Compare Military branches (2005) - Military branches (2004)

Compare Military branches (2005) with Military branches (2004)

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	Military branches (2005)	Military branches (2004)
Afghanistan	Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force), Afghan Militia Force (AMF) (2005)	Afghan National Army, currently being trained by the US with the assistance of the international community, is 7,000 strong; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement called for all militia forces to come under the authority of the central government, but regional leaders have continued to retain their militias and the formation of a national army remains a gradual process; Afghanistan's militia forces continue to be factionalized, largely along ethnic lines
Albania	General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command	General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Forces Command, Doctrine and Exercises Command, Logistics Support Command
Algeria	People's National Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)	People's National Army (ANP; includes Ground Forces), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force (QJA), Territorial Air Defense
Andorra	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
Angola	Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)	Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)
Antigua and Barbuda	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: Infantry, Coast Guard (2004)	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (including Coast Guard)
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), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)
Armenia	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force	Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force
Aruba	no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard	no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
Australia	Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command	Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, new Special Operations Command (announced in December 2002)
Austria	Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)	Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
Azerbaijan	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Bahamas, The	Royal Bahamaian Defense Force (naval forces) (2004)	Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard)
Bahrain	Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard	Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
Bangladesh	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Barbados	Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard (2005)	Royal Barbados Defense Force (Troops Command and Coast Guard)
Belarus	Army, Air and Air Defense Force	Army, Air and Air Defense Force
Belgium	Land, Naval, and Air Components (2005)	Army, Naval, and Air Operations Commands
Belize	Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard	Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard)
Benin	Army, Navy, Air Force	Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Bermuda	Bermuda Regiment	Bermuda Regiment
Bhutan	Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2005)	Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia
Bolivia	Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval; includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) (2004)	Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana)
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 Defense Force (includes an Air Wing)	Botswana Defense Force (including an Air Wing)
Brazil	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (including Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)
Brunei	Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force	Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force
Bulgaria	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Burkina Faso	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (2005)	Army, Air Force
Burma	Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force
Burundi	National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2005)	Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie
Cambodia	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Cameroon	Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
Canada	Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) to be operational in early 2006 (2005)	Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command
Cape Verde	People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)	Army, Coast Guard
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 Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Air Force; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard (2004)	Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force
Chad	Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (2004)	Armed Forces: National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard
Chile	Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes naval air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)	Army of the Nation, National Navy (including Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)
China	People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes Airborne Forces), and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops considered to be an adjunct to the PLA); Militia (2003)	People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA), militia
Colombia	Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)	Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)
Comoros	Comoran Security Force	Comoran Security Force
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Congo, Republic of the	Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005)	Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy
Cook Islands	no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2004)	-
Costa Rica	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security
Cote d'Ivoire	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard)
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, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)
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): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
Cyprus	Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements) north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)	Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic	Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command (2005)	Czech Army: Ground Forces, Air Forces, Special Forces
Denmark	Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard (Hjemmevaernet)	Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard
Djibouti	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)	Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force)
Dominica	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard)	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
East Timor	East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)	East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy
Ecuador	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)	Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police
Egypt	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador	Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force (FAS)	Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force
Equatorial Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force
Eritrea	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Estonia	Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime	Estonia Defense Forces (including Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force), Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime
Ethiopia	Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession (2003)	Ethiopian National Defense Force: Ground Forces, Air Force, Mobilized Militia note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	no regular military forces	no regular military forces
Faroe Islands	no regular military forces	no regular military forces
Fiji	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division (2005)	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division
Finland	Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (2003)	Army, Navy, Air Force
France	Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie	Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (including naval air), Air Force (including Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
French Polynesia	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
Gabon	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The	Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard	Gambian National Army (GNA) (including Naval Unit), Presidential Guard
Gaza Strip	in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2002)	in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, a Public Security Force and a civil Police Force
Georgia	Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force, Interior Forces	Ground Forces (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force
Germany	Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service	Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine; including Naval Air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
Ghana	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Gibraltar	Royal Gibraltar Regiment	Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA)	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (EPA), National Guard
