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Lithuania vs Taiwan

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Lithuania is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia, Russia and Belarus, with an area of 65,300 km2 (land boundries: 1,545 km). The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius. The number of inhabitants is 2,897,430.

Republic of Lithuania is a member of NATO since 2004. Contributes about 350-550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014. Since 2017, Lithuania has hosted a German-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO fighter aircraft are hosted at Lithuania’s Šiauliai Air Base. Lithuanian military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US weapons and equipment.

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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

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Military budget

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3.8 billion $
19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.9 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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37,150
180,000

Reserve personnel

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104,000
1,657,000

Available for military

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890,074
5,883,828

Land Forces

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Tanks

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0
888
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,045
2,031
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Total artillery

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75
2,082
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Self-propelled artillery

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21
448
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Rocket artillery

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0
234

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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10
791
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Fighter

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0
103
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Multirole

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0
183
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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5
243
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
3

Navy

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Total naval

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13
111
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
4
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Frigates

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0
22
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Corvettes

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0
13
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Submarines

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0
5

Nuclear weapons

Lithuania

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Lithuania

19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation; 18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services

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.