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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 December 2001 Bonn Agreement calls for all militia forces to come under Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) control, but formation of a national army is likely to be a gradual process; Afghanistan's forces continue to be factionalized largely along ethnic lines
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 Peoples National Army (ANP), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie
Andorra Andorra no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra no regular military forces, but there is a police force
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 (including the 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 and Marines), Coast Guard, Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force
Armenia Armenia Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards
Australia Australia Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002) Royal Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force
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 Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) comprising Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force, Amiri Guards, National Guard
Bangladesh Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, Armed Police Battalions, National Cadet Corps)
Barbados Barbados Royal Barbados Defense Force (Troops Command and Coast Guard) Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force
Belarus Belarus Army, Air and Air Defense Force Army, Air Force (including air defense), Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
Belgium Belgium Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands Army, Navy, Air Components, Federal Police
Benin Benin Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie
Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda Regiment no regular indigenous military forces; Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary
Bhutan Bhutan Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Forest Guards
Bolivia Bolivia Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia)
Botswana Botswana Botswana Defense Force (including an Air Wing) Botswana Defense Force (including 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 (subordinate to Ministry of Defense), Internal Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Interior), Civil Defense Forces (subordinate to the president)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Army, Air Force Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia
Burundi Burundi Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie
Cambodia Cambodia Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF): Army, Navy, Air Force
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 Armed Forces (comprising Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Communications Command, Training Command)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; 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 (FACA) (including Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, and Air Force), Presidential Security Guard, Gendarmerie, National Police
Chad Chad Armed Forces: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard Armed Forces (including National Army, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Rapid Intervention Force, National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT), Presidential Security Guard, Police
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 of the Nation, National Navy (including naval air, coast guard, and marines), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police), Investigations Police
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, including Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Security Battalion
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie, National Police
Costa Rica Costa Rica no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security no regular indigenous military forces; Air Section, Ministry of Public Forces (Fuerza Publica)
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 (Hrvatska Vojska, HV), 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) including Ground Forces, Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); note - the Border Guard Troops (TGF) are 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 area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police


Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Force
Dominica Dominica no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard) Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including 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 the East Timor Defense Force or FALINTIL-FDTL comprises a light-infantry Army and a small Naval component; note - plans are to develop a force of 1,500 active personnel and 1,500 reserve personnel over the next five years
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police
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		 Ethiopian National Defense Force (Ground Forces, Air Force, militia, police)


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) no regular military forces British Forces Falkland Islands no regular indigenous military forces; (includes Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy), Police Force
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands no regular military forces no regular indigenous military forces; 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 forces, naval division
Finland Finland Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (including 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 no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie
French Polynesia French Polynesia no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Gabon Gabon Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential (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 Gambian National Army (GNA) (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential Guard
Georgia Georgia Ground Forces (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force Ground Forces (includes National Guard), combined Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces, Republic Security and Police 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 (including naval air arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Joint Support Service
Ghana Ghana Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force
Gibraltar Gibraltar Royal Gibraltar Regiment no regular indigenous military forces; 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, Police, National Guard
Grenada Grenada no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe no regular military forces no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie
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)
Guyana Guyana Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia Guyana Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana Police Force, Guyana People's Militia, Guyana National Service
Honduras Honduras Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force Army, Navy (including marines), Air Force
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, Strategic Nuclear Command (SNC), Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Ladakh Scouts, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, Defense Security Corps, and Indian Reserve Battalions)
Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU) Army, Navy (including marines and naval air arm), Air Force
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 Force and Air Defense Command), Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army] 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 (including 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 (IDF) (includes ground, naval, and air components with Air Defense Forces), Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal); 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 (including 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), Japanese Coast Guard
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) 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 Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Border Service, Republican Guard
Kuwait Kuwait Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard Army, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard
Laos Laos Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), 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, Border Guard, National Guard
Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; with Army and Air Wing) Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; including Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police
Liberia Liberia Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya Libya Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air and Air Defense Command (includes Air Force)
Lithuania Lithuania National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT)
Luxembourg Luxembourg Army Army, Grand Ducal Police
Macau Macau responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces no regular indigenous military forces; responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there is a local police force
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 (ARM), 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 People's Armed Forces (comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, Aeronaval [Navy and Air] Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment
Malawi Malawi Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including Mobile Force Unit) Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including 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 Field 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 [with subordinate air squadron and 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; Police Force
Martinique Martinique no regular military forces; Gendarmerie no regular indigenous military forces; 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
Mexico Mexico National Defense Secretariat (Sedena) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines) National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines)
Moldova Moldova National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force Ground Forces (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Republic Security Forces (includes paramilitary Internal Troops 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
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, Special Forces, Militia
Namibia Namibia Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, Air Wing), Police National Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing), Police
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 (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles National Guard, Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Royal Netherlands Air Force, National Guard, Police Force
Nicaragua Nicaragua Army (includes Navy), Navy Army, Navy, Air Force
Niger Niger Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force
Nigeria Nigeria Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air 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 (including Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard
Oman Oman Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani 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
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 Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element)
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; FAP), National Police (includes General Police, Security Police, and Technical Police)
Philippines Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force Army, Navy (including Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force, paramilitary units
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 (PON) (includes Marines), Air Force, Republican Guard (includes Fiscal Guard)
Qatar Qatar Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force
Romania Romania Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense, Border Guards
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 Forces, Space Forces, Airborne Forces, Strategic Rocket Forces
Rwanda Rwanda Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces) Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit and Coast Guard)
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 (Corpi Militari Voluntar), Gendarmerie; note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard, National Guard Army, Navy, Security Police
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 (includes Air Wing), Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Police Force (includes Police Mobile Unit, a special weapons and tactics unit capable of assisting the Army in maintaining internal stability)
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) Army (Ground Forces), Air and Air Defense Forces, Home Guards (Territorial Defense Forces), Civil Defense Force, Railway Armed Forces (subordinate to the Ministry of Transportation, Post, and Telecommunications)
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 (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service
Spain Spain Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Marines Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard
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 (including 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) Army, Royal Navy (including Coast Artillery and Naval Helicopter Service), 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 (includes 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 (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command
Tajikistan Tajikistan Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force, 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 (including Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit (including Police Marine Unit and Police Air Wing), territorial 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 (includes the Border Patrol Police [including Police Aerial Reinforcement Unit], Thahan Phran, Special Action Forces, Police Aviation Division, Thai Marine Police, and the Volunteer Defense Corps)
Tonga Tonga Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (including Air Wing) Tonga Defense Services (made up of three operational command components and two support elements, including the Royal Marines, Royal Guards, Maritime Force, a support/logistics group, and a training group), Police; note - a new air wing that will be subordinate to the Ministry of Defense 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 (including Ground Force, 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 Forces, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie
Uganda Uganda Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (including Army, Marine unit, Air Wing)
Ukraine Ukraine Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) Troops, Border Troops Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Interior 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 (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police 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 (including 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, National Guard, Security Forces (internal security and border troops)
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 (includes Ground Forces, People's Navy Command [including Naval Infantry], Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard)
Yemen Yemen Army (including Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (including Marines), Air Force (including Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard Army (includes Special Forces, established in 1999), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard
Zambia Zambia Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary forces
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