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Military power of Taiwan & Jordan

Taiwan vs Jordan

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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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Jordan is a country located in Middle East with an area of 89,341 km² (land boundries: 1,744 km and costline 26 km). The capital of Jordan is Amman. The number of inhabitants is 10,658,123.

Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. The JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, Russia, and the USA.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

2.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

6.5 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

100,500

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

65,000

Available for military

5,883,828

3,285,575

Land Forces

Tanks

888

1,426

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

2,497

Total artillery

2,082

645

Self-propelled artillery

448

478

Rocket artillery

234

87

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

245

Fighter

103

0

Multirole

183

61

Attack

0

Helicopters

243

118

UCAV (combat drone)

3

0

Navy

Total naval

111

35

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

0

Corvettes

13

0

Submarines

5

0

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Jordan

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.

Jordan

17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF.