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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.

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 294.6 billion $ 245.11 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 0%

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 1,166,519
Reserve personnel: 2,600,000 1,801,532
Available for military: 392,336,380 92,594,951

Active

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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 4,253
Armoured fighting vehicles: 18,130 29,418
Total artillery: 20,094 6,065
Self-propelled artillery: 7,220 1,872
Rocket artillery: 7,140 667

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 5,420
Fighter aircraft: 1,398 453
Multirole aircraft: 1,165 874
Attack aircraft: 308 162
Helicopters: 1,557 2,454
UCAV (combat drone): 151 41

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 1,306
Aircraftcarriers: 4 7
Destroyers: 38 19
Frigates: 56 69
Corvettes: 81 23
Submarines: 146 48

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

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Military service

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