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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.

Australia is a country located in Oceania with an area of 7,692,024 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 25,760 km). The capital of Australia is Canberra. The number of inhabitants is 25,807,800.

Australia has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty. In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS” which would build on existing bilateral ties. The Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. USA is the largest supplier of arms. The Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 294.6 billion $ 33 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 2%

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: 3,315,000 60,330
Reserve personnel: 2,600,000 29,740
Available for military: 392,336,380 5,316,464

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

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Tanks: 11,750 59
Armoured fighting vehicles: 18,130 1,796
Total artillery: 20,094 235
Self-propelled artillery: 7,220 0
Rocket artillery: 7,140 0

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: 5,590 433
Fighter aircraft: 1,398 0
Multirole aircraft: 1,165 133
Attack aircraft: 308 0
Helicopters: 1,557 130
UCAV (combat drone): 151 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: 1,709 45
Aircraftcarriers: 4 2
Destroyers: 38 3
Frigates: 56 8
Corvettes: 81 0
Submarines: 146 6

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

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Australia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Australia

17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces.