Military power of South Korea & Belarus
Country: | South Korea (KR) | Belarus (BY) |
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Capital: | Seoul | Minsk |
Population: | 51 446 201 | 9 408 400 |
Area: | 100 210 km2 | 207 595 km2 |
More: | South Korea military forces description | Belarus military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 36,8 billion $ | 0,8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2,7% | 1,2% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 625 000 | 62 000 |
Reserve personnel: | 3 100 000 | 344 750 |
Available for military: | 13 185 794 | 2 500 000 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 2 446 | 532 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3 290 | 1 460 | |
Total artillery: | 5 958 | 998 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1 890 | 434 | |
Rocket artillery: | 214 | 336 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 1 526 | 200 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 151 | 39 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 265 | 4 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 68 | |
Helicopters: | 786 | 63 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 151 | 0 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 1 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 12 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 13 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 16 | 0 | |
Submarines: | 15 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
South Korea
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Belarus
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.
Belarus
18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.