Grenada	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Guadeloupe	no regular military forces	no regular military forces
Guatemala	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Guinea	Army (includes Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
Guinea-Bissau	People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force	People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
Guyana	Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps, Guyana People's Militia	Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps; Guyana People's Militia
Haiti	the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished	Haitian National Police (HNP) note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City)	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)	Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera)
Honduras	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force	Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force
Hong Kong	no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region	no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region
Hungary	Ground Forces, Air Forces	Ground Forces, Air Forces
Iceland	no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan)	no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard
India	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)	Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
Indonesia	Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, includes Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)	Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)
Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Qods Force (special operations), and Basij Force (Popular Mobilization Army) Law Enforcement Forces: (2004)	Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Command), Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods Force [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army]), Law Enforcement Forces
Iraq	Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Regular Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005)	note: in the summer of 2003 the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) began recruiting and training a New Iraqi Army (NIA) that would have a purely defensive mission and capability; in March 2004, the Iraqi Interim Government established a Ministry of Defense to create an Iraqi Armed Force; at that time the NIA was renamed the Iraqi Armed Force - Army (IAF-A); plans also were put into effect to reconstitute an Iraqi Army Air Corps (IAAC) and Coastal Defense Force (navy), but there are no plans to reconstitute an Iraqi Air Force; the Army's primary new focus will be domestic counterinsurgency, which is a change of direction from the CPA's intent to create an army not involved in domestic politics; in mid-2004 the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps (ICDC) was designated the Iraqi National Guard (ING) and subordinated to the Defense Ministry and the Iraqi Armed Forces Pre-war Iraqi military equipment was largely destroyed by Coalition forces during combat operations in early 2003 or subsequently looted or scrapped (September 2004)
Ireland	Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps)	Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps)
Israel	Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps, Navy, Air and Space Force (includes Air Defense Forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services	Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps (including Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal)), Navy, Air Force(including Air Defense Forces); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
Italy	Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri
Jamaica	Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing	Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing
Japan	Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)	Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Coast Guard
Jordan	Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations	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	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
Kenya	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Kiribati	no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands)	no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands)
Korea, North	North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; Civil Security Forces (2005)	Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
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	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense Force), National Guard (2002)	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard
Kyrgyzstan	Army, Air Force, National Guard (2004)	Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops
Laos	Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force	Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force
Latvia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)
Lebanon	Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force	Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force)
Lesotho	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; with Army and Air Wing)
Liberia	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya	Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
Lithuania	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT)	National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT), Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force
Luxembourg	Army	Army
Macau	China's People's Revolutionary Army (PLA) constitutes the only armed force in Macau; several police forces constitute the Security Forces of Macau (SFM) that are subordinate to the General Secretariat of Security, a body comparable to a ministry of interior (2004)	responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces
Macedonia	Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes Air and Air Defense Command)	Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; including Air and Air Defense Command)
Madagascar	People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval (Navy and Air) Force; National Gendarmerie	People's Armed Forces: comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval - Navy and Air - Force; National Gendarmerie
Malawi	Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes Mobile Force Unit)	Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia	Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2005)	Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts
Maldives	National Security Service includes Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard	National Security Service: comprising Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element; Coast Guard
Mali	Army, Air Force, National Guard	Army, Air Force, National Guard
Malta	Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)	Armed Forces: Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps
Marshall Islands	no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police	no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
Martinique	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Mauritania	Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)	Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard (BSSP)
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	Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM) Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)	National Defense Secretariat (Sedena) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines)
Micronesia, Federated States of	no ministry of defense and no standing armed forces; the paramilitary Maritime Wing, a small maritime law enforcement unit, is responsible to the Division of Maritime Surveillance within the Office of the Attorney General (2003)	-
Moldova	National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force	National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force
Mongolia	Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF) (2005)	Mongolian People's Army (comprising Ground Forces, Air Defense Forces), Border Guards, Internal Security Forces, Construction Corps Forces, Civil Defense Authority
Montserrat	no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Morocco	Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine)	Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Mozambique	Mozambique Armed Defense Forces: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Logistics Command	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces
Namibia	Namibian Defense Force: Army (includes Air Wing), Navy, Police	Namibian Defense Force: Army (including Naval Wing, Air Wing), Police
Nauru	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force
Nepal	Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force	Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force
Netherlands	Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2004)	Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command
Netherlands Antilles	National Guard, Police Force	National Guard, Police Force
New Caledonia	no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
New Zealand	New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force	New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Nicaragua	Army (includes Navy, Air Force)	Army (includes Navy), Navy
Niger	Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)	Army, Air Force, National Intervention and Security Force
