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Military power of Taiwan & Spain

Taiwan vs Spain

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Taiwan Spain

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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Spain is a country located in Southwestern Europe with an area of 505,990 km² (land boundries: 1,952.7 km and costline 4,964 km). The capital of Spain is Madrid. The number of inhabitants is 47,450,795.

Spain joined NATO in 1982. The inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

23.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

1.5 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

133,282

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

15,150

Available for military

5,883,828

11,759,557

Land Forces

Tanks

888

317

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

1,644

Total artillery

2,082

382

Self-propelled artillery

448

95

Rocket artillery

234

0

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

516

Fighter

103

68

Multirole

183

82

Attack

0

13

Helicopters

243

129

UCAV (combat drone)

3

4

Navy

Total naval

111

60

Aircraft carriers

0

1

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

11

Corvettes

13

0

Submarines

5

2

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Spain

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.

Spain

18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length.