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Military power of Taiwan & Vietnam

Taiwan vs Vietnam

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Taiwan Vietnam

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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Vietnam is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 332,698 km² (land boundries: 4,616 km and costline 3,444 km (excludes islands)). The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi. The number of inhabitants is 96,208,984.

The PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union. Russia has remained the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has purchased arms from more than a dozen other countries. Vietnam has a limited defense industry

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Military expenditures

Military budget

19.1 billion $

8 billion $

Percent of GDP

2.3 %

1.6 %

Manpower

Active personnel

180,000

482,000

Reserve personnel

1,657,000

3,000,000

Available for military

5,883,828

30,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

1,160

1,829

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,714

1,820

Total artillery

1,944

2,000

Self-propelled artillery

440

180

Rocket artillery

126

450

Air Forces

Total aircraft

814

271

Fighter

129

11

Multirole

189

35

Attack

0

34

Helicopters

237

99

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

96

Aircraft carriers

0

Destroyers

4

0

Frigates

22

9

Corvettes

1

14

Submarines

4

6

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Vietnam

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.

Vietnam

18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17.