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Military power of Syria & Taiwan

Syria vs Taiwan

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Syria Taiwan

Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km² (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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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

1.8 billion $

19.1 billion $

Percent of GDP

5 %

2.3 %

Manpower

Active personnel

169,000

180,000

Reserve personnel

0

1,657,000

Available for military

11,550,000

5,883,828

Land Forces

Tanks

3,507

888

Armoured fighting vehicles

4,639

2,031

Total artillery

3,343

2,082

Self-propelled artillery

502

448

Rocket artillery

691

234

Air Forces

Total aircraft

470

791

Fighter

108

103

Multirole

29

183

Attack

90

0

Helicopters

171

243

UCAV (combat drone)

0

3

Navy

Total naval

43

111

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

0

4

Frigates

0

22

Corvettes

0

13

Submarines

0

5

Nuclear weapons

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.

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.