Military power of Taiwan & Azerbaijan
Taiwan vs Azerbaijan
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Taiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
More about Taiwan militaryAzerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km2 (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.
The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.
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Military expenditures
 TW |  AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.3 billion $ | 3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 5.5% |
Manpower
| TW | AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 290,000 | 126,400 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,310,000 | 330,000 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 3,000,000 |
Land Forces
| TW | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 940 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 2,363 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 909 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 267 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 323 |
Air Forces
| TW | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 176 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 5 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 15 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 11 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 97 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| TW | AZ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 31 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 1 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Azerbaijan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.
Azerbaijan
18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.