Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 6,032,376 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 3,619,535 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 179,136 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $5,124,100,000 (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 31.3% (FY01)
Transnational Issues Korea, North
Disputes - international: 33-km section of boundary with China in the Paektu-san (mountain) area is indefinite; Demarcation Line with South Korea
This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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