian's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the USA. The leading supplier is the United States. Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels.

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The China-DPRK Treaty on Friendship is a treaty signed on 11 July 1961 between North Korea and China. The treaty obligates China militarily to defend North Korea and vice versa.North Korea enjoys a close relationship with China which is often called North Korea's closest ally. The relations were strained in the last few years because of China's concerns about North Korea's nuclear program. Both countries have nuclear weapons.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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27 billion $
410 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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68,000
3,355,000

Reserve personnel

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27,000
2,600,000

Available for military

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8,031,266
392,336,380

Land Forces

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Tanks

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74
11,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,678
19,880
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Total artillery

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159
19,890
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
7,390
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Rocket artillery

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0
7,000

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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446
6,190
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Fighter

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0
1,186
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Multirole

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121
1,533
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Attack

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0
446
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Helicopters

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150
1,428
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
160

Navy

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Total naval

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70
1,485
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Aircraft carriers

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0
6
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Destroyers

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0
50
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Frigates

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12
49
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Corvettes

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0
81
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Submarines

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4
170

Nuclear weapons

Canada

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and North Korea

Data not available

Military service

Canada

17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years

China and North Korea

Data not available