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Peninsula Shield Force vs Taiwan

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The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

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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105.4 billion $
19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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696,550
180,000

Reserve personnel

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520,000
1,657,000

Available for military

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11,870,201
5,883,828

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,767
1,160
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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16,249
1,714
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Total artillery

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3,040
1,944
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Self-propelled artillery

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739
440
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Rocket artillery

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407
126

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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2,122
814
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Fighter

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141
129
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Multirole

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255
189
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Attack

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157
0
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Helicopters

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793
237
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
0

Navy

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Total naval

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205
96
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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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11
22
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Corvettes

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21
1
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Submarines

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0
4

Nuclear weapons

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Peninsula Shield Force

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.