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South Korea vs Armenia

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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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Armenia is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 29,743 km2 (land boundries: 1,570 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Armenia is Yerevan. The number of inhabitants is 2,967,900.

Armenia has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994. Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a cease-fire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The inventory of the Armenian Armed Forces includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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44 billion $
1.5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
5.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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555,000
70,600

Reserve personnel

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2,750,000
210,000

Available for military

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13,185,794
809,576

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,201
269
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,456
610
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Total artillery

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8,096
236
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Self-propelled artillery

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3,270
38
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Rocket artillery

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426
103

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,524
65
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Fighter

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61
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Multirole

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325
4
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Attack

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0
15
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Helicopters

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837
45
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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152
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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13
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Frigates

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17
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Corvettes

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3
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Submarines

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22
0

Nuclear weapons

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Armenia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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.

Armenia

18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.