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Taiwan vs Estonia

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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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Estonia is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia, with an area of 45,335 km2 (land boundries: 657 km and costline 3,794 km). The capital of Estonia is Tallinn. The number of inhabitants is 1,373,101.

The Republic of Estonia is a member of NATO since 2004. Estonia has hosted (since 2017) a UK-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative. NATO has provided airspace protection for Estonia through its Baltic Air Policing mission. Estonia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries. The Estonian military has a mix of equipment from European suppliers, as well as Israel, South Korea, Turkey, and the United States.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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19.1 billion $
1.5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
3.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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180,000
7,700

Reserve personnel

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1,657,000
230,000

Available for military

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5,883,828
500,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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888
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,031
447
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Total artillery

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2,082
48
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Self-propelled artillery

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448
42
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Rocket artillery

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234
6

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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791
4
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Fighter

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103
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Multirole

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183
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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243
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
0

Navy

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Total naval

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111
8
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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4
0
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Frigates

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22
0
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Corvettes

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13
0
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Submarines

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5
0

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Estonia

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.

Estonia

18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service for men; conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; non-commissioned officers, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months; women can volunteer