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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
How does North Korea have such a large military power if they are one of the poorest nations?
gpt
North Korea spends a large percentage of the little money they have on their military. That's part of the reason why millions there are underfed.

As of 1997 they spent 25% of their GDP on the military. This compares to 4.7% for the United States.