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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 Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force) (2006)
Albania Albania General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Forces Command, Doctrine and Exercises Command, Logistics Support Command Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, General Staff Headquarters (includes Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command) (2007)
Algeria Algeria People's National Army (ANP; includes Ground Forces), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force (QJA), Territorial Air Defense National Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)
Andorra Andorra no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
Angola Angola Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) Angolan Armed Forces (FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Angolan National Air Force (FANA) (2007)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (including Coast Guard) Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (2006)
Argentina Argentina Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2007)
Armenia Armenia Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Nagorno-Karabakh Self Defense Force (NKSDF), Air Force, Air Defense Force (2006)
Aruba Aruba no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard no regular indigenous military forces; the Netherlands maintains a detachment of marines, a frigate, and an amphibious combat detachment in the neighboring Netherlands Antilles (2005)
Australia Australia Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002) Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command (2006)
Austria Austria Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2008)
Bahamas, The Bahamas, The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard) Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing (2007)
Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Naval Force, Air Force, National Guard
Bangladesh Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) (2008)
Barbados Barbados Royal Barbados Defense Force (Troops Command and Coast Guard) Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2007)
Belarus Belarus Army, Air and Air Defense Force Belarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force (2008)
Belgium Belgium Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands Belgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, Naval Operations Command, Air Operations Commands (2005)
Belize 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 Benin Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Benin Armed Forces (FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008)
Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda Regiment no regular military forces; Bermuda Police Service, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary, Bermuda Regiment
Bhutan Bhutan Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2008)
Bolivia Bolivia Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2008)
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) VF Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army), VRS Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army)
Botswana Botswana Botswana Defense Force (including an Air Wing) Botswana Defense Force (includes an air wing) (2006)
Brazil Brazil Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (including Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB), includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2007)
Brunei Brunei Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF): Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2008)
Bulgaria Bulgaria Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces Bulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2008)
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Army, Air Force Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie (2006)
Burma Burma Army, Navy, Air Force Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) (2008)
Burundi Burundi Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing) (2008)
Cambodia Cambodia Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2008)
Cameroon Cameroon Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC) (2008)
Canada Canada Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command Canadian Forces: Land Forces Command (LFC), Maritime Command (MARCOM), Air Command (AIRCOM), Canada Command (homeland security) (2008)
Cape Verde Cape Verde Army, Coast Guard People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing) (2007)
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Central African Republic Central African Republic Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces, General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Military Air Service, National Police (2008)
Chad Chad Armed Forces: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT), Gendarmerie (2007)
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, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes naval air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh), Carabineros Corps (Cuerpo de Carabineros) (2007)
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): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes airborne forces), and Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police (PAP); Reserve and Militia Forces (2006)
Colombia Colombia Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana) National Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina, Colmar), and Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC) (2008)
Comoros Comoros Comoran Security Force National Development Army (AND): Comoran Security Force; Comoran Federal Police (2007)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Army, Navy, Air Force Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2008)
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Gendarmerie, Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2008)
Cook Islands Cook Islands - no regular military forces; National Police Department (2007)
Costa Rica Costa Rica no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2006)
Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard) Cote d'Ivoire Defense and Security Forces (FDSC): Army, Navy, Air Force (2006)
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) Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH), consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air Force, Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2007)
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 (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER; includes Territorial Militia Troops, MTT), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR; includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (EJT) (2008)
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)		 Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements); north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command (includes Army and Air Forces), Support and Training Forces Command (2007)
Denmark Denmark Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Island Command Greenland, Tactical Air Command (2006)
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) no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes coast guard) (2006)
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2007)
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, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007)
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 Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2008)
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force National Guard (Guardia Nacional (Army), with Coast Guard (Navy) and Air Wing) (2008)
Eritrea Eritrea Army, Navy, Air Force Eritrean Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (2008)
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		 Estonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force (Eesti Ohuvagi), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2008)
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 (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (2008)


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 no regular military forces
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands no regular military forces no regular military forces
Fiji Fiji Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Forces (2008)
Finland Finland Army, Navy, Air Force Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army, Navy (includes coastal defense forces), Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) (2006)
France France Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (including naval air), Air Force (including Air Defense), National Gendarmerie Army (includes marines, Foreign Legion, light aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes air defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana French Guiana no regular military forces; Gendarmerie -
French Polynesia French Polynesia no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
