Military power of European Union EU & Taiwan
European Union EU vs Taiwan
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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
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
 EU |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 245.11 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| EU | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 1,166,519 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,801,532 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 92,594,951 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| EU | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 4,253 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 29,418 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 6,065 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1,872 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 667 | 126 |
Air Forces
| EU | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 5,420 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 453 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 874 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 162 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 2,454 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 41 | 0 |
Navy
| EU | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 1,306 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 7 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 19 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 69 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 23 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 48 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
European Union EU
Data not available
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
European Union EU
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.