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France is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 640,679 km2 (land boundries: 3,956 km and costline 4,853 km). The capital of France is Paris. The number of inhabitants is 67,413,000.

France was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty, which created NATO in 1949. France and the UK signed in 2010 a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force. The CJEF was assessed as having full operating capacity with the ability to rapidly deploy over 10,000 personnel. The French military's inventory consists mostly of domestically-produced weapons systems, including some jointly-produced with other European countries. France has a defense industry capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems.

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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.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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60 billion $
410 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.9 %
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Manpower

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Active personnel

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270,000
3,355,000

Reserve personnel

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141,050
2,600,000

Available for military

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14,563,662
392,336,380

Land Forces

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Tanks

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406
11,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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6,748
19,880
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Total artillery

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119
19,890
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Self-propelled artillery

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96
7,390
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Rocket artillery

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11
7,000

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,143
6,190
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Fighter

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26
1,186
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Multirole

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144
1,533
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Attack

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66
446
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Helicopters

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478
1,428
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UCAV (combat drone)

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16
160

Navy

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Total naval

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111
1,485
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Aircraft carriers

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4
6
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Destroyers

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10
50
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Frigates

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12
49
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Corvettes

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0
81
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Submarines

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10
170

Nuclear weapons

France

France managed to research and develop its own nuclear weapon in 1960. The test, known as, Gerboise Bleue, was the result of mostly French research. One of the main figures that played crucial role in the entire process of developing the bomb was General Pierre Marie Gallois. He was concerned that the Suez Crisis, which started in 1956, would show the world how insignificant France became, since out of all Great Powers in the world, they were the only one without possessing its own nuclear arsenal. The tests were conducted on the terrains of Sahara Desert.

At this moment France owns 300 nuclear warheads, out of which almost all are deployed. What is more, compared to Great Britain, they made more tests, approximately 210. Noteworthy is the fact that the development of the first nuclear bomb in France as well as its tests were a bit controversial. It was due to the fact that France allowed Israeli observers to attend the tests, providing them with almost unrestricted access to all the data. It was quite important, since Israel, together with United Kingdom and France, were trying to invade Egypt.

China and North Korea

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Military service

France

18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; 1-year service obligation; women serve in noncombat post.

China and North Korea

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