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Military power of Taiwan & Belarus
Taiwan vs Belarus
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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.
More about Taiwan militaryBelarus is a country located in Eastern Europe with an area of 207,595 km2 (land boundries: 3,599 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Belarus is Minsk. The number of inhabitants is 9,349,645.
Belarus has close security ties with Russia. In 2022, Belarus allowed Russian military forces to stage on its territory during its invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the principal supplier of arms to Belarus, and Belarusian troops reportedly train on Russian equipment. The inventory of the Belarus Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Russian andSoviet-origin equipment, and since 2010 Russia is the leading provider of arms. Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs).
More about Belarus militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 TW |  BY | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.1 billion $ | 0.9 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 1.2% |
Manpower
| TW | BY | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 180,000 | 63,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,657,000 | 344,750 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 2,500,000 |
Land Forces
| TW | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 652 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 1,871 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 1,041 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 371 |
Air Forces
| TW | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 199 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 34 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 4 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 67 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 68 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| TW | BY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 0 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Belarus
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.
Belarus
18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
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