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Military power of Philippines & Taiwan

Philippines vs Taiwan

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Philippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km² (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.

The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.

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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

5 billion $

19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

1 %

2.3 %

Manpower

Active personnel

143,100

180,000

Reserve personnel

70,000

1,657,000

Available for military

25,614,135

5,883,828

Land Forces

Tanks

18

888

Armoured fighting vehicles

567

2,031

Total artillery

325

2,082

Self-propelled artillery

0

448

Rocket artillery

0

234

Air Forces

Total aircraft

229

791

Fighter

12

103

Multirole

0

183

Attack

13

0

Helicopters

111

243

UCAV (combat drone)

0

3

Navy

Total naval

196

111

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

4

Frigates

2

22

Corvettes

3

13

Submarines

0

5

Nuclear weapons

Philippines

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Philippines

17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).

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.