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Military power of BRICS & Taiwan

BRICS vs Taiwan

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BRICS Taiwan

BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

642.8 billion $

19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

0 %

2.3 %

Manpower

Active personnel

6,345,000

180,000

Reserve personnel

7,754,000

1,657,000

Available for military

992,083,395

5,883,828

Land Forces

Tanks

30,277

888

Armoured fighting vehicles

72,901

2,031

Total artillery

40,650

2,082

Self-propelled artillery

12,316

448

Rocket artillery

11,343

234

Air Forces

Total aircraft

15,826

791

Fighter

1,484

103

Multirole

2,830

183

Attack

1,330

0

Helicopters

5,511

243

UCAV (combat drone)

393

3

Navy

Total naval

2,809

111

Aircraft carriers

12

0

Destroyers

77

4

Frigates

105

22

Corvettes

215

13

Submarines

194

5

Nuclear weapons

BRICS

Data not available

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

BRICS

Data not available

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.