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China and North Korea vs Iraq

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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.

Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.

The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 410 billion $ 10 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 3.5%

Military budget

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Highest value in the world: 916 billion $ (USA)
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Manpower

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Active personnel: 3,355,000 193,000
Reserve personnel: 2,600,000 553,000
Available for military: 392,336,380 11,700,000

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: 11,750 848
Armoured fighting vehicles: 18,130 5,284
Total artillery: 20,094 1,969
Self-propelled artillery: 7,220 283
Rocket artillery: 7,140 424

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: 5,590 379
Fighter aircraft: 1,398 0
Multirole aircraft: 1,165 26
Attack aircraft: 308 32
Helicopters: 1,557 203
UCAV (combat drone): 151 14

Total aircraft

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Highest value in the world: 13,175 (USA)
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Navy

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Total naval: 1,709 68
Aircraftcarriers: 4 0
Destroyers: 38 0
Frigates: 56 0
Corvettes: 81 2
Submarines: 146 0

Total naval

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

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Iraq

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.