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

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

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	Military branches (2001)	Military branches (2006)
Afghanistan	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	Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force) (2006)
Albania	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards	General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command
Algeria	National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie	National Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)
Andorra	-	no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
Angola	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force	Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA) (2006)
Antigua and Barbuda	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes Coast Guard)	Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (2006)
Argentina	Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force	Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2005)
Armenia	Army, Air Force and Air Defense Aviation, Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops)	Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Nagorno-Karabakh Self Defense Force (NKSDF), Air Force, Air Defense Force (2006)
Aruba	Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard	no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Netherlands Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
Australia	Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force	Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
Austria	Army (includes Flying Division)	Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
Azerbaijan	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Bahamas, The	Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force	Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Marines, Air Wing (2006)
Bahrain	Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force	Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
Bangladesh	Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, National Cadet Corps), Armed Police battalions	Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) (2006)
Barbados	Royal Barbados Defense Force (includes Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force	Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Coast Guard (2005)
Belarus	Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards	Belarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force (2006)
Belgium	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Medical Service	Belgian Armed Forces: Land, Naval, and Air Operations Commands (2005)
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	Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie	Army, Navy, Air Force
Bermuda	Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary	no regular military forces
Bhutan	Royal Bhutan Army, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Royal Body Guards, Forest Guards (paramilitary)	Royal Bhutan Army: Royal Bodyguard, Royal Bhutan Police (2005)
Bolivia	Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia)	Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2006)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	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 Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police	Botswana Defense Force (includes an air wing) (2006)
Brazil	Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)	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)
Brunei	Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police	Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2005)
Bulgaria	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Forces, Internal Troops	Bulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Force (2006)
Burkina Faso	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia	Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso), National Gendarmerie (2006)
Burma	Army, Navy, Air Force	Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
Burundi	Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie	National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (being disbanded) (2006)
Cambodia	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	Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2005)
Cameroon	Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard	Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC) (2006)
Canada	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)	Canadian Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) (2006)
Cape Verde	Army, Coast Guard/Marines	People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)
Cayman Islands	Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)	no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Central African Republic	Central African Armed Forces (includes Army, Air Force, Presidential Guard, National Gendarmerie, Police Force)	Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Military Air Service; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard, National Police (2006)
Chad	Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT)	Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (2004)
Chile	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	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)
China	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)	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)
Colombia	Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional)	Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes naval aviation, marines, and coast guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana) (2006)
Comoros	Comoran Security Force	Comoran Defense Force: Comoran Security Force (includes Gendarmerie and Army), Comoran Federal Police (2006)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Presidential Security Group	Army, Navy, Air Force
Congo, Republic of the	Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie	Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005)
Cook Islands	-	no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2005)
Costa Rica	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	no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2006)
Cote d'Ivoire	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard), Sapeur-Pompier (Military Fire Group)	Cote d'Ivoire Defense and Security Forces (FDSC): Army, Navy, Air Force (2006)
Croatia	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces	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)
Cuba	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	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)
Cyprus	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	Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements); north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense, Railroad Units	Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command (includes air forces), Support and Training Forces Command (2006)
Denmark	Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard	Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Tactical Air Command (2006)
Djibouti	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)	Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Dominica	Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)	no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes coast guard)
Dominican Republic	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force
East Timor	-	East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)
Ecuador	Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano), Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana), National Police (Policia Nacional)	Army, Navy (includes naval infantry, naval aviation, coast guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)
Egypt	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador	Army, Navy, Air Force	Salvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2006)
Equatorial Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
Eritrea	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy, Air Force
Estonia	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)	Estonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force, Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2006)
Ethiopia	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	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
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	British Forces Falkland Islands (includes Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines), Police Force	no regular military forces
Faroe Islands	defense is the responsibility of Denmark; no organized native military forces; only a small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained	no regular military forces
Fiji	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes ground and naval forces)	Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Forces (2006)
Finland	Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (includes Sea Guard)	Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes coastal defense forces), Air Force (2003)
France	Army (includes Marines), Navy (includes Naval Air), Air Force (includes 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 Forces, Gendarmerie	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
French Polynesia	French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
Gabon	Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The	Army (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential Guard	Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard
Gaza Strip	NA	in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2002)
Georgia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)	Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Navy (2006)
Germany	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard	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	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, Palace Guard, Civil Defense	Ghanaian Army, Ghanaian Navy, Ghanaian Air Force (2006)
Gibraltar	British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force	Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece	Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police	Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2006)
Grenada	Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Guadeloupe	French Forces, Gendarmerie	no regular military forces
Guatemala	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army, Navy (includes marines), Air Force
Guinea	Army, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National)	Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard (2006)
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 (GDF; includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana People's Militia (GPM), Guyana National Service (GNS), Guyana Police Force	Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps (2006)
Haiti	Haitian National Police (HNP) note: the regular Haitian Army, Navy, and Air Force have been demobilized but still exist on paper until constitutionally abolished	the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper unless they are constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City)	-	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Honduras	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force	Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2006)
Hong Kong	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 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 Force; note - there is a paramilitary Border Guard which is under the Ministry of Interior	Ground Forces, Air Forces
Iceland	no regular armed forces; Police, Coast Guard; note - Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik	no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan) subordinate to Ministry of Justice, Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (2006)
India	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)	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	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines note: as of 1 July 2000, the National Police became an independent organization that reports directly to the president	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
Iran	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	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)
Iraq	Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam	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)
Ireland	Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana)	Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) (2006)
Israel	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	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)
Italy	Army, Navy, Air Force, 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 Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force	Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing
Japan	Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)	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)
Jordan	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)	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	General Purpose Forces (Army), Air Force, Border Guards, Navy, Republican Guard	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
