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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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494.4 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,035,000
23,250

Reserve personnel

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4,000,000
40,000

Available for military

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420,586,837
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18,367
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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40,052
553
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Total artillery

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25,156
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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9,833
35
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Rocket artillery

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7,331
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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9,643
104
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Fighter

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1,177
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Multirole

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1,880
25
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Attack

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943
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Helicopters

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2,888
38
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UCAV (combat drone)

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260
0

Navy

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Total naval

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1,415
41
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Aircraft carriers

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7
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Destroyers

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64
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Frigates

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58
4
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Corvettes

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152
6
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Submarines

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138
6

Nuclear weapons

China and Russia

Data not available

Norway

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China and Russia

Data not available

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).