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Military power of Taiwan & NATO without USA
Taiwan vs NATO without USA
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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 militaryAn artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.
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Military expenditures
 TW |  NATOW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 19.1 billion $ | 405.7 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.3% | 0% |
Manpower
| TW | NATOW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 180,000 | 1,895,839 |
| Reserve personnel: | 1,657,000 | 1,834,232 |
| Available for military: | 5,883,828 | 133,633,500 |
Land Forces
| TW | NATOW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 1,160 | 7,490 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,714 | 45,404 | |
| Total artillery: | 1,944 | 8,724 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 440 | 2,827 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 126 | 1,123 |
Air Forces
| TW | NATOW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 814 | 7,977 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 129 | 555 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 189 | 1,190 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 142 | |
| Helicopters: | 237 | 3,344 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 250 |
Navy
| TW | NATOW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 96 | 1,493 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 9 | |
| Destroyers: | 4 | 24 | |
| Frigates: | 22 | 110 | |
| Corvettes: | 1 | 32 | |
| Submarines: | 4 | 75 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
NATO without USA
Data not available
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.
NATO without USA
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