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Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe with an area of 505,990 km² (land boundries: 1,952.7 km and costline 4,964 km). The capital of Spain is Madrid. The number of inhabitants is 47,450,795.

Spain joined NATO in 1982. The inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector.

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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

23.7 billion $

19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.5 %

2.3 %

Manpower

Active personnel

133,282

180,000

Reserve personnel

15,150

1,657,000

Available for military

11,759,557

5,883,828

Land Forces

Tanks

327

1,160

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,361

1,714

Total artillery

242

1,944

Self-propelled artillery

102

440

Rocket artillery

0

126

Air Forces

Total aircraft

570

814

Fighter

68

129

Multirole

84

189

Attack

13

0

Helicopters

152

237

UCAV (combat drone)

4

0

Navy

Total naval

60

96

Aircraft carriers

1

0

Destroyers

0

4

Frigates

11

22

Corvettes

0

1

Submarines

2

4

Nuclear weapons

Spain

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Spain

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length.

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.