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Korean People’s Army

Korean People's Army
Flag of the North Korean People's Army.svg
Emblem of the Korean People's Army.svg
Emblem of the Korean People's Army.
Founded 25 April 1932 (claimed)
8 February 1947 (current form)
Service branches
Headquarters Pyongyang, North Korea
Leadership
Marshal Kim Jong-un
General Ri Yong-gil
Vice Marshal Ri Myong-su
Manpower
Conscription 17 years of age
Available for
military service
6,515,279 males, age 15-29 (2010),
6,418,693 females, age 15-29 (2010)
Fit for
military service
4,836,567 males, age 15-29 (2010),
5,230,137 females, age 15-29 (2010)
Reaching military
age annually
207,737 males (2010),
204,553 females (2010)
Active personnel 1,190,000 (2012) (ranked 4th)
Reserve personnel 600,000 reserves (2012)
5,889,000 paramilitary (2012) (ranked 1st)
Expenditures
Budget ~$10 billion
Percent of GDP ~25%
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Annual exports $100 million
Related articles
History Korean War
Korean DMZ Conflict
Vietnam War
Yom Kippur War
Syrian Civil War
Ranks Comparative military ranks of Korea
Korean People's Army
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised Romanization Joseon Inmingun
McCune–Reischauer Chosŏn Inmingun

The Korean People's Army (KPA; Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선인민군; Chosŏn inmin'gun) constitutes the military force of North Korea and, under the Songun policy, the central institution of North Korean society. Kim Jong-un is the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. The KPA defence force consists of five branches: Ground Force, the Navy, the Air Force, the Strategic Rocket Forces, and the Special Operation Force. The Worker-Peasant Red Guards also come under control of the KPA.

The KPA faces its primary adversaries, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and United States Forces Korea, across the Korean Demilitarized Zone, as it has since the Armistice Agreement of July 1953. As of 2016, with 5,889,000 paramilitary personnel, it is the largest paramilitary organization on Earth. This number represents 25% of the North Korean population.


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