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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.

The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.

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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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5 billion $
410 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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143,100
3,355,000

Reserve personnel

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70,000
2,600,000

Available for military

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25,614,135
392,336,380

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18
11,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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567
19,880
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Total artillery

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325
19,890
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Self-propelled artillery

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0
7,390
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Rocket artillery

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0
7,000

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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229
6,190
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Fighter

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12
1,186
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Multirole

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0
1,533
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Attack

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13
446
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Helicopters

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111
1,428
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
160

Navy

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Total naval

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196
1,485
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Aircraft carriers

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0
6
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Destroyers

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0
50
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Frigates

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2
49
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Corvettes

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3
81
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Submarines

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0
170

Nuclear weapons

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and North Korea

Data not available

Military service

Philippines

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).

China and North Korea

Data not available