Kenya	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary General Service Unit of the Police	Kenyan Army, Kenyan Navy, Kenyan Air Force (2006)
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	Korean People's Army (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces	North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)
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	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard	Land Forces, Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya), National Guard (2006)
Kyrgyzstan	Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops	Army, Air Force, National Guard (2005)
Laos	Lao People's Army (LPA; includes riverine element), Air Force, National Police Department	Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force
Latvia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)	Latvian Republic Defense Force: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze) (2005)
Lebanon	Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force)	Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force
Lesotho	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; includes Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police (RLMP)	Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing
Liberia	Army, Air Force, Navy	Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Libya	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command	Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, Libyan Arab Air Force (LAAF) (2006)
Lithuania	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard (Skat)	Ground Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces (2005)
Luxembourg	Army; note - the government abolished the Gendarmerie	Army
Macau	Macau garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes about 500 troops	no regular military forces
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	Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces, Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - includes Navy and Air Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment	People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie
Malawi	Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit)	Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia	Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Force, 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) (2006)
Maldives	National Security Service	National Security Service: Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard
Mali	Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)	Army, Air Force, National Guard
Malta	Armed Forces (including land forces, an air squadron, a maritime squadron, and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force	Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)
Marshall Islands	no regular military forces (a coast guard may be established); Police Force	no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
Martinique	French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Mauritania	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard	Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)
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
Mexico	National Defense Secretariat (includes Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry)	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)
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	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops)	National Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)
Mongolia	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	Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF); there is no navy (2005)
Montserrat	Police Force	no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)
Morocco	Royal Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces	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)
Mozambique	Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia	Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006)
Namibia	National Defense Force (Army), Police	Namibian Defense Force: Army, Air Wing, Navy (2006)
Nauru	no regular armed forces; Directorate of the Nauru Police Force	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2005)
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, Royal Constabulary	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	Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Police Force	no regular military forces; National Guard, Police Force (2005)
New Caledonia	French Armed Forces (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 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 (2006)
Nicaragua	Army, Navy, Air Force	Army (includes Navy, Air Force)
Niger	Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Police	Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)
Nigeria	Army, Navy, Air Force	Nigerian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (2006)
Niue	Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Norway	Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, 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	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary (includes Royal Oman Police)	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)
Pakistan	Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard	Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2006)
Palau	NA	no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2006)
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 Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, and Special Forces Unit)	Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element)
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	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)	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)
Philippines	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) (2006)
Poland	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force	Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Polskie Sily Powietrzne, PSP) (2006)
Portugal	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard	Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)
Puerto Rico	paramilitary National Guard, Police Force	no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
Qatar	Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Security	Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)
Reunion	French forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)	no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie) (2005)
Romania	Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense	Land Forces, Naval Forces, Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aerienne Romane, FAR), Special Operations (2006)
Russia	Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Strategic Rocket Forces	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
Rwanda	Army, Navy, Air Force	Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force, Coast Guard, Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Saint Lucia	Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard	no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) (2006)
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 (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard (2005)
Samoa	no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force	no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2005)
San Marino	Voluntary Military Force, Police Force	no regular military forces; Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar) performs ceremonial duties and limited police functions (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe	Army, Navy, Security Police	Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (2004)
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	Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police (Surete Nationale)	Army, Senegalese Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2006)
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	Army, Coast Guard, air wing, National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit, Police Force	Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)
Sierra Leone	Army	Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)
Singapore	Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force	Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2006)
Slovakia	Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, Civil Defense Force	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)
Slovenia	Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)	Slovenian Army (includes air and naval forces)
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	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	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 or SANDF (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service or SAPS	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)
Spain	Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard	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	Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force	Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force (2006)
Sudan	Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia	Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force
Suriname	National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police	National Army, Naval Element, Air Wing (2006)
Swaziland	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes air wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2005)
Sweden	Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force	Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2006)
Switzerland	Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards	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	Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces, 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	Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, Coastal Patrol and Defense Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces	Army, Navy (includes 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 Forces, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)	Ground Troops, Air and Air Defense Troops, Mobile Troops (2005)
Tanzania	Tanzanian People's Defense Force or TPDF (includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit, Militia	Tanzanian People's Defense Force (JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing, Air Defense Command (includes air wing), National Service
Thailand	Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, Paramilitary Forces	Royal Thai Army (RTA), Royal Thai Navy (RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Knogtap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2006)
Togo	Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie	Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)
Tonga	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	Tonga Defense Services: Land Force (Royal Guard), Naval Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2006)
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (includes Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service	Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes air wing) (2004)
Tunisia	Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard	Army, Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'tunisia) (2006)
Turkey	Land Force, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie	Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri) (2006)
Turkmenistan	Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard	Ground Forces, Artillery and Rocket Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)
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	Army, Air Wing, Marine Unit	Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing
Ukraine	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal Troops, Border Troops	Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)
United Arab Emirates	Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary (includes Federal Police Force)	Army, Navy (includes 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 (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
United States	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	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	Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard)	Army, Navy (includes naval air arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2006)
Uzbekistan	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard	Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard
Vanuatu	no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force or VMF)	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)
Venezuela	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)	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	People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes Ground Forces, Navy, and Air 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)
West Bank	NA	-
Western Sahara	NA	-
Yemen	Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential Guards, paramilitary (includes Police)	Army (includes Special Forces), Navy (includes Marines), Unified Yemen Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2006)
Yugoslavia	Army (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)	-
Zambia	Army, Air Force, National Service, police	Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service
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)