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An artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

North Korea is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 120,540 km2 (land boundries: 1,607 km and costline 2,495 km). The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang. The number of inhabitants is 25,549,604.

The KPA is equipped with older weapon systems originally acquired from the former Soviet Union, Russia, and China, as well as some domestically-produced equipment. The North Korea produces a diverse array of military hardware like light armored vehicles, tanks, naval vessels and submarines, and advanced weapons systems, such as ballistic missiles. North Korea developing also nuclear weapons.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

+
405.7 billion $
2 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
1,895,839
1,320,000

Reserve personnel

+
1,834,232
600,000

Available for military

+
133,633,500
6,515,279

Land Forces

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Tanks

+
6,676
6,000
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Armoured fighting vehicles

+
43,277
4,000
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Total artillery

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9,306
13,000
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Self-propelled artillery

+
2,918
4,500
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Rocket artillery

+
1,046
4,000

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

+
7,812
960
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Fighter

+
526
349
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Multirole

+
1,179
35
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Attack

+
142
188
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Helicopters

+
3,017
202
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UCAV (combat drone)

+
521
0

Navy

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Total naval

+
1,530
967
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Aircraft carriers

+
10
0
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Destroyers

+
24
0
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Frigates

+
111
2
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Corvettes

+
31
8
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Submarines

+
75
72

Nuclear weapons

NATO without USA

Data not available

North Korea

Although at the beginning North Korea joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, they withdrew from it on January 2003. It was a consequence of the United States accusation. The USA government claimed that North Korea was unofficially funding a program of uranium enrichment. Because of that, they cancelled the 1994 Agreed Framework treaty and cut off the energy assistance. Two years after withdrawing, the officials from North Korea claimed that they own operational nuclear arsenal. In spite of North Koreans assurances, the United States did not believe that North Korea really posses such weapons. As a result, the government of North Korea decided to conduct tests.

There were three tests that North Korea initially conducted. The first one, with the yield of less than a kiloton, took place in 2006. However, to show that this was in fact a nuclear detonation, North Koreans conducted second and third tests, respectable in 2009 and 2013. The maximum power of the blast of the aforementioned tests can be estimated to be up to 40 kilotons. However, a lot of sources claim that yield did not surpass 10-15 kilotons. Noteworthy is also the fact that in 2016, North Korea announced that they have conducted their first hydrogen-bomb test.

Military service

NATO without USA

Data not available

North Korea

18 is presumed to be the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; 16-17 is the presumed legal minimum age for voluntary service.