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China and North Korea vs Syria

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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.

Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget: 294.6 billion $ 1.8 billion $
Percent of GDP: 0% 5%

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: 3,315,000 169,000
Reserve personnel: 2,600,000 0
Available for military: 392,336,380 11,550,000

Active

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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 3,507
Armoured fighting vehicles: 18,130 4,639
Total artillery: 20,094 3,343
Self-propelled artillery: 7,220 502
Rocket artillery: 7,140 691

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: 5,590 470
Fighter aircraft: 1,398 108
Multirole aircraft: 1,165 29
Attack aircraft: 308 90
Helicopters: 1,557 171
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 43
Aircraftcarriers: 4 0
Destroyers: 38 0
Frigates: 56 0
Corvettes: 81 0
Submarines: 146 0

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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Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.