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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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The British–Polish–Ukrainian trilateral pact is an agreement between Poland, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. The pact was signed on February 17 in Kyiv. The pact serves to improve cyber and energy security. This alliance is a part of Ukraine's broader strategy to form small alliances like Ukraine–Poland–Lithuania, Ukraine–Georgia–Moldova and Ukraine–Turkey. As part of the pact, arms deliveries are carried out by Great Britain and Poland to Ukraine.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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44 billion $
146 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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555,000
1,598,220

Reserve personnel

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2,750,000
1,187,000

Available for military

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13,185,794
36,506,563

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,201
2,335
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,456
12,494
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Total artillery

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8,096
4,647
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Self-propelled artillery

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3,270
1,555
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Rocket artillery

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426
922

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,524
1,647
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Fighter

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61
177
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Multirole

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325
93
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Attack

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0
45
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Helicopters

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837
596
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
46

Navy

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Total naval

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152
230
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Aircraft carriers

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2
2
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Destroyers

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13
6
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Frigates

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17
12
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Corvettes

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3
2
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Submarines

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22
11

Nuclear weapons

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

British–Polish–Ukrainian trilateral pact

Data not available

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.

British–Polish–Ukrainian trilateral pact

Data not available