9。 South Korea

　　韩国

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　　outh Korea has been increasing its defensespending due to both the increasing armament of Japan and China， and theconstant threat from North Korea。 South Korea spends $34 billion on defense。

　　为了应对中日不断增加的军力以及为了应对朝鲜的威胁，韩国也在不断增加自己的国防预算。韩国的国防预算为340亿美元。

　　outh Korea has a relatively large militaryforce for its small size。 It has 640，000 active personnel with an additional2，900，000 personnel in the reserves。 South Korea also has 2，346 tanks and 1，393aircraft。 The South Korean military is generally well-trained androutinely takes part in military exercise with the United States。 South Korea'sair force is also the sixth largest in the world。

　　相较于其领土范围，韩国的军队规模还是很大的。韩国拥有64万机动部队，外加290万预备部队。韩国还拥有2346辆坦克和1393架飞机。韩国军队接受良好训练而且经常与美军军演。韩国空军规模排在世界第六。

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　　8。 Turkey

　　土耳其

　　Turkish military spending is expected torise 9。4% in 2014 over the 2013 budget。 The ongoing conflict in Syria andpossible clashes with the Kurdish separatist organization， the PKK， were keyreasons for the spending increase。 Turkey's defense budget stands at $18。2billion。

　　土耳其2014年军费将比去年增加9。4%。军费增加的主要原因在于不断进行的叙利亚战争以及可能与库尔德分裂组织库尔德工人党的冲突。土耳其的国防预算为182亿美元。

　　The NATO member has contributed soldiers tovarious initiatives around the world。 The Turkish military took part inoperations in Afghanistan， as well as in peacekeeping operations in theBalkans。 Turkey also maintains a large military force in Northern Cyprus。

　　作为北约成员国，土耳其也向世界各地派遣了士兵。土耳其军队参与了阿富汗的行动，也参与了巴尔干的维和行动。土耳其在北塞浦路斯也驻扎着一支军队。