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China is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 9,596,961 km2 (land boundries: 22,457 km and costline 14,500 km). The capital of China is Beijing. The number of inhabitants is 1,444,390,177.

The People's Liberation Army is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission. The PLA is outfitted primarily with a wide mix of older and modern domestically-produced systems heavily influenced by technology derived from other countries. Russia is the main supplier military equipment outside the domestic industry.

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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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408 billion $
5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.7 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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2,035,000
21,000

Reserve personnel

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2,000,000
63,000

Available for military

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385,821,101
2,605,137

Land Forces

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Tanks

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6,100
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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15,880
621
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Total artillery

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6,890
27
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Self-propelled artillery

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3,390
19
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Rocket artillery

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3,000
8

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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5,225
133
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Fighter

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837
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Multirole

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1,498
48
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Attack

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254
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Helicopters

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1,223
34
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UCAV (combat drone)

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160
0

Navy

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Total naval

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762
79
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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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47
9
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Corvettes

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72
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Submarines

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72
0

Nuclear weapons

China

The last of five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT, which at this moment possesses approximately 280 nuclear warheads in total. Nevertheless, the number of deployed bombs is unknown. The first test that occurred to be successful occurred in 1964. The main goal of Chinese was to build a deterrent against two major nuclear powers, namely The United States as well as The Soviet Union. The nation decided to choose dried lake for the nuclear site, Lop Nur. Although China developed and tested its first atomic device only in 1964, they managed to test their first hydrogen bomb only 32 months later. As a result, they can boast with the shortest period between developing fission and fusion technology.

China managed to conduct 45 tests of nuclear weapons. Still, the data regarding the stockpile of accumulated warheads is uncertain. The same thing concerns the number of deployed warheads. It is all due to the limited information that the country provides. We should also bear in mind that they are the only country out of five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT that does not give a positive security assurance.

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China

18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; a recent military decision allows women in combat roles.

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches