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Afghanistan Afghanistan 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 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
Albania Albania General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Forces Command, Doctrine and Exercises Command, Logistics Support Command Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
Algeria Algeria People's National Army (ANP; includes Ground Forces), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force (QJA), Territorial Air Defense National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie
Andorra Andorra no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra -
Angola Angola Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (including Coast Guard) Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes Coast Guard)
Argentina Argentina Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force
Armenia Armenia Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Aruba Aruba no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
Australia Australia Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002) Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force
Austria Austria Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) Army (includes Flying Division)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard) Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force
Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force
Bangladesh Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, National Cadet Corps), Armed Police battalions
Barbados Barbados Royal Barbados Defense Force (Troops Command and Coast Guard) Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force
Belarus Belarus Army, Air and Air Defense Force Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
Belgium Belgium Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service
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: Army, Navy, Air Force Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie
Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda Regiment Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary
Bhutan Bhutan Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia Royal Bhutan Army, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Body Guards, Forest Guards (paramilitary)
Bolivia Bolivia Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 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) 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
Botswana Botswana Botswana Defense Force (including an Air Wing) Botswana Defense Force (includes Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police
Brazil Brazil Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (including Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)
Brunei Brunei Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police
Bulgaria Bulgaria Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Forces, Internal Troops
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Army, Air Force Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia
Burma Burma Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Burundi Burundi Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
Cambodia Cambodia Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force 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
Cameroon Cameroon Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard
Canada Canada Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command 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)
Cape Verde Cape Verde Army, Coast Guard Army, Coast Guard/Marines
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)
Central African Republic Central African Republic Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force Central African Armed Forces (includes Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police Force)
Chad Chad Armed Forces: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT)
Chile Chile Army of the Nation, National Navy (including Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police) 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
China China 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 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)
Colombia Colombia Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana) Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional)
Comoros Comoros Comoran Security Force Comoran Security Force
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Presidential Security Group
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie
Costa Rica Costa Rica no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security 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
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard) Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard), Sapeur-Pompier (Military Fire Group)
Croatia Croatia Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO) Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
Cuba Cuba Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT) 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
Cyprus Cyprus Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police


north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)		 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
Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense, Railroad Units
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 (including Navy and Air Force) Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Dominica Dominica no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard) Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police
East Timor East Timor East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy -
Ecuador Ecuador Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National Police (Policia Nacional)
Egypt Egypt Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador El Salvador Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police
Eritrea Eritrea Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Estonia Estonia 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		 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)
Ethiopia Ethiopia 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		 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
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) no regular military forces British Forces Falkland Islands (includes Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines), Police Force
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands no regular military forces defense is the responsibility of Denmark; no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained
Fiji Fiji Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes ground and naval forces)
Finland Finland Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (includes Sea Guard)
France France Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (including naval air), Air Force (including Air Defense), National Gendarmerie Army (includes Marines), Navy (includes Naval Air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana French Guiana no regular military forces; Gendarmerie French Forces, Gendarmerie
French Polynesia French Polynesia no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Gabon Gabon Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The Gambia, The Gambian National Army (GNA) (including Naval Unit), Presidential Guard Army (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential Guard
Gaza Strip Gaza Strip 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 NA
Georgia Georgia Ground Forces (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Germany Germany Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard
Ghana Ghana Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense
Gibraltar Gibraltar Royal Gibraltar Regiment British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
Greece Greece Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (EPA), National Guard Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police
Grenada Grenada no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe no regular military forces French Forces, Gendarmerie
Guatemala Guatemala Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Guinea Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National)
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: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia Guyana Defense Force (GDF; includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana People's Militia (GPM), Guyana National Service (GNS), Guyana Police Force
Haiti Haiti 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		 Haitian National Police (HNP)

note:
the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera) -
Honduras Honduras Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Hong Kong Hong Kong 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 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 Forces Ground Forces, Air Force; note - there is a paramilitary Border Guard which is under the Ministry of Interior
Iceland Iceland no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard; note - Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik
India India 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) 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)
Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU) Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines

