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Afghanistan Afghanistan NA; note - the military does not exist on a national basis; some elements of the former Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Border Guard Forces, National Police Force (Sarandoi), and tribal militias still exist but are factionalized among the various groups Afghan National Army, currently being trained by the US with the assistance of the international community, is 7,000 strong; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement called for all militia forces to come under the authority of the central government, but regional leaders have continued to retain their militias and the formation of a national army remains a gradual process; Afghanistan's militia forces continue to be factionalized, largely along ethnic lines
Albania Albania Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Forces Command, Doctrine and Exercises Command, Logistics Support Command
Algeria Algeria National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie People's National Army (ANP; includes Ground Forces), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force (QJA), Territorial Air Defense
Andorra Andorra - no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
Angola Angola Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes Coast Guard) Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (including Coast Guard)
Argentina Argentina Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)
Armenia Armenia Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops) Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force
Aruba Aruba Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
Australia Australia Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002)
Austria Austria Army (includes Flying Division) Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard)
Bahrain Bahrain Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
Bangladesh Bangladesh Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, National Cadet Corps), Armed Police battalions Army, Navy, Air Force
Barbados Barbados Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force Royal Barbados Defense Force (Troops Command and Coast Guard)
Belarus Belarus Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards Army, Air and Air Defense Force
Belgium Belgium Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands
Belize Belize Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard) Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard)
Benin Benin Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary Bermuda Regiment
Bhutan Bhutan Royal Bhutan Army, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Body Guards, Forest Guards (paramilitary) Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia
Bolivia Bolivia Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia) Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation Army or VF (composed of both Croatian and Bosniak elements), Republika Srpska Army or VRS (composed of Bosnian Serb elements); note - within both of these forces air and air defense are subordinate commands VF Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army), VRS Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army)
Botswana Botswana Botswana Defense Force (includes Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police Botswana Defense Force (including an Air Wing)
Brazil Brazil Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary) Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (including Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)
Brunei Brunei Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force
Bulgaria Bulgaria Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Forces, Internal Troops Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia Army, Air Force
Burma Burma Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Burundi Burundi Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie
Cambodia Cambodia Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), including Army, Navy, and Air Force - created in 1993 by the merger of the Cambodian People's Armed Forces and the two noncommunist resistance armies

note:
Khmer Rouge and royalist insurgent forces were integrated into the RCAF in 1999		 Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Cameroon Cameroon Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
Canada Canada Canadian Forces (includes Land Forces Command or LC, Maritime Command or MC, Air Command or AC, Communications Command or CC, Training Command or TC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command
Cape Verde Cape Verde Army, Coast Guard/Marines Army, Coast Guard
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Central African Republic Central African Republic Central African Armed Forces (includes Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police Force) Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force
Chad Chad Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT) Armed Forces: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard
Chile Chile Army, Navy (includes Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marines), Air Force, Carabineros of Chile (National Police), Investigations Police

note:
Carabineros and Investigations Police are normally administered by the Ministry of Interior, but in times of national emergency, they are considered part of the military		 Army of the Nation, National Navy (including Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)
China China People's Liberation Army (PLA) - which includes Ground Forces, Navy (includes Marines and Naval Aviation), Air Force, Second Artillery Corps (the strategic missile force), People's Armed Police (internal security troops, nominally subordinate to Ministry of Public Security, but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA in wartime) People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA), militia
Colombia Colombia Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional) Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)
Comoros Comoros Comoran Security Force Comoran Security Force
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Presidential Security Group Army, Navy, Air Force
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy
Costa Rica Costa Rica Coast Guard, Air Section, Ministry of Public Security Force (Fuerza Publica)

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Costa Rica has no military, only domestic police forces, including the Coast Guard and Air Section		 no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard), Sapeur-Pompier (Military Fire Group) Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard)
Croatia Croatia Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)
Cuba Cuba Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) includes ground forces, Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Troops Militia (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); the Border Guard (TGF) is controlled by the Interior Ministry Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
Cyprus Cyprus Greek Cypriot area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements), Hellenic Forces Contingent on Cyprus (ELDYK), Greek Cypriot Police; Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (TCSF), Turkish mainland army units Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police


north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic Czech Republic Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense, Railroad Units Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces
Denmark Denmark Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard
Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force) Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force)
Dominica Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Army, Navy, Air Force
East Timor East Timor - East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy
Ecuador Ecuador Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National Police (Policia Nacional) Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police
Egypt Egypt Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador El Salvador Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force
Eritrea Eritrea Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Estonia Estonia Ground Forces, Navy/Coast Guard, Air and Air Defense Force (not officially sanctioned), Maritime Border Guard, Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Security Forces (internal and border troops) Estonia Defense Forces (including Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force), Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard


note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime
Ethiopia Ethiopia Ground Forces, Air Force, Police, Militia

note:
Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the independence of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession and ships which belonged to the former Ethiopian Navy and based at Djibouti have been sold		 Ethiopian National Defense Force: Ground Forces, Air Force, Mobilized Militia