Nigeria	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Niue	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Norway	Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), 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 (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard
Oman	Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2005)	Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Pakistan	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Palau	no regular military forces; Police Force	no regular military forces; Police Force
Panama	an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)	an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element)	Papua New Guinea Defense Force: Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element
Paraguay	Army, Navy (includes Naval Aviation, River Defense Corps, Coast Guard), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force
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, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP)
Philippines	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marine Corps), Air Force	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force
Poland	Land Forces, Navy, Polish Air Force (PSP)	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force
Portugal	Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)	Army, Navy (PON; including Marines), Air Force (FAP), Republican Guard (including Fiscal Guard)
Puerto Rico	no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar	Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)	Land Force, Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Amiri Air Force
Reunion	no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)	no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
Romania	Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (2005)	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Civil Defense
Russia	Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces; Airborne troops, Strategic Rocket Forces, and Military Space Forces are classified as independent combat arms, not subordinate to any of the three branches
Rwanda	Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force	Rwandan Defense Forces (Army, Air Forces)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit)
Saint Lucia	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	no regular military forces; 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	no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force	no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
San Marino	Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance	Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance
Sao Tome and Principe	Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (2004)	Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard, National Guard
Saudi Arabia	Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)	Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)
Senegal	Army, Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Air Force (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale)
Serbia and Montenegro	Serbian and Montenegrin Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, VSCG): Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces (2005)	Army (VJ) (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)
Seychelles	Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)	Army, Coast Guard (including Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Seychelles National Police (includes Police Mobile Unit)
Sierra Leone	Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)	Army (RSLAF)
Singapore	Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force
Slovakia	Army of the Slovak Republic (Armady Slovenskej Republika): Land Command, Air Forces (Vozdushne Sily), Training and Support Command, Logistics Command (2005)	Ground Forces (including Home Guard [Domobrana]), Air and Air Defense Forces (January 2003)
Slovenia	Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)	Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)
Solomon Islands	no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)	no regular military forces; Solomon Islands National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)
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 was attempted under the interim government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces
South Africa	South African National Defense Force (SANDF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Operations, Joint Support, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2004)	South African National Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services
Spain	Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Naval Infantry	Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Marines
Sri Lanka	Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
Sudan	Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force	Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF), Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces
Suriname	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)
Swaziland	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2005)	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing)
Sweden	Army, Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN), Air Force (Flygvapnet)	Army, Royal Navy, Air Force (Flygvapnet)
Switzerland	Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)	Land Forces, Air Force
Syria	Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (includes Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force	Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (including Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force
Taiwan	Army, Navy (includes 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, Armed Forces Police Command
Tajikistan	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard
Tanzania	Tanzanian People's Defense Force (JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing, Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service	Tanzanian People's Defense Force: Army, Naval Wing, and Air Defense Command; National Service
Thailand	Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force	Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (including Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force
Togo	Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
Tonga	Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Air Wing)	Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (including Air Wing)
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing) (2004)	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing
Tunisia	Army, Navy, Air Force (2003)	Army, Navy, Air Force
Turkey	Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force	Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces Command (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard Command, Gendarmerie (Jandarma)
Turkmenistan	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2004)	Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard
Tuvalu	no regular military forces; national police force	no regular military forces; Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations)
Uganda	Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing	Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing
Ukraine	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS) Troops, Border Troops
United Arab Emirates	Army, Navy (includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)	Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)
United Kingdom	Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force	Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
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 (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy)
Uruguay	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force
Uzbekistan	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard
Vanuatu	no regular military forces; security forces comprise the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) and paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), which includes Vanuatu's naval force, known as the Police Maritime Wing (PMW); border security in Vanuatu is the joint responsibility of the Customs and Inland Revenue Service, VPF, VMF, and PMW (2003)	no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including the paramilitary Mobile Force or VMF)
Venezuela	National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales, FAN): Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - includes Marines, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional)	National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN) includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - including marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional)
Vietnam	People's Army of Vietnam: Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (includes Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard	People's Army of Vietnam: Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (including Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard
Yemen	Army (includes Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (2002)	Army (including Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (including Marines), Air Force (including Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard
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 Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005)	Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police)