note:
as of 1 July 2000, the National Police became an independent organization that reports directly to the president
Iran Iran 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 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
Iraq Iraq 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) Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam
Ireland Ireland Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps) Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana)
Israel Israel 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 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
Italy Italy Army, Navy, Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri
Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing Jamaica Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force
Japan Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Coast Guard Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)
Jordan Jordan 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 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)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard General Purpose Forces (Army), Air Force, Border Guards, Navy, Republican Guard
Kenya Kenya Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary General Service Unit of the Police
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 Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National Guard, Coast 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; including Riverine Force), Air Force Lao People's Army (LPA; includes riverine element), Air Force, National Police Department
Latvia Latvia Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces, 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; with Army and Air Wing) Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; includes Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police (RLMP)
Liberia Liberia Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Air Force, Navy
Libya Libya Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command
Lithuania Lithuania National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat)
Luxembourg Luxembourg Army Army; note - the government abolished the Gendarmerie
Macau Macau responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes about 500 troops
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 People's Armed Forces: comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces, Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - includes Navy and Air Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment
Malawi Malawi Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including Mobile Force Unit) Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia Malaysia Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts
Maldives Maldives National Security Service: comprising Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element; Coast Guard National Security Service
Mali Mali Army, Air Force, National Guard Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)
Malta Malta Armed Forces: Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps Armed Forces (including land forces, an air squadron, a maritime squadron, and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police no regular military forces (a coast guard may be established); Police Force
Martinique Martinique no regular military forces; Gendarmerie French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Mauritania Mauritania Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard (BSSP) Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard
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 (Sedena) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines) National Defense Secretariat (includes Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry)
Moldova Moldova National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Mongolia Mongolia Mongolian People's Army (comprising Ground Forces, Air Defense Forces), Border Guards, Internal Security Forces, Construction Corps Forces, Civil Defense Authority 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
Montserrat Montserrat no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force Police Force
Morocco Morocco Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces
Mozambique Mozambique Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia
Namibia Namibia Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, Air Wing), Police National Defense Force (Army), Police
Nauru Nauru no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force no regular armed forces; Directorate of the 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 (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles National Guard, Police Force Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Police Force
New Caledonia New Caledonia no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force French Armed Forces (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 (includes Navy), Navy Army, Navy, Air Force
Niger Niger Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police
Nigeria Nigeria Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Niue Niue no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force Police Force
Norway Norway Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (including Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard
Oman Oman Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)
Pakistan Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard
Palau Palau no regular military forces; Police Force NA
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: Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, and Special Forces Unit)
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, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP) 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)
Philippines Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force
Poland Poland Land Forces, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force
Portugal Portugal Army, Navy (PON; including Marines), Air Force (FAP), Republican Guard (including Fiscal Guard) Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar Qatar Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security
Reunion Reunion no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
Romania Romania Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense
Russia Russia 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 Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Strategic Rocket Forces
Rwanda Rwanda Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces) Army, Navy, Air Force
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit) Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force, Coast Guard, Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes 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 (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance Voluntary Military Force, Police Force
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard, National Guard Army, Navy, Security Police
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 (including Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Seychelles National Police (includes Police Mobile Unit) Army, Coast Guard, air wing, National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Army (RSLAF) Army
Singapore Singapore Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force
Slovakia Slovakia Ground Forces (including Home Guard [Domobrana]), Air and Air Defense Forces (January 2003) Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, Civil Defense Force
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 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 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
South Africa South Africa South African National Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services South African National Defense Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS
Spain Spain Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Marines Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
Sudan Sudan Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF), Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia
Suriname Suriname National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements) National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police
Swaziland Swaziland Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing) Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force
Sweden Sweden Army, Royal Navy, Air Force (Flygvapnet) Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force
Switzerland Switzerland Land Forces, Air Force Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards
Syria Syria Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (including Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces, Police and Security Force
Taiwan Taiwan Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, Coastal Patrol and Defense Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces
Tajikistan Tajikistan Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard Army, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Tanzania Tanzania Tanzanian People's Defense Force: Army, Naval Wing, and Air Defense Command; National Service Tanzanian People's Defense Force or TPDF (includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit, Militia
Thailand Thailand Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (including Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces
Togo Togo Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
Tonga Tonga Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (including Air Wing) 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
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Tunisia Tunisia Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard
Turkey Turkey Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces Command (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard Command, Gendarmerie (Jandarma) Land Force, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie
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 Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing Army, Air Wing, Marine Unit
Ukraine Ukraine Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) Troops, Border Troops Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal Troops, Border Troops
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force) Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary (includes Federal Police Force)
United Kingdom United Kingdom Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
United States United States 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) 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
Uruguay Uruguay Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard
Vanuatu Vanuatu no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including the paramilitary Mobile Force or VMF) no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes the paramilitary Vanuatu 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 - 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) 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)
Vietnam Vietnam People's Army of Vietnam: Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (including Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes Ground Forces, Navy, and Air Force), Coast Guard
West Bank West Bank - NA
Western Sahara Western Sahara - NA
Yemen Yemen Army (including Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (including Marines), Air Force (including Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential Guards, paramilitary (includes Police)
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia - Army (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)
Zambia Zambia Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service Army, Air Force, National Service, police
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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