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Taiwan vs Norway

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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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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 323,802 km2 (land boundries: 2,566 km and costline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km)). The capital of Norway is Oslo. The number of inhabitants is 5,391,369.

Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and USA weapons systems, as well as a domestically-produced equipment. The US is the leading supplier of weapons systems.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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19.1 billion $
7.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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180,000
23,250

Reserve personnel

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1,657,000
40,000

Available for military

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5,883,828
1,078,181

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,160
52
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,714
553
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Total artillery

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1,944
44
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Self-propelled artillery

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440
35
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Rocket artillery

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126
9

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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814
104
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Fighter

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129
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Multirole

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189
25
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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237
38
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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96
41
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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4
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Frigates

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22
4
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Corvettes

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1
6
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Submarines

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4
6

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Norway

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.

Norway

18-44 years of age for male compulsory military service (55 years of age if you are an officer); 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women. 19-month service with 12-month service obligation. Around 50% of conscripts are enrolled in the Home Guard, for a 7-month period (spread out over many years).