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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
In what way is North Korea the largest? These are the numbers according to NationMaster.com.
Armed forces personnel (in hundred thousands)
1. China - 28.1
2. Russia - 15.2
3. United States - 13.6
4. India - 13.0
5. North Korea - 10.5
6. South Korea - 6.8
Capacity of able bodies (in millions)...
1. China - 375
2. India - 288
3. United States - 73
23. South Korea - 14
46. North Korea - 6
North Korea has pretty well maxed out its capability while other countries haven't really dipped into the pool. What do you have to support your claims of North Korea having the largest standing military in the world?
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Ok, looks like I was wrong. But not by much. If you look at this indepth report on Chinas military, China has about 2.4 million military personel (standing army)(1.87 million 1998 numbers. You can find the new number of 2.4 million elseware on the site).
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...na/pla-org.htm
Now, North Korea has just under 1 million military personel.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita.../dprk/army.htm
So the fact that China Has 30 times the population and only 2 1/2 times the size of army is very very scary. I will have to agree with you though that North Korea is pretty much maxed out for militray power.