Compare Military branches (2006) - Military branches (2001)

Compare Military branches (2006) with Military branches (2001)

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	Military branches (2006)	Military branches (2001)
Afghanistan	Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force) (2006)	NA; note - the military does not exist on a national basis; some elements of the former Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Border Guard Forces, National Police Force (Sarandoi), and tribal militias still exist but are factionalized among the various groups
Albania	General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
Algeria	National Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)	National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie
Andorra	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra	-
Angola	Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force
Antigua and Barbuda	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (2006)	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes Coast Guard)
Argentina	Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2005)	Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force
Armenia	Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Nagorno-Karabakh Self Defense Force (NKSDF), Air Force, Air Defense Force (2006)	Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Aruba	no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Netherlands Navy and Marines, Coast Guard	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
Austria	Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)	Army (includes Flying Division)
Azerbaijan	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards
Bahamas, The	Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Marines, Air Wing (2006)	Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force
Bahrain	Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard	Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) (2006)	Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, National Cadet Corps), Armed Police battalions
Barbados	Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Coast Guard (2005)	Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force
Belarus	Belarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force (2006)	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
Belgium	Belgian Armed Forces: Land, Naval, and Air Operations Commands (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service
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 (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie
Bermuda	no regular military forces	Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary
Bhutan	Royal Bhutan Army: Royal Bodyguard, Royal Bhutan Police (2005)	Royal Bhutan Army, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Body Guards, Forest Guards (paramilitary)
Bolivia	Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2006)	Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	VF Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army), VRS Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army)	Federation Army or VF (composed of both Croatian and Bosniak elements), Republika Srpska Army or VRS (composed of Bosnian Serb elements); note - within both of these forces air and air defense are subordinate commands
Botswana	Botswana Defense Force (includes an air wing) (2006)	Botswana Defense Force (includes Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police
Brazil	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) (2006)	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)
Brunei	Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2005)	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Force (2006)	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Forces, Internal Troops
Burkina Faso	Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso), National Gendarmerie (2006)	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia
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 (being disbanded) (2006)	Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
Cambodia	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2005)	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), including Army, Navy, and Air Force - created in 1993 by the merger of the Cambodian People's Armed Forces and the two noncommunist resistance armies note: Khmer Rouge and royalist insurgent forces were integrated into the RCAF in 1999
Cameroon	Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC) (2006)	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard
Canada	Canadian Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) (2006)	Canadian Forces (includes Land Forces Command or LC, Maritime Command or MC, Air Command or AC, Communications Command or CC, Training Command or TC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Cape Verde	People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)	Army, Coast Guard/Marines
Cayman Islands	no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force	Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)
Central African Republic	Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Military Air Service; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard, National Police (2006)	Central African Armed Forces (includes Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police Force)
Chad	Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (2004)	Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT)
Chile	Army of the Nation, National 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), Chilean Carabineros (National Police) (2006)	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marines), Air Force, Carabineros of Chile (National Police), Investigations Police note: Carabineros and Investigations Police are normally administered by the Ministry of Interior, but in times of national emergency, they are considered part of the military
China	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 (PAP); Reserve and Militia Forces (2006)	People's Liberation Army (PLA) - which includes Ground Forces, Navy (includes Marines and Naval Aviation), Air Force, Second Artillery Corps (the strategic missile force), People's Armed Police (internal security troops, nominally subordinate to Ministry of Public Security, but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA in wartime)
Colombia	Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes naval aviation, marines, and coast guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana) (2006)	Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional)
Comoros	Comoran Defense Force: Comoran Security Force (includes Gendarmerie and Army), Comoran Federal Police (2006)	Comoran Security Force
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Presidential Security Group
Congo, Republic of the	Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005)	Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie
Cook Islands	no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2005)	-
Costa Rica	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2006)	Coast Guard, Air Section, Ministry of Public Security Force (Fuerza Publica) note: Costa Rica has no military, only domestic police forces, including the Coast Guard and Air Section
Cote d'Ivoire	Cote d'Ivoire Defense and Security Forces (FDSC): Army, Navy, Air Force (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard), Sapeur-Pompier (Military Fire Group)
Croatia	Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2006)	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
Cuba	Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (EJT) (2005)	Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) includes ground forces, Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Troops Militia (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); the Border Guard (TGF) is controlled by the Interior Ministry
Cyprus	Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements); north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)	Greek Cypriot area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements), Hellenic Forces Contingent on Cyprus (ELDYK), Greek Cypriot Police; Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (TCSF), Turkish mainland army units
Czech Republic	Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command (includes air forces), Support and Training Forces Command (2006)	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense, Railroad Units
Denmark	Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Tactical Air Command (2006)	Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard
Djibouti	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Dominica	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes coast guard)	Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police
East Timor	East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)	-
Ecuador	Army, Navy (includes naval infantry, naval aviation, coast guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)	Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National Police (Policia Nacional)
Egypt	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador	Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force
Equatorial Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police
Eritrea	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Estonia	Estonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force, Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2006)	Ground Forces, Navy/Coast Guard, Air and Air Defense Force (not officially sanctioned), Maritime Border Guard, Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Ethiopia	Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession	Ground Forces, Air Force, Police, Militia note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the independence of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession and ships which belonged to the former Ethiopian Navy and based at Djibouti have been sold
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	no regular military forces	British Forces Falkland Islands (includes Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines), Police Force
Faroe Islands	no regular military forces	defense is the responsibility of Denmark; no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained
Fiji	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Forces (2006)	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes ground and naval forces)
Finland	Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes coastal defense forces), Air Force (2003)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (includes Sea Guard)
France	Army (includes marines, Foreign Legion, light aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes air defense), National Gendarmerie	Army (includes Marines), Navy (includes Naval Air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	French Forces, Gendarmerie
French Polynesia	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force	French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Gabon	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The	Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard	Army (includes marine unit), National Police, 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)	NA
Georgia	Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Navy (2006)	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Germany	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)	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard
Ghana	Ghanaian Army, Ghanaian Navy, Ghanaian Air Force (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense
Gibraltar	Royal Gibraltar Regiment	British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
Greece	Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2006)	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police
Grenada	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force	Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Guadeloupe	no regular military forces	French Forces, Gendarmerie
Guatemala	Army, Navy (includes marines), Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National)
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 (2006)	Guyana Defense Force (GDF; includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana People's Militia (GPM), Guyana National Service (GNS), Guyana Police Force
Haiti	the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper unless they are constitutionally abolished	Haitian National Police (HNP) note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City)	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)	-
Honduras	Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2006)	Army, Navy (includes Marines), 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	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 Force; note - there is a paramilitary Border Guard which is under the Ministry of Interior
Iceland	no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan) subordinate to Ministry of Justice, Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (2006)	no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard; note - Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik
India	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, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, and National Security Guards)
Indonesia	Indonesia Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, includes marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU) note: the TNI is directly subordinate to the president but the government is making efforts to incorporate it into the Department of Defense	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines note: as of 1 July 2000, the National Police became an independent organization that reports directly to the president
Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (Niruye Havayi Jomhuriye Islamiye 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 (2006)	Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces), Revolutionary Guards (includes Ground, Air, Navy, Qods, and Basij-mobilization-forces), Law Enforcement Forces
Iraq	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)	Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam
Ireland	Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) (2006)	Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana)
Israel	Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Army Headquarters, Israel Navy, Israeli Air and Space Force (ISAF, includes air defense forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services (2005)	Israel Defense Forces (includes ground, naval, and air components), Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal), Frontier Guard, Chen (women); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
Italy	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, Carabinieri
Jamaica	Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing	Jamaica Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force
Japan	Japanese Defense Agency (JDA): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Nihon Koku-Jieitai, ASDF) (2006)	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)
Jordan	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)	Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF; includes Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, and Royal Jordanian Air Force); Ministry of the Interior's Public Security Force (falls under JAF only in wartime or crisis situations)
Kazakhstan	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard	General Purpose Forces (Army), Air Force, Border Guards, Navy, Republican Guard
Kenya	Kenyan Army, Kenyan Navy, Kenyan Air Force (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary General Service Unit of the Police
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, Republic of Korea Air Force (Han-guk Kong Goon), Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (coast guard) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard)
Kuwait	Land Forces, Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya), National Guard (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard
Kyrgyzstan	Army, Air Force, National Guard (2005)	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; includes riverine element), Air Force, National Police Department
Latvia	Latvian Republic Defense Force: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) (2005)	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces, 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; includes Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police (RLMP)
Liberia	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Air Force, Navy
Libya	Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, Libyan Arab Air Force (LAAF) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command
Lithuania	Ground Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces (2005)	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat)
Luxembourg	Army	Army; note - the government abolished the Gendarmerie
Macau	no regular military forces	Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes about 500 troops
Macedonia	Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM): Joint Operational Command, with subordinate Air Wing (Makedonsko Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo, MVV), Special Force Command (2006)	-
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	-	Army (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Police Force
Madagascar	People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie	Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces, Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - includes Navy and Air Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment
Malawi	Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes Mobile Force Unit)	Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia	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) (2006)	Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts
Maldives	National Security Service: Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard	National Security Service
Mali	Army, Air Force, National Guard	Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)
Malta	Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)	Armed Forces (including land forces, an air squadron, a maritime squadron, and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force
Marshall Islands	no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police	no regular military forces (a coast guard may be established); Police Force
Martinique	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
Mauritania	Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard
Mauritius	no regular military forces; National Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard	National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)
Mexico	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) (2006)	National Defense Secretariat (includes Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry)
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, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Mongolia	Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF); there is no navy (2005)	Mongolian Armed Forces (includes General Purpose Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Troops); note - Border Troops are under Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in peacetime
Montserrat	no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)	Police Force
