Military power of Germany & Taiwan
Country: | Germany (DE) | Taiwan (TW) |
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Capital: | Berlin | Taipei |
Population: | 83,166,711 | 23,568,378 |
Area: | 357,168 km2 | 36,193 km2 |
More: | Germany military forces description | Taiwan military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 57 billion $ | 13 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.4% | 2.3% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 183,907 | 290,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 30,050 | 2,800,000 |
Available for military: | 18,529,299 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 328 | 1,160 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 3,874 | 1,714 | |
Total artillery: | 401 | 1,944 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 121 | 440 | |
Rocket artillery: | 38 | 126 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 662 | 814 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 141 | 129 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 90 | 189 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 347 | 237 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 65 | 96 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
Frigates: | 12 | 22 | |
Corvettes: | 5 | 1 | |
Submarines: | 6 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Germany
Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Germany
17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.
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.