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China and North Korea vs Saudi Arabia

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China and North Korea Saudi Arabia

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.

Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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410 billion $
75 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,355,000
480,000

Reserve personnel

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2,600,000
325,000

Available for military

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392,336,380
8,240,714

Land Forces

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Tanks

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11,244
915
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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19,880
7,329
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Total artillery

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19,890
1,120
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Self-propelled artillery

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7,390
332
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Rocket artillery

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7,000
321

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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6,190
1,251
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Fighter

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1,186
62
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Multirole

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1,533
71
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Attack

+
446
151
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Helicopters

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1,428
395
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UCAV (combat drone)

+
160
306

Navy

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Total naval

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1,485
36
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Aircraft carriers

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6
0
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Destroyers

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50
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Frigates

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49
11
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Corvettes

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81
9
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Submarines

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170
0

Nuclear weapons

China and North Korea

Data not available

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China and North Korea

Data not available

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.