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South Korea vs Suoth Korea Japan Taiwan

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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44 billion $
114.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.5 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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555,000
982,150

Reserve personnel

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2,750,000
4,463,100

Available for military

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13,185,794
46,371,065

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,201
3,566
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,456
9,636
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Total artillery

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8,096
10,771
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Self-propelled artillery

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3,270
3,902
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Rocket artillery

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426
759

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,524
3,548
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Fighter

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61
319
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Multirole

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325
608
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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837
1,556
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
3

Navy

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Total naval

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152
418
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Aircraft carriers

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2
6
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Destroyers

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13
53
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Frigates

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17
45
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Corvettes

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3
22
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Submarines

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22
50

Nuclear weapons

South Korea

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Suoth Korea Japan Taiwan

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.

Suoth Korea Japan Taiwan

Data not available