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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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Poland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.

Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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44 billion $
40 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
4.7 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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555,000
200,000

Reserve personnel

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2,750,000
150,000

Available for military

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13,185,794
10,500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,201
601
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,456
2,417
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Total artillery

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8,096
773
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Self-propelled artillery

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3,270
585
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Rocket artillery

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426
188

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,524
481
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Fighter

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61
13
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Multirole

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325
60
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Attack

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0
18
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Helicopters

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837
212
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
24

Navy

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Total naval

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152
66
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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
2
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Corvettes

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3
2
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Submarines

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22
1

Nuclear weapons

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Poland

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.

Poland

18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.