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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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Alliance) is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949. NATO is a system of collective security: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by others countries. NATO's main headquarters are located in Brussels. The following twelve states signed the treaty and became the founding members: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States. The following states joined the treaty after 1949: Greece, Germany, Turkey and Spain. Members who joined after the dissolution of the Soviet Union: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.

Before and during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, several NATO countries sent army to reinforce the alliance's eastern flank. Alliance had deployed 40,000 troops along its 2,500 kilometres long Eastern flank to deter possible Russian aggression. On 5 July the North Atlantic Alliance members signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland and formally approved the decisions of the NATO summit.

Finland joined the alliance on 4 April 2023.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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410 billion $
1338.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,355,000
3,298,939

Reserve personnel

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2,600,000
2,728,032

Available for military

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392,336,380
211,574,462

Land Forces

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Tanks

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11,244
12,541
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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19,880
86,437
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Total artillery

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19,890
12,731
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Self-propelled artillery

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7,390
4,605
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Rocket artillery

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7,000
1,898

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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6,190
21,098
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Fighter

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1,186
863
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Multirole

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1,533
3,876
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Attack

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446
642
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Helicopters

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1,428
7,890
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UCAV (combat drone)

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160
964

Navy

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Total naval

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1,485
2,394
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Aircraft carriers

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6
30
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Destroyers

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50
122
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Frigates

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49
120
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Corvettes

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81
64
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Submarines

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170
148

Nuclear weapons

China and North Korea

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NATO

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Military service

China and North Korea

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NATO

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