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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.

Malaysia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 330,803 km2 (land boundries: 2,742 km and costline 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)). The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. The number of inhabitants is 32,730,000.

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Malaysia also cooperates closely with the US military. the Malaysian Armed Forces field a diverse mix of mostly older imported weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 294.6 billion $ 3.6 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 1.16%

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 0
Reserve personnel: 2,600,000 51,600
Available for military: 392,336,380 14,817,517

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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 48
Armoured fighting vehicles: 18,130 1,276
Total artillery: 20,094 250
Self-propelled artillery: 7,220 0
Rocket artillery: 7,140 54

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: 5,590 122
Fighter aircraft: 1,398 0
Multirole aircraft: 1,165 26
Attack aircraft: 308 12
Helicopters: 1,557 54
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: 1,709 111
Aircraftcarriers: 4 0
Destroyers: 38 0
Frigates: 56 3
Corvettes: 81 6
Submarines: 146 2

Total naval

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

China and North Korea

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Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Malaysia

17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; no conscription.