Military power of Taiwan & Egypt
Taiwan vs Egypt
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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 militaryEgypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km2 (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.
Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.
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Military expenditures
 TW |  EG | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.3 billion $ | 11 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 0% |
Manpower
| TW | EG | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 290,000 | 438,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,310,000 | 479,000 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 41,157,220 |
Land Forces
| TW | EG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 3,789 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 8,699 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 4,328 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 889 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 1,250 |
Air Forces
| TW | EG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 1,103 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 44 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 278 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 121 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 310 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 32 |
Navy
| TW | EG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 193 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 14 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 7 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 8 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Egypt
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.
Egypt
18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.