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Military power of Taiwan & Italy
Taiwan vs Italy
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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 militaryItaly is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 301,338 km2 (land boundries: 1,836.4 km and costline 7,600 km). The capital of Italy is Rome. The number of inhabitants is 60,317,116.
Italy is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Italian Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced, jointly-produced, and imported weapons systems, mostly from Europe and the United State. The Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in naval vessels and aircraft
More about Italy militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 TW |  IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.1 billion $ | 32.7 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 1.5% |
Manpower
| TW | IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 180,000 | 165,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,657,000 | 18,300 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 13,865,688 |
Land Forces
| TW | IT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 200 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 2,758 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 197 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 68 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 21 |
Air Forces
| TW | IT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 712 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 92 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 66 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 45 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 423 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 12 |
Navy
| TW | IT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 200 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 15 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 8 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Italy
Italy 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.
Italy
18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation.
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