Gabon Gabon Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The Gambia, The Gambian National Army (GNA) (including Naval Unit), Presidential Guard Gambian National Army (National Guard, GNA), Gambian Navy (GN) (2007)
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 in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2007)
Georgia Georgia Ground Forces (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force Georgian Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes National Guard), Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)
Germany Germany Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Service Support Command (Streitkraeftebasis), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) (2006)
Ghana Ghana Army, Navy, Air Force Ghanaian Army, Ghanaian Navy, Ghanaian Air Force (2007)
Gibraltar Gibraltar Royal Gibraltar Regiment Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece Greece Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (EPA), National Guard Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2007)
Grenada Grenada no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2007)
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe no regular military forces -
Guatemala Guatemala Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Guinea Guinea Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard (2007)
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force; paramilitary force
Guyana Guyana Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia Guyana Defense Force: Army (includes Coast Guard, Air Corps) (2007)
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		 no regular military forces - small coast guard; the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper unless they are constitutionally abolished (2007)
Holy See (Vatican City) Holy See (Vatican City) Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera) Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Honduras Honduras Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2007)
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 no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of Ground Forces, Navy, and 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, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML) (2008)
Iceland Iceland no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard no regular military forces; Icelandic National Police (2006)
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 (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 Indonesia Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU) Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2008)
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 (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force of the Military of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Niru-ye Hava'i-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran; 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 (2007)
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) Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi 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 Ireland Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps) Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) (2006)
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), Israel Naval Forces (INF), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2007)
Italy Italy Army, Navy, Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), 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 Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing (2007)
Japan Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Coast Guard Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai, ASDF) (2008)
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 Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya), Special Operations Command (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations) (2006)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard Ground Forces, Naval Force, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard
Kenya Kenya Army, Navy, Air Force Kenyan Army, Kenyan Navy, Kenyan Air Force (2007)
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) (2007)
Korea, North Korea, North Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
Korea, South Korea, South Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard) Army, Navy, Republic of Korea Air Force (Han-guk Kong Goon), Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (coast guard) (2006)
Kuwait Kuwait Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard Land Forces, Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya), National Guard (2007)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops Army, Air Force, National Guard (2005)
Laos Laos Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2008)
Latvia Latvia Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) Latvian Republic Defense Force: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Spelki), Border Guard, Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2007)
Lebanon Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force) Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force (2007)
Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; with Army and Air Wing) Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing
Liberia Liberia Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya Libya Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, Libyan Arab Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriya al-Arabia al-Libyya, LAAF) (2007)
Lithuania Lithuania National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force Ground Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces (2005)
Luxembourg Luxembourg Army Army
Macau Macau responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces no regular military forces
Macedonia Macedonia Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; including Air and Air Defense Command) Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM): Joint Operational Command, with subordinate Air Wing (Makedonsko Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo, MVV), Special Operations Regiment (2007)
Madagascar Madagascar People's Armed Forces: comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie
Malawi Malawi Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including Mobile Force Unit) Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment) (2007)
Malaysia Malaysia Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2008)
Maldives Maldives National Security Service: comprising Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element; Coast Guard Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Quick Reaction Force, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2007)
Mali Mali Army, Air Force, National Guard Malian Armed Forces: Army, Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM), National Guard (2007)
Malta Malta Armed Forces: Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police no regular military forces; under the 1983 Compact of Free Association, the US has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands; Marshall Islands Police (2006)
Martinique Martinique no regular military forces; Gendarmerie -
Mauritania Mauritania Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard (BSSP) Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2007)
Mauritius Mauritius National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard) no regular military forces; National Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard (2007)
Mexico Mexico National Defense Secretariat (Sedena) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines) Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico, ARM, includes Naval Air Force (FAN) and Marines) (2007)
Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of - no regular military forces (2007)
Moldova Moldova National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force National Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)
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: Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force; there is no navy (2008)
Montserrat Montserrat no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)
Morocco Morocco Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense), Navy (includes Marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2007)
Mozambique Mozambique Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006)
Namibia Namibia Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, Air Wing), Police Namibian Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Wing (2006)
Nauru Nauru no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2008)
Nepal Nepal Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force Nepalese Army, Armed Police Force (2008)
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 (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2006)
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles National Guard, Police Force no regular military forces; National Guard (2008)
New Caledonia New Caledonia no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including 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 New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2008)
Nicaragua Nicaragua Army (includes Navy), Navy National Army of Nicaragua (ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2007)
Niger Niger Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (2007)
Nigeria Nigeria Army, Navy, Air Force Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (2007)
Niue Niue no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; 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 (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2006)
Oman Oman Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman, RAFO) (2007)
Pakistan Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2007)
Palau Palau no regular military forces; Police Force no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2008)
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 (PNGDF; includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2008)
Paraguay Paraguay Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2006)
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) Peruvian Army (Ejercito Peruano), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP (includes naval air, naval infantry, and coast guard)), Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2007)
Philippines Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Philippine Air Force (Hukbomg Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) (2008)
Poland Poland Land Forces, Navy, Air Force Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SPRP) (2008)
Portugal Portugal Army, Navy (PON; including Marines), Air Force (FAP), Republican Guard (including Fiscal Guard) Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar Qatar Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri Air Force Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF) (2007)
Reunion Reunion no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) -
Romania Romania Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense Land Forces, Naval Forces, Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romane, FAR), Special Operations (2008)
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 (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches; Russian Ground Forces include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of ground troops (2007)
Rwanda Rwanda Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces) Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, 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) Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) (2007)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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, Coast Guard (2007)
Samoa Samoa no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2005)
San Marino San Marino Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance no regular military forces; Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar) performs ceremonial duties and limited police functions (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard, National Guard Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard (2007)
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary) Land Forces (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, Senegalese Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2007)
Serbia Serbia - Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces Command (includes Serbian naval force, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Joint Operations Command, Air and Air Defense Forces Command (2007)
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) Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Army (RSLAF) Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Navy (Maritime Wing)) (2007)
Singapore Singapore Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2008)
Slovakia Slovakia Ground Forces (including Home Guard [Domobrana]), Air and Air Defense Forces (January 2003) Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2005)
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; 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 no national-level armed forces (2007)
South Africa South Africa South African National Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army, South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), Joint Operations Command, Joint Support Command, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2007)
Spain Spain Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Marines Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA) (2006)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force (2006)
Sudan Sudan Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF), Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces (2007)
Suriname Suriname National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements) National Army (Nationaal Leger, NL; includes Naval Wing, Air Wing) (2007)
Swaziland Swaziland Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing) Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes air wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2007)
Sweden Sweden Army, Royal Navy, Air Force (Flygvapnet) Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2006)
Switzerland Switzerland Land Forces, Air Force Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe); Switzerland has no navy, but maintains a fleet of military patrol boats to patrol Swiss borders (2006)
Syria Syria Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (including Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force Syrian Armed Forces: Syrian Arab Army (includes Syrian Arab Navy), Syrian Arab Air and Air Defense Force (includes Air Defense Command) (2005)
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 Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
Tajikistan Tajikistan Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Mobile Force (2008)
Tanzania Tanzania Tanzanian People's Defense Force: Army, Naval Wing, and Air Defense Command; National Service Tanzanian People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007)
Thailand Thailand Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (including Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force Royal Thai Army (RTA), Royal Thai Navy (RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Knogtap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2006)
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste - Timor-Leste Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada) (2008)
Togo Togo Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)
Tonga Tonga Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (including Air Wing) Tonga Defense Services (TDS): Land Force (Royal Guard), Naval Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2008)
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes air wing) (2004)
Tunisia Tunisia Army, Navy, Air Force Army, Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'tunisia) (2007)
Turkey Turkey Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces Command (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard Command, Gendarmerie (Jandarma) Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri, TDK; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri, THK) (2006)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2007)
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
Uganda Uganda Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF): Army (includes Marine Unit), Air Force (2007)
Ukraine Ukraine Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) Troops, Border Troops Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)
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 (includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (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) Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy
Uruguay Uruguay Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force Army, Navy (includes naval air arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2006)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, 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), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2007)
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): 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 Vietnam People's Army of Vietnam: Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (including Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard People's Armed Forces: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes People's Navy Command (with naval infantry, coast guard), Air and Air Defense Force (Kon Quan Nhan Dan), Border Defense Command), People's Public Security Forces, Militia Force, Self-Defense Forces (2005)
Yemen Yemen Army (including Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (including Marines), Air Force (including Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard Army (includes Republican Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Yemen Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2007)
Zambia Zambia Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police) Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005)
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