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Military power of South Korea & Netherlands

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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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Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 41,543 km2 (land boundries: 1,053 km and costline 451 km). The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants is 17,469,635.

The Netherlands is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories in 2015. They trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries. The inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European and United States equipment. The Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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44 billion $
16.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
1.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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555,000
41,199

Reserve personnel

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2,750,000
6,532

Available for military

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13,185,794
7,728,129

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,201
18
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,456
1,116
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Total artillery

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8,096
75
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Self-propelled artillery

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3,270
52
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Rocket artillery

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426
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,524
183
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Fighter

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61
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Multirole

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325
61
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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837
82
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
4

Navy

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Total naval

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152
144
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Aircraft carriers

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2
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Destroyers

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13
4
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Frigates

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17
2
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Corvettes

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3
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Submarines

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22
4

Nuclear weapons

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Netherlands

Netherlands participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

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.

Netherlands

17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.