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Military power of Taiwan & Iran

Taiwan vs Iran

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Taiwan Iran

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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Iran is a country located in Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km² (land boundries: 5,894 km and costline 2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)). The capital of Iran is Tehran. The number of inhabitants is 83,183,741.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979. The IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces. The Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin. Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

10 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

2.1 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

587,000

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

200,000

Available for military

5,883,828

23,619,215

Land Forces

Tanks

888

2,198

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

2,875

Total artillery

2,082

4,582

Self-propelled artillery

448

742

Rocket artillery

234

1,752

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

1,052

Fighter

103

127

Multirole

183

76

Attack

0

21

Helicopters

243

339

UCAV (combat drone)

3

328

Navy

Total naval

111

279

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

7

Corvettes

13

3

Submarines

5

25

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Iran

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.

Iran

18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service.