note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) British Forces Falkland Islands (includes Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines), Police Force no regular military forces
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands defense is the responsibility of Denmark; no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained no regular military forces
Fiji Fiji Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes ground and naval forces) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division
Finland Finland Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (includes Sea Guard) Army, Navy, Air Force
France France Army (includes Marines), Navy (includes Naval Air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (including naval air), Air Force (including Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana French Guiana French Forces, Gendarmerie no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
French Polynesia French Polynesia French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
Gabon Gabon Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The Gambia, The Army (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential Guard Gambian National Army (GNA) (including Naval Unit), Presidential Guard
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip NA in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, a Public Security Force and a civil Police Force
Georgia Georgia Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops) Ground Forces (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force
Germany Germany Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
Ghana Ghana Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense Army, Navy, Air Force
Gibraltar Gibraltar British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece Greece Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (EPA), National Guard
Grenada Grenada Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe French Forces, Gendarmerie no regular military forces
Guatemala Guatemala Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Guinea Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National) Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
Guyana Guyana Guyana Defense Force (GDF; includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana People's Militia (GPM), Guyana National Service (GNS), Guyana Police Force Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia
Haiti Haiti Haitian National Police (HNP)

note:
the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until constitutionally abolished		 Haitian National Police (HNP)


note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) - Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera)
Honduras Honduras Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region
Hungary Hungary Ground Forces, Air Force; note - there is a paramilitary Border Guard which is under the Ministry of Interior Ground Forces, Air Forces
Iceland Iceland no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard; note - Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard
India India Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, and National Security Guards) Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
Indonesia Indonesia Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines

