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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.

Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe with an area of 505,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,952.7 km and costline 4,964 km). The capital of Spain is Madrid. The number of inhabitants is 47,450,795.

Spain joined NATO in 1982. The inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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494.4 billion $
23.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
1.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,035,000
133,282

Reserve personnel

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4,000,000
15,150

Available for military

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420,586,837
11,759,557

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18,017
327
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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38,302
2,361
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Total artillery

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25,360
242
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Self-propelled artillery

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9,163
102
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Rocket artillery

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7,471
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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9,048
570
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Fighter

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1,389
68
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Multirole

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1,512
84
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Attack

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809
13
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Helicopters

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3,020
152
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UCAV (combat drone)

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251
4

Navy

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Total naval

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1,395
60
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Aircraft carriers

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5
1
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Destroyers

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52
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Frigates

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65
11
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Corvettes

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153
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Submarines

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140
2

Nuclear weapons

China and Russia

Data not available

Spain

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China and Russia

Data not available

Spain

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length.