Taiwan Military - 2005

https://allcountries.org/wfb2005/taiwan/taiwan_military.html
SOURCE: 2005 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

Military branches:
Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
19-40 years of age for military service (being lowered to 35 years of age in July 2005); service obligation 22 months (being shortened to 18 months in July 2005 and 12 months in 2008) (2005)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 19-49: 5,883,828 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 19-49: 4,749,537 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 174,173 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$7.574 billion (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.6% (2004)

NOTE: The information regarding Taiwan on this page is re-published from the 2005 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Taiwan Military 2005 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Taiwan Military 2005 should be addressed to the CIA.