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| Country: | China | France |
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| Capital: | Beijing | Paris |
| Population: | 1 373 541 278 | 67 013 000 |
| Area: | 9 596 961 km2 | 640 679 km2 |
| Nuclear weapons: | 260 warheads | 300 warheads |
| More: | China military forces description | France military forces description |
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| Military budget: | 228 billion $ | 55,7 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1,9% | 2,3% |
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| Active personnel: | 2 300 000 | 203 000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 8 000 000 | 68 000 |
| Available for military: | 385 821 101 | 14 563 662 |
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| Tanks: | 7 760 | 406 | ×See current equipment |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 6 000 | 6 352 | |
| Total artillery: | 9 726 | 448 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1 710 | 330 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 1 770 | 13 |
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| Total aircraft: | 4 182 | 1 076 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 1 150 | 38 | |
| Multirole aircraf: | 629 | 150 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 270 | 89 | |
| Helicopters: | 1 170 | 512 |
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| Total naval: | 780 | 109 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 2 | 4 | |
| Destroyers: | 36 | 10 | |
| Frigates: | 54 | 11 | |
| Corvettes: | 42 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 76 | 10 |
