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Military power of Taiwan & Syria

Taiwan vs Syria

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Taiwan Syria

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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Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km² (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

1.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

5 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

169,000

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

0

Available for military

5,883,828

11,550,000

Land Forces

Tanks

888

731

Armoured fighting vehicles

2,031

1,729

Total artillery

2,082

1,263

Self-propelled artillery

448

180

Rocket artillery

234

452

Air Forces

Total aircraft

791

320

Fighter

103

52

Multirole

183

16

Attack

0

33

Helicopters

243

177

UCAV (combat drone)

3

0

Navy

Total naval

111

37

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

0

Corvettes

13

0

Submarines

5

0

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Syria

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.

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.