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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.

Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.

Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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410 billion $
40 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
4.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,355,000
200,000

Reserve personnel

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2,600,000
150,000

Available for military

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392,336,380
10,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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11,244
601
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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19,880
2,417
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Total artillery

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19,890
773
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Self-propelled artillery

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7,390
585
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Rocket artillery

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7,000
188

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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6,190
481
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Fighter

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1,186
13
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Multirole

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1,533
60
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Attack

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446
18
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Helicopters

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1,428
212
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UCAV (combat drone)

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160
24

Navy

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Total naval

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1,485
66
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Aircraft carriers

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6
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Destroyers

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50
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Frigates

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49
2
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Corvettes

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81
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Submarines

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170
1

Nuclear weapons

China and North Korea

Data not available

Poland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China and North Korea

Data not available

Poland

18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.