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Military power of Austria & Taiwan
Austria vs Taiwan
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Austria is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 83,879 km2 (land boundries: 2,524 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Austria is Vienna. The number of inhabitants is 8,935,112.
Austria is constitutionally non-aligned, but is an EU member and actively participates in EU peacekeeping and crisis management operations. Austria is not a member of NATO, but joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace framework.
The Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the USA. The Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries. More about Austria militaryTaiwan 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.
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Military expenditures
 AT |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 3.2 billion $ | 19.1 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.74% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| AT | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,000 | 180,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 125,600 | 1,657,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,941,110 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| AT | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 56 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 215 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 30 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 30 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 126 |
Air Forces
| AT | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 129 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 15 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 0 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 87 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| AT | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Austria
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Austria
Registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system.
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.
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