note:
as of 1 July 2000, the National Police became an independent organization that reports directly to the president		 Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)
Iran Iran Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces), Revolutionary Guards (includes Ground, Air, Navy, Qods, and Basij-mobilization-forces), Law Enforcement Forces Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Command), Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods Force [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army]), Law Enforcement Forces
Iraq Iraq Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam note: in the summer of 2003 the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) began recruiting and training a New Iraqi Army (NIA) that would have a purely defensive mission and capability; in March 2004, the Iraqi Interim Government established a Ministry of Defense to create an Iraqi Armed Force; at that time the NIA was renamed the Iraqi Armed Force - Army (IAF-A); plans also were put into effect to reconstitute an Iraqi Army Air Corps (IAAC) and Coastal Defense Force (navy), but there are no plans to reconstitute an Iraqi Air Force; the Army's primary new focus will be domestic counterinsurgency, which is a change of direction from the CPA's intent to create an army not involved in domestic politics; in mid-2004 the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) was designated the Iraqi National Guard (ING) and subordinated to the Defense Ministry and the Iraqi Armed Forces Pre-war Iraqi military equipment was largely destroyed by Coalition forces during combat operations in early 2003 or subsequently looted or scrapped (September 2004)
Ireland Ireland Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana) Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps)
Israel Israel Israel Defense Forces (includes ground, naval, and air components), Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal), Frontier Guard, Chen (women); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps (including Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal)), Navy, Air Force(including Air Defense Forces); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
Italy Italy Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri Army, Navy, Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri
Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing
Japan Japan Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force) Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Coast Guard
Jordan Jordan Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; includes Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force); Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF only in wartime or crisis situations) Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) (Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command or SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan General Purpose Forces (Army), Air Force, Border Guards, Navy, Republican Guard Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
Kenya Kenya Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary General Service Unit of the Police Army, Navy, Air Force
Kiribati Kiribati no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands) no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands)
Korea, North Korea, North Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
Korea, South Korea, South Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard) Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard)
Kuwait Kuwait Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops
Laos Laos Lao People's Army (LPA; includes riverine element), Air Force, National Police Department Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force
Latvia Latvia Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)
Lebanon Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force) Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force)
Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; includes Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police (RLMP) Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; with Army and Air Wing)
Liberia Liberia Army, Air Force, Navy Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya Libya Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
Lithuania Lithuania Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat) National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force
Luxembourg Luxembourg Army; note - the government abolished the Gendarmerie Army
Macau Macau Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes about 500 troops responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces
Macedonia Macedonia - Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; including Air and Air Defense Command)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Army (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Police Force -
Madagascar Madagascar Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces, Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - includes Navy and Air Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment People's Armed Forces: comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie
Malawi Malawi Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit) Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia Malaysia Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts
Maldives Maldives National Security Service National Security Service: comprising Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element; Coast Guard
Mali Mali Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale) Army, Air Force, National Guard
Malta Malta Armed Forces (including land forces, an air squadron, a maritime squadron, and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force Armed Forces: Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands no regular military forces (a coast guard may be established); Police Force no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
Martinique Martinique French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Mauritania Mauritania Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard (BSSP)
Mauritius Mauritius National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard) National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)
Mexico Mexico National Defense Secretariat (includes Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry) National Defense Secretariat (Sedena) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines)
Moldova Moldova Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops) National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force
Mongolia Mongolia Mongolian Armed Forces (includes General Purpose Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Troops); note - Border Troops are under Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in peacetime Mongolian People's Army (comprising Ground Forces, Air Defense Forces), Border Guards, Internal Security Forces, Construction Corps Forces, Civil Defense Authority
Montserrat Montserrat Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Morocco Morocco Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Mozambique Mozambique Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces
Namibia Namibia National Defense Force (Army), Police Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, Air Wing), Police
Nauru Nauru no regular armed forces; Directorate of the Nauru Police Force no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force
Nepal Nepal Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force
Netherlands Netherlands Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Police Force National Guard, Police Force
New Caledonia New Caledonia French Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Nicaragua Nicaragua Army, Navy, Air Force Army (includes Navy), Navy
Niger Niger Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force
Nigeria Nigeria Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Niue Niue Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Norway Norway Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (including Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard
Oman Oman Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police) Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Pakistan Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard Army, Navy, Air Force
Palau Palau NA no regular military forces; Police Force
Panama Panama an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service) an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, and Special Forces Unit) Papua New Guinea Defense Force: Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element
Paraguay Paraguay Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force
Peru Peru Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru), National Police (Policia Nacional) Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP)
Philippines Philippines Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force
Poland Poland Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force Land Forces, Navy, Air Force
Portugal Portugal Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard Army, Navy (PON; including Marines), Air Force (FAP), Republican Guard (including Fiscal Guard)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico paramilitary National Guard, Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar Qatar Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri Air Force
Reunion Reunion French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
Romania Romania Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense
Russia Russia Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Strategic Rocket Forces Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces; Airborne troops, Strategic Rocket Forces, and Military Space Forces are classified as independent combat arms, not subordinate to any of the three branches
Rwanda Rwanda Army, Navy, Air Force Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force, Coast Guard, Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit)
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Samoa Samoa no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
San Marino San Marino Voluntary Military Force, Police Force Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe Army, Navy, Security Police Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard, National Guard
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary) Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)
Senegal Senegal Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale) Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale)
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro - Army (VJ) (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)
Seychelles Seychelles Army, Coast Guard, air wing, National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force Army, Coast Guard (including Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Seychelles National Police (includes Police Mobile Unit)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Army Army (RSLAF)
Singapore Singapore Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force
Slovakia Slovakia Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, Civil Defense Force Ground Forces (including Home Guard [Domobrana]), Air and Air Defense Forces (January 2003)
Slovenia Slovenia Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces) Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands no regular military forces; Solomon Islands National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP) no regular military forces; Solomon Islands National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)
Somalia Somalia A Somali National Army is being reformed under the interim government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces A Somali National Army was attempted under the interim government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces
South Africa South Africa South African National Defense Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS South African National Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services
Spain Spain Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Marines
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
Sudan Sudan Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF), Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces
Suriname Suriname National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)
Swaziland Swaziland Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing)
Sweden Sweden Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force Army, Royal Navy, Air Force (Flygvapnet)
Switzerland Switzerland Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards Land Forces, Air Force
Syria Syria Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces, Police and Security Force Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (including Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force
Taiwan Taiwan Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, Coastal Patrol and Defense Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
Tajikistan Tajikistan Army, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops) Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard
Tanzania Tanzania Tanzanian People's Defense Force or TPDF (includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit, Militia Tanzanian People's Defense Force: Army, Naval Wing, and Air Defense Command; National Service
Thailand Thailand Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (including Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force
Togo Togo Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
Tonga Tonga Tonga Defense Services (includes Royal Tongan Marines, Tongan Royal Guards, Maritime Force, Police); note - a new Air Wing which will be subordinate to the Defense Ministry is being developed Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (including Air Wing)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing
Tunisia Tunisia Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard Army, Navy, Air Force
Turkey Turkey Land Force, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces Command (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard Command, Gendarmerie (Jandarma)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard
Tuvalu Tuvalu no regular military forces; Police Force includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations no regular military forces; Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations)
Uganda Uganda Army, Air Wing, Marine Unit Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing
Ukraine Ukraine Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal Troops, Border Troops Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) Troops, Border Troops
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary (includes Federal Police Force) Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)
United Kingdom United Kingdom Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
United States United States Department of the Army, Department of the Navy (includes Marine Corps), Department of the Air Force

note:
the Coast Guard is normally subordinate to the Department of Transportation, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy		 Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy)
Uruguay Uruguay Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard) Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard
Vanuatu Vanuatu no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force or VMF) no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including the paramilitary Mobile Force or VMF)
Venezuela Venezuela National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN) includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional) National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN) includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - including marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional)
Vietnam Vietnam People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes Ground Forces, Navy, and Air Force), Coast Guard People's Army of Vietnam: Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (including Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard
West Bank West Bank NA -
Western Sahara Western Sahara NA -
Yemen Yemen Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential Guards, paramilitary (includes Police) Army (including Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (including Marines), Air Force (including Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Army (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces) -
Zambia Zambia Army, Air Force, National Service, police Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police) Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police)
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