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Military power of Taiwan & Egypt

Taiwan vs Egypt

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Taiwan Egypt

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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Egypt is a country located in Northern Africa with an area of 1,010,407 km² (land boundries: 2,612 km and costline 2,450 km). The capital of Egypt is Cairo. The number of inhabitants is 101,576,517.

Egypt has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, imported Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems. The leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Russia, and the United States.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

6 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

438,500

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

479,000

Available for military

5,883,828

41,157,220

Land Forces

Tanks

888

3,610

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

6,532

Total artillery

2,082

2,549

Self-propelled artillery

448

1,056

Rocket artillery

234

531

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

854

Fighter

103

28

Multirole

183

256

Attack

0

40

Helicopters

243

251

UCAV (combat drone)

3

32

Navy

Total naval

111

196

Aircraft carriers

0

2

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

13

Corvettes

13

7

Submarines

5

8

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Egypt

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.

Egypt

18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16.