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Military power of Iraq & Taiwan
Iraq vs Taiwan
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Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.
The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.
More about Iraq 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.
More about Taiwan militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 IQ |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 10 billion $ | 19.1 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 3.5% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| IQ | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 193,000 | 180,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 553,000 | 1,657,000 |
| Available for military: | 11,700,000 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| IQ | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 848 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 5,284 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,969 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 283 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 424 | 126 |
Air Forces
| IQ | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 379 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 26 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 32 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 203 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 14 | 0 |
Navy
| IQ | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 68 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Iraq
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Iraq
18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.
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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