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Military power of China and North Korea & European Union EU

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China and North Korea vs European Union EU

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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

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410 billion $
295.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,355,000
1,277,969

Reserve personnel

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2,600,000
1,687,132

Available for military

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392,336,380
92,594,951

Land Forces

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Tanks

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11,750
4,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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18,130
29,656
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Total artillery

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20,094
6,056
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Self-propelled artillery

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7,220
1,856
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Rocket artillery

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7,140
674

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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5,590
5,350
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Fighter

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1,398
415
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Multirole

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1,165
883
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Attack

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308
142
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Helicopters

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1,557
2,336
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UCAV (combat drone)

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151
68

Navy

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Total naval

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1,709
1,306
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Aircraft carriers

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4
7
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Destroyers

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38
18
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Frigates

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56
69
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Corvettes

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81
23
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Submarines

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146
48

Nuclear weapons

China and North Korea

Data not available

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

China and North Korea

Data not available

European Union EU

Data not available