Morocco	Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense), Navy (includes Marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2006)	Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces
Mozambique	Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006)	Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia
Namibia	Namibian Defense Force: Army, Air Wing, Navy (2006)	National Defense Force (Army), Police
Nauru	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2005)	no regular armed forces; Directorate of the 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 Military Police, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2006)	Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary
Netherlands Antilles	no regular military forces; National Guard, Police Force (2005)	Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Police Force
New Caledonia	no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force	French Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
New Zealand	New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2006)	New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Nicaragua	Army (includes Navy, Air Force)	Army, Navy, Air Force
Niger	Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police
Nigeria	Nigerian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force
Niue	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force	Police Force
Norway	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)	Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard
Oman	Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman, RAFO) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)
Pakistan	Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard
Palau	no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2006)	NA
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 (includes Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, and Special Forces Unit)
Paraguay	Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2006)	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force
Peru	Peruvian Army (Ejercito Peruano), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes naval air, naval infantry, and coast guard), Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP)	Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru), National Police (Policia Nacional)
Philippines	Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Philippine Air Force (Hukbomg Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) (2006)	Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force
Poland	Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Polskie Sily Powietrzne, PSP) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force
Portugal	Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard
Puerto Rico	no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force	paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar	Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security
Reunion	no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) (2005)	French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
Romania	Land Forces, Naval Forces, Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aerienne Romane, FAR), Special Operations (2006)	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, 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 Force, Strategic Rocket Forces
Rwanda	Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force	Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force, Coast Guard, Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force
Saint Lucia	no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) (2006)	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes 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 (2005)	Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Samoa	no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2005)	no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
San Marino	no regular military forces; Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar) performs ceremonial duties and limited police functions (2006)	Voluntary Military Force, Police Force
Sao Tome and Principe	Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (2004)	Army, Navy, Security Police
Saudi Arabia	Land Forces (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, Senegalese Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale)
Serbia	Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Serbian Land Forces (Kopnene Vojska, KoV), Air Force and Air Defense Force (Vozduhoplostvo i Protivozduhoplovna Odbrana, ViPO), naval force to be determined (2006)	-
Seychelles	Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)	Army, Coast Guard, air wing, National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force
Sierra Leone	Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)	Army
Singapore	Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force
Slovakia	Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily), Training and Support Forces (Vycviku a Podpory Sily) (2005)	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, Civil Defense Force
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 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 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 (2005)	South African National Defense Force or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS
Spain	Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
Sudan	Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force	Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia
Suriname	National Army, Naval Element, Air Wing (2006)	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police
Swaziland	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes air wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2005)	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force
Sweden	Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2006)	Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force
Switzerland	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)	Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards
Syria	Syrian Armed Forces: Syrian Arab Army (includes Syrian Arab Navy), Syrian Arab Air and Air Defense Force (includes Air Defense Command) (2005)	Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces, 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 (includes Marines), Air Force, Coastal Patrol and Defense Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces
Tajikistan	Ground Troops, Air and Air Defense Troops, Mobile Troops (2005)	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Tanzania	Tanzanian People's Defense Force (JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing, Air Defense Command (includes air wing), National Service	Tanzanian People's Defense Force or TPDF (includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit, Militia
Thailand	Royal Thai Army (RTA), Royal Thai Navy (RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Knogtap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2006)	Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces
Togo	Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
Tonga	Tonga Defense Services: Land Force (Royal Guard), Naval Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2006)	Tonga Defense Services (includes Royal Tongan Marines, Tongan Royal Guards, Maritime Force, Police); note - a new Air Wing which will be subordinate to the Defense Ministry is being developed
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes air wing) (2004)	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Tunisia	Army, Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'tunisia) (2006)	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard
Turkey	Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri) (2006)	Land Force, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie
Turkmenistan	Ground Forces, Artillery and Rocket Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)	Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard
Tuvalu	no regular military forces; 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	Army, Air Wing, Marine Unit
Ukraine	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal 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, Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary (includes Federal Police Force)
United Kingdom	Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force	Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
United States	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	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	Army, Navy (includes naval air arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2006)	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard)
Uzbekistan	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces (internal and border troops), 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; includes the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force or VMF)
Venezuela	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)	National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales or FAN) includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional)
Vietnam	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)	People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes Ground Forces, Navy, and Air Force), Coast Guard
West Bank	-	NA
Western Sahara	-	NA
Yemen	Army (includes Special Forces), Navy (includes Marines), Unified Yemen Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2006)	Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential Guards, paramilitary (includes Police)
Yugoslavia	-	Army (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)
Zambia	Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service	Army, Air Force, National Service, police
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)