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Military power of Taiwan & Azerbaijan

Taiwan vs Azerbaijan

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Taiwan Azerbaijan

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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Azerbaijan is a country located in Southwestern Asia with an area of 86,600 km² (land boundries: 2,468 km and costline 0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)). The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku. The number of inhabitants is 10,127,874.

The inventory of the Azerbaijan military is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of equipment from other countries, like Israel and Turkey.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

3.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

5.5 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

126,400

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

330,000

Available for military

5,883,828

3,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

888

940

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

2,363

Total artillery

2,082

909

Self-propelled artillery

448

267

Rocket artillery

234

323

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

176

Fighter

103

5

Multirole

183

15

Attack

0

11

Helicopters

243

97

UCAV (combat drone)

3

0

Navy

Total naval

111

31

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

1

Corvettes

13

0

Submarines

5

4

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Azerbaijan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

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.

Azerbaijan

18-35 years of age for cumpulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools.