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Nordic Defence Cooperation vs Taiwan

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The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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

+
26 billion $
19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

+
70,850
180,000

Reserve personnel

+
941,300
1,657,000

Available for military

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4,299,331
5,883,828

Land Forces

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Tanks

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412
888
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,644
2,031
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Total artillery

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1,133
2,082
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Self-propelled artillery

+
180
448
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Rocket artillery

+
71
234

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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469
791
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Fighter

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0
103
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Multirole

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174
183
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

+
118
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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397
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

+
4
22
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Corvettes

+
15
13
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Submarines

+
11
5

Nuclear weapons

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

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.