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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.

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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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 294.6 billion $ 26.4 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 1.4%

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 68,000
Reserve personnel: 2,600,000 27,000
Available for military: 392,336,380 8,031,266

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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 82
Armoured fighting vehicles: 18,130 1,693
Total artillery: 20,094 163
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: 5,590 417
Fighter aircraft: 1,398 0
Multirole aircraft: 1,165 98
Attack aircraft: 308 0
Helicopters: 1,557 165
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 67
Aircraftcarriers: 4 0
Destroyers: 38 0
Frigates: 56 12
Corvettes: 81 0
Submarines: 146 4

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

China and North Korea

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Canada

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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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