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Taiwan vs Finland

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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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Finland is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 338,424 km2 (land boundries: 2,563 km and costline 1,250 km). The capital of Finland is Helsinki. The number of inhabitants is 5,536,146.

Finland was not a member of NATO, but Finland and NATO actively cooperated in peace-support operations, exercised together, and exchanged analysis and information. Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). On 5 July 2022, NATO signed the accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance. The inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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19.1 billion $
6.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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180,000
24,000

Reserve personnel

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1,657,000
870,000

Available for military

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5,883,828
1,155,368

Land Forces

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Tanks

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888
239
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,031
2,020
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Total artillery

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2,082
821
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Self-propelled artillery

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448
97
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Rocket artillery

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234
62

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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791
158
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Fighter

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103
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Multirole

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183
55
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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243
27
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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
170
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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
2
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Submarines

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5
0

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Finland

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.

Finland

18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60