Military power of China and North Korea & Brazil
China and North Korea vs Brazil
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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.
Brazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.
Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. The Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US. Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services
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Military expenditures
 CNK |  BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 294.6 billion $ | 19.2 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0% | 1.2% |
Manpower
| CNK | BR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 3,315,000 | 334,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,600,000 | 1,340,000 |
| Available for military: | 392,336,380 | 53,350,703 |
Land Forces
| CNK | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 11,750 | 469 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 18,130 | 1,696 | |
| Total artillery: | 20,094 | 760 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 7,220 | 136 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 7,140 | 78 |
Air Forces
| CNK | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 5,590 | 473 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 1,398 | 45 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 1,165 | 3 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 308 | 77 | |
| Helicopters: | 1,557 | 182 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 151 | 0 |
Navy
| CNK | BR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 1,709 | 216 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 38 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 56 | 6 | |
| Corvettes: | 81 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 146 | 7 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
China and North Korea
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Brazil
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
China and North Korea
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Brazil
18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.