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Taiwan:
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Other pages in this profile of Taiwan:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service; service obligation 16 months (to be shortened to 14 months as of July 2007 and to 12 months in 2008); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; reserve obligation to age 30 (2007) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 6,283,134 females age 16-49: 6,098,599 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 5,112,737 females age 16-49: 5,036,346 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 164,883 females age 16-49: 152,085 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 2.2% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition involved in complex dispute with China, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei over the Spratly Islands; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; Paracel Islands are occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam; in 2003, China and Taiwan became more vocal in rejecting both Japan's claims to the uninhabited islands of the Senkaku-shoto (Diaoyu Tai) and Japan's unilaterally declared exclusive economic zone in the East China Sea where all parties engage in hydrocarbon prospecting |
Illicit drugs |
Definition regional transit point for heroin, methamphetamine, and precursor chemicals; transshipment point for drugs to Japan; major problem with domestic consumption of methamphetamine and heroin; rising problems with use of ketamine and club drugs |
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