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Taiwan vs Iraq

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Taiwan Iraq

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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Iraq is a country located in Middle East with an area of 437,072 km2 (land boundries: 3,809 km and costline 58 km). The capital of Iraq is Baghdad. The number of inhabitants is 38,433,600.

The Iraqi military inventory is comprised of a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including Europe, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US. Russia and the USA are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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19.1 billion $
10 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
3.5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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180,000
193,000

Reserve personnel

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1,657,000
553,000

Available for military

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5,883,828
11,700,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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888
848
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,031
5,284
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Total artillery

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2,082
1,969
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Self-propelled artillery

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448
283
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Rocket artillery

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234
424

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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791
379
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Fighter

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103
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Multirole

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183
26
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Attack

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0
32
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Helicopters

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243
203
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
14

Navy

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Total naval

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111
68
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Aircraft carriers

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0
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Destroyers

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4
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Frigates

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22
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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.

Iraq

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.

Iraq

18-49 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription.