Compare Military branches (2001) - Military branches (2005)

Compare Military branches (2001) with Military branches (2005)

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	Military branches (2001)	Military branches (2005)
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 (includes Afghan Air Force), Afghan Militia Force (AMF) (2005)
Albania	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards	General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command
Algeria	National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie	People's National Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)
Andorra	-	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
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	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes Coast Guard)	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: Infantry, Coast Guard (2004)
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	Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops)	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
Aruba	Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard	no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
Australia	Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force	Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
Austria	Army (includes Flying Division)	Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
Azerbaijan	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Bahamas, The	Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force	Royal Bahamaian Defense Force (naval forces) (2004)
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	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	Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force	Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard (2005)
Belarus	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards	Army, Air and Air Defense Force
Belgium	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service	Land, Naval, and Air Components (2005)
Belize	Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard)	Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard
Benin	Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie	Army, Navy, Air Force
Bermuda	Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary	Bermuda Regiment
Bhutan	Royal Bhutan Army, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Body Guards, Forest Guards (paramilitary)	Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2005)
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) (2004)
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 Defense Force (includes Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police	Botswana Defense Force (includes an Air Wing)
Brazil	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)
Brunei	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police	Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force
Bulgaria	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Forces, Internal Troops	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
Burkina Faso	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (2005)
Burma	Army, Navy, Air Force	Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
Burundi	Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie	National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2005)
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	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard	Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
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, Canada Command (homeland security) to be operational in early 2006 (2005)
Cape Verde	Army, Coast Guard/Marines	People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)
Cayman Islands	Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)	no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Central African Republic	Central African Armed Forces (includes Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police Force)	Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Air Force; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard (2004)
Chad	Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT)	Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (2004)
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 (includes naval air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)
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): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes Airborne Forces), and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops considered to be an adjunct to the PLA); Militia (2003)
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, includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)
Comoros	Comoran Security Force	Comoran Security Force
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Presidential Security Group	Army, Navy, Air Force
Congo, Republic of the	Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie	Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005)
Cook Islands	-	no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2004)
Costa Rica	Coast Guard, Air Section, Ministry of Public Security Force (Fuerza Publica) note: Costa Rica has no military, only domestic police forces, including the Coast Guard and Air Section	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police
Cote d'Ivoire	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard), Sapeur-Pompier (Military Fire Group)	Army, Navy, Air Force
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	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	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; includes air and naval elements) north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense, Railroad Units	Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command (2005)
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 (Hjemmevaernet)
Djibouti	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Dominica	Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force
East Timor	-	East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)
Ecuador	Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National Police (Policia Nacional)	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)
Egypt	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force (FAS)
Equatorial Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
Eritrea	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
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)	Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, 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	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 (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession (2003)
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	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	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes ground and naval forces)	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division (2005)
Finland	Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (includes Sea Guard)	Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (2003)
France	Army (includes Marines), Navy (includes Naval Air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie	Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana	French Forces, Gendarmerie	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
French Polynesia	French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
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	Army (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential Guard	Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard
Gaza Strip	NA	in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2002)
Georgia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)	Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force, Interior Forces
Germany	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard	Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
Ghana	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense	Army, Navy, Air Force
Gibraltar	British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force	Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA)
Grenada	Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Guadeloupe	French Forces, Gendarmerie	no regular military forces
Guatemala	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National)	Army (includes Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
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 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	Haitian National Police (HNP) note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until constitutionally abolished	the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City)	-	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Honduras	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
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) includes 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	Ground Forces, Air Force; note - there is a paramilitary Border Guard which is under the Ministry of Interior	Ground Forces, Air Forces
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; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan)
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 (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (includes 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	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, includes Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)
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 (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Qods Force (special operations), and Basij Force (Popular Mobilization Army) Law Enforcement Forces: (2004)
Iraq	Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam	Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Regular Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005)
Ireland	Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana)	Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps)
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, Navy, Air and Space Force (includes Air Defense Forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
Italy	Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri	Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (2005)
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 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)
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 Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations
Kazakhstan	General Purpose Forces (Army), Air Force, Border Guards, Navy, Republican Guard	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
Kenya	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary General Service Unit of the Police	Army, Navy, Air Force
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	Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces	North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; Civil Security Forces (2005)
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	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense Force), National Guard (2002)
Kyrgyzstan	Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops	Army, Air Force, National Guard (2004)
Laos	Lao People's Army (LPA; includes riverine element), Air Force, National Police Department	Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force
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	Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force)	Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force
Lesotho	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; includes Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police (RLMP)	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing
Liberia	Army, Air Force, Navy	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command	Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
Lithuania	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat)	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT)
