Military power of Taiwan & Germany
Taiwan vs Germany
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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 militaryGermany is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 357,168 km2 (land boundries: 3,694 km and costline 2,389 km). The capital of Germany is Berlin. The number of inhabitants is 83,166,711.
Germany joined NATO in May 1955. The German Army has incorporated a joint Franco-German mechanized infantry brigade since 1989, a Dutch airmobile infantry brigade, and a Dutch mechanized infantry brigade. the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and from the United States. Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters.
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Military expenditures
 TW |  DE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.3 billion $ | 61 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 1.4% |
Manpower
| TW | DE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 290,000 | 183,638 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,310,000 | 29,000 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 18,529,299 |
Land Forces
| TW | DE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 328 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 3,874 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 401 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 121 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 38 |
Air Forces
| TW | DE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 662 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 141 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 90 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 347 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| TW | DE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 65 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 12 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 5 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Germany
Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
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.
Germany
17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.