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Greece vs South Korea

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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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South Korea is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 100,210 km2 (land boundries: 237 km and costline 2,413 km). The capital of South Korea is Seoul. The number of inhabitants is 51,709,098.

US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security. The Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in the territory of South Korea. The USA maintained approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country. South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner. The South Korean military is equipped with a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The top foreign weapons supplier is the United States and some domestically-produced systems are built under US license.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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9 billion $
44 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.7 %
2.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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107,600
555,000

Reserve personnel

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221,600
2,750,000

Available for military

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2,535,174
13,185,794

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,365
2,201
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,126
4,456
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Total artillery

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1,469
8,096
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Self-propelled artillery

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588
3,270
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Rocket artillery

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152
426

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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855
1,524
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Fighter

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35
61
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Multirole

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202
325
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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427
837
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
0

Navy

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Total naval

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236
152
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
13
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Frigates

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13
17
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Corvettes

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0
3
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Submarines

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11
22

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service.

South Korea

20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from military service.