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Military power of Malaysia & Taiwan

Malaysia vs Taiwan

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Malaysia Taiwan

Malaysia is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 330,803 km² (land boundries: 2,742 km and costline 4,675 km (Peninsular Malaysia 2,068 km, East Malaysia 2,607 km)). The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. The number of inhabitants is 32,730,000.

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements, a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Malaysia also cooperates closely with the US military. the Malaysian Armed Forces field a diverse mix of mostly older imported weapons systems.

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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

4.4 billion $

19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.16 %

2.3 %

Manpower

Active personnel

113,000

180,000

Reserve personnel

51,600

1,657,000

Available for military

14,817,517

5,883,828

Land Forces

Tanks

48

888

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,276

2,031

Total artillery

250

2,082

Self-propelled artillery

0

448

Rocket artillery

54

234

Air Forces

Total aircraft

122

791

Fighter

0

103

Multirole

26

183

Attack

12

0

Helicopters

54

243

UCAV (combat drone)

0

3

Navy

Total naval

111

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

4

Frigates

3

22

Corvettes

6

13

Submarines

2

5

Nuclear weapons

Malaysia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Malaysia

17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; 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.