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China and North Korea vs Italy

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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.

Italy is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 301,338 km2 (land boundries: 1,836.4 km and costline 7,600 km). The capital of Italy is Rome. The number of inhabitants is 60,317,116.

Italy is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Italian Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced, jointly-produced, and imported weapons systems, mostly from Europe and the United State. The Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in naval vessels and aircraft

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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410 billion $
32.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
1.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,355,000
165,500

Reserve personnel

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2,600,000
18,300

Available for military

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392,336,380
13,865,688

Land Forces

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Tanks

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11,244
200
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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19,880
3,792
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Total artillery

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19,890
193
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Self-propelled artillery

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7,390
64
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Rocket artillery

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7,000
21

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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6,190
675
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Fighter

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1,186
93
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Multirole

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1,533
83
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Attack

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446
14
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Helicopters

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1,428
406
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UCAV (combat drone)

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160
5

Navy

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Total naval

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1,485
200
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Aircraft carriers

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6
2
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Destroyers

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50
3
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Frigates

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49
15
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Corvettes

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81
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Submarines

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170
8

Nuclear weapons

China and North Korea

Data not available

Italy

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

Military service

China and North Korea

Data not available

Italy

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.