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Military power of Taiwan & BRICS

Taiwan vs BRICS

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Taiwan BRICS

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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BRICS (acronym - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit. The BRICS nations are considered a geopolitical rival to the G7 bloc.

On August 24, 2023, the expansion of the group on January 1, 2024 was announced to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. On 29 December 2023 the Government of Argentina officially announce that Argentina will not join the BRICS. This is due to the change of president to Javier Milei.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

642.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

6,345,000

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

7,754,000

Available for military

5,883,828

992,083,395

Land Forces

Tanks

888

30,277

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

72,901

Total artillery

2,082

40,650

Self-propelled artillery

448

12,316

Rocket artillery

234

11,343

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

15,826

Fighter

103

1,484

Multirole

183

2,830

Attack

0

1,330

Helicopters

243

5,511

UCAV (combat drone)

3

393

Navy

Total naval

111

2,809

Aircraft carriers

0

12

Destroyers

4

77

Frigates

22

105

Corvettes

13

215

Submarines

5

194

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

BRICS

Data not available

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.

BRICS

Data not available