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Military power of Greece & Taiwan

Greece vs Taiwan

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Greece Taiwan

Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km² (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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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.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

9 billion $

19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

3.7 %

2.3 %

Manpower

Active personnel

107,600

180,000

Reserve personnel

221,600

1,657,000

Available for military

2,535,174

5,883,828

Land Forces

Tanks

1,365

888

Armoured fighting vehicles

4,126

2,031

Total artillery

1,469

2,082

Self-propelled artillery

588

448

Rocket artillery

152

234

Air Forces

Total aircraft

855

791

Fighter

35

103

Multirole

202

183

Attack

0

Helicopters

427

243

UCAV (combat drone)

3

Navy

Total naval

236

111

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

4

Frigates

13

22

Corvettes

0

13

Submarines

11

5

Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary 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.