Military power of Romania & South Korea
Romania vs South Korea
Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.
Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.
More about Romania militarySouth 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
RO | KR | |
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Military budget: | 8.7 billion $ | 44 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.5% | 2.5% |
Manpower
RO | KR | |
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Active personnel: | 68,500 | 555,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 53,000 | 2,750,000 |
Available for military: | 5,601,234 | 13,185,794 |
Land Forces
RO | KR | ||
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Tanks: | 440 | 2,606 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,352 | 4,380 | |
Total artillery: | 1,355 | 7,468 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 53 | 3,040 | |
Rocket artillery: | 207 | 574 |
Air Forces
RO | KR | ||
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Total aircraft: | 165 | 1,585 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 23 | 156 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 14 | 371 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 69 | 757 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
RO | KR | ||
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Total naval: | 55 | 195 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 12 | |
Frigates: | 3 | 18 | |
Corvettes: | 7 | 11 | |
Submarines: | 1 | 22 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Romania
Does not have nuclear weapons.
South Korea
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Romania
18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.
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.