Luxembourg	Army; note - the government abolished the Gendarmerie	Army
Macau	Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes about 500 troops	China's People's Revolutionary Army (PLA) constitutes the only armed force in Macau; several police forces constitute the Security Forces of Macau (SFM) that are subordinate to the General Secretariat of Security, a body comparable to a ministry of interior (2004)
Macedonia	-	Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes Air and Air Defense Command)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	Army (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Police Force	-
Madagascar	Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces, Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - includes Navy and Air Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment	People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval (Navy and Air) Force; National Gendarmerie
Malawi	Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit)	Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia	Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts	Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2005)
Maldives	National Security Service	National Security Service includes Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard
Mali	Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)	Army, Air Force, National Guard
Malta	Armed Forces (including land forces, an air squadron, a maritime squadron, and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force	Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)
Marshall Islands	no regular military forces (a coast guard may be established); Police Force	no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
Martinique	French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Mauritania	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard	Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)
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	National Defense Secretariat (includes Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry)	Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM) Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)
Micronesia, Federated States of	-	no ministry of defense and no standing armed forces; the paramilitary Maritime Wing, a small maritime law enforcement unit, is responsible to the Division of Maritime Surveillance within the Office of the Attorney General (2003)
Moldova	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops)	National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force
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 Armed Forces: Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF) (2005)
Montserrat	Police Force	no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)
Morocco	Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces	Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine)
Mozambique	Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia	Mozambique Armed Defense Forces: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Logistics Command
Namibia	National Defense Force (Army), Police	Namibian Defense Force: Army (includes Air Wing), Navy, Police
Nauru	no regular armed forces; Directorate of the Nauru Police Force	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force
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	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 (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2004)
Netherlands Antilles	Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Police Force	National Guard, Police Force
New Caledonia	French Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
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	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army (includes Navy, Air Force)
Niger	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police	Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)
Nigeria	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Niue	Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Norway	Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard	Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard
Oman	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)	Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2005)
Pakistan	Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard	Army, Navy, Air Force
Palau	NA	no regular military forces; Police Force
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 Defense Force (includes Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, and Special Forces Unit)	Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element)
Paraguay	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Naval Aviation, River Defense Corps, Coast Guard), Air Force
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	Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marine Corps), Air Force
Poland	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force	Land Forces, Navy, Polish Air Force (PSP)
Portugal	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard	Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)
Puerto Rico	paramilitary National Guard, Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar	Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security	Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)
Reunion	French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)	no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
Romania	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense	Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (2005)
Russia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Strategic Rocket Forces	Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches
Rwanda	Army, Navy, Air Force	Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force
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 (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Saint Lucia	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard	no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Samoa	no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force	no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
San Marino	Voluntary Military Force, Police Force	Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance
Sao Tome and Principe	Army, Navy, Security Police	Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (2004)
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	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale)	Army, Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Air Force (2005)
Serbia and Montenegro	-	Serbian and Montenegrin Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, VSCG): Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces (2005)
Seychelles	Army, Coast Guard, air wing, National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force	Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)
Sierra Leone	Army	Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)
Singapore	Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force	Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense (2005)
Slovakia	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, Civil Defense Force	Army of the Slovak Republic (Armady Slovenskej Republika): Land Command, Air Forces (Vozdushne Sily), Training and Support Command, Logistics Command (2005)
Slovenia	Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)	Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)
Solomon Islands	no regular military forces; Solomon Islands National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)	no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)
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 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 (SANDF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Operations, Joint Support, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2004)
Spain	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard	Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Naval Infantry
Sri Lanka	Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
Sudan	Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia	Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force
Suriname	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)
Swaziland	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2005)
Sweden	Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force	Army, Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN), Air Force (Flygvapnet)
Switzerland	Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards	Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)
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 (includes Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force
Taiwan	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, Coastal Patrol and Defense Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces	Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
Tajikistan	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
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 (JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing, Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service
Thailand	Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces	Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force
Togo	Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie	Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)
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 (includes Air Wing)
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 (includes Air Wing) (2004)
Tunisia	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard	Army, Navy, Air Force (2003)
Turkey	Land Force, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie	Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force
Turkmenistan	Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2004)
Tuvalu	no regular military forces; Police Force includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations	no regular military forces; national police force
Uganda	Army, Air Wing, Marine Unit	Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing
Ukraine	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal Troops, Border Troops	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)
United Arab Emirates	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary (includes Federal Police Force)	Army, Navy (includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)
United Kingdom	Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force	Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
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	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	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard
Vanuatu	no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force or VMF)	no regular military forces; security forces comprise the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) and paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), which includes Vanuatu's naval force, known as the Police Maritime Wing (PMW); border security in Vanuatu is the joint responsibility of the Customs and Inland Revenue Service, VPF, VMF, and PMW (2003)
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, FAN): Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - includes Marines, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional)
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 (includes Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard
West Bank	NA	-
Western Sahara	NA	-
Yemen	Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential Guards, paramilitary (includes Police)	Army (includes Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (2002)
Yugoslavia	Army (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)	-
Zambia	Army, Air Force, National Service, police	Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police)	Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005)