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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.

Germany is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 357,168 km2 (land boundries: 3,694 km and costline 2,389 km). The capital of Germany is Berlin. The number of inhabitants is 83,166,711.

Germany joined NATO in May 1955. The German Army has incorporated a joint Franco-German mechanized infantry brigade since 1989, a Dutch airmobile infantry brigade, and a Dutch mechanized infantry brigade. the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and from the United States. Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 294.6 billion $ 61 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: 3,315,000 183,638
Reserve personnel: 2,600,000 29,000
Available for military: 392,336,380 18,529,299

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

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Tanks: 11,750 328
Armoured fighting vehicles: 18,130 3,874
Total artillery: 20,094 401
Self-propelled artillery: 7,220 121
Rocket artillery: 7,140 38

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: 5,590 662
Fighter aircraft: 1,398 141
Multirole aircraft: 1,165 90
Attack aircraft: 308 0
Helicopters: 1,557 347
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 65
Aircraftcarriers: 4 0
Destroyers: 38 0
Frigates: 56 12
Corvettes: 81 5
Submarines: 146 6

Total naval

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

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Germany

Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

Military service

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Germany

17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.