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Military power of Taiwan & United Arab Emirates

Taiwan vs United Arab Emirates

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Taiwan United Arab Emirates

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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United Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km² (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.

the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

24.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

5.6 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

150,000

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

180,000

Available for military

5,883,828

3,240,000

Land Forces

Tanks

1,160

354

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,714

8,980

Total artillery

1,944

398

Self-propelled artillery

440

183

Rocket artillery

126

139

Air Forces

Total aircraft

814

510

Fighter

129

0

Multirole

189

137

Attack

0

Helicopters

237

215

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

96

79

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

0

Corvettes

1

9

Submarines

4

0

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

United Arab Emirates

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.

United Arab Emirates

18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.