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Italy is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 301,338 km2 (land boundries: 1,836.4 km and costline 7,600 km). The capital of Italy is Rome. The number of inhabitants is 60,317,116.

Italy is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Italian Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced, jointly-produced, and imported weapons systems, mostly from Europe and the United State. The Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in naval vessels and aircraft

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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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32.7 billion $
410 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.5 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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165,500
3,355,000

Reserve personnel

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18,300
2,600,000

Available for military

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13,865,688
392,336,380

Land Forces

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Tanks

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200
11,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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3,792
19,880
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Total artillery

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193
19,890
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Self-propelled artillery

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64
7,390
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Rocket artillery

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21
7,000

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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675
6,190
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Fighter

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93
1,186
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Multirole

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83
1,533
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Attack

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14
446
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Helicopters

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406
1,428
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UCAV (combat drone)

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5
160

Navy

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Total naval

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200
1,485
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Aircraft carriers

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2
6
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Destroyers

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3
50
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Frigates

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15
49
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Corvettes

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0
81
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Submarines

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8
170

Nuclear weapons

Italy

Italy participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

China and North Korea

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Military service

Italy

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.

China and North Korea

Data not available