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Peninsula Shield Force vs South Korea

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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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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105.4 billion $
44 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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696,550
555,000

Reserve personnel

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520,000
2,750,000

Available for military

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11,870,201
13,185,794

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,767
2,201
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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16,249
4,456
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Total artillery

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3,040
8,096
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Self-propelled artillery

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739
3,270
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Rocket artillery

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407
426

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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2,122
1,524
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Fighter

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141
61
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Multirole

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255
325
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Attack

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157
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Helicopters

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793
837
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
0

Navy

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Total naval

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205
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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11
17
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Corvettes

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21
3
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Submarines

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0
22

Nuclear weapons

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

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.