Country
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Military branches
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Afghanistan
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Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force), Afghan Militia Force (AMF) (2005)
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Albania
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General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command
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Algeria
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People's National Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)
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Andorra
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no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
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Angola
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Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: Infantry, Coast Guard (2004)
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Argentina
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Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)
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Armenia
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Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
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Aruba
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no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
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Australia
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Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
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Austria
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Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
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Azerbaijan
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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
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Bahamas, The
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Royal Bahamaian Defense Force (naval forces) (2004)
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Bahrain
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Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
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Bangladesh
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Barbados
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Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard (2005)
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Belarus
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Army, Air and Air Defense Force
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Belgium
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Land, Naval, and Air Components (2005)
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Belize
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Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard
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Benin
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Bermuda
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Bermuda Regiment
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Bhutan
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Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2005)
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Bolivia
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Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval; includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) (2004)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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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)
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Botswana
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Botswana Defense Force (includes an Air Wing)
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Brazil
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Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)
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Brunei
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Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force
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Bulgaria
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Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
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Burkina Faso
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Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (2005)
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Burma
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Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
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Burundi
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National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2005)
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Cambodia
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Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
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Cameroon
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Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
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Canada
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Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) to be operational in early 2006 (2005)
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Cape Verde
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People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)
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Cayman Islands
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no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
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Central African Republic
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Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Air Force; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard (2004)
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Chad
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Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (2004)
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Chile
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Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes naval air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)
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China
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People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes Airborne Forces), and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops considered to be an adjunct to the PLA); Militia (2003)
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Colombia
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Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)
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Comoros
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Comoran Security Force
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Congo, Republic of the
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Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005)
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Cook Islands
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no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2004)
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Costa Rica
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no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police
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Cote d'Ivoire
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Croatia
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Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)
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Cuba
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Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
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Cyprus
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Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements)
north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
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Czech Republic
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Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command (2005)
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Denmark
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Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard (Hjemmevaernet)
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Djibouti
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Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
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Dominica
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no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard)
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Dominican Republic
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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East Timor
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East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)
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Ecuador
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Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)
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Egypt
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
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El Salvador
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Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force (FAS)
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Equatorial Guinea
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Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
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Eritrea
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Estonia
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Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard
note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession (2003)
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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no regular military forces
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Faroe Islands
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no regular military forces
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Fiji
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Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division (2005)
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Finland
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Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (2003)
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France
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Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
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French Guiana
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no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
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French Polynesia
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no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
|
Gabon
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
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Gambia, The
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Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard
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Gaza Strip
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in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (2002)
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Georgia
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Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force, Interior Forces
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Germany
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Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
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Ghana
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Gibraltar
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Royal Gibraltar Regiment
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Greece
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Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA)
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Grenada
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no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
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Guadeloupe
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no regular military forces
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Guatemala
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Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
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Guinea
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Army (includes Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
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Guinea-Bissau
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People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
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Guyana
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Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps, Guyana People's Militia
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Haiti
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the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished
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Holy See (Vatican City)
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Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
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Honduras
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Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
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Hong Kong
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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
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Hungary
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Ground Forces, Air Forces
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Iceland
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no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan)
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India
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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)
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Indonesia
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Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, includes Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)
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Iran
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Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Qods Force (special operations), and Basij Force (Popular Mobilization Army)
Law Enforcement Forces: (2004)
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Iraq
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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)
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Ireland
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Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps)
|
Israel
|
Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps, Navy, Air and Space Force (includes Air Defense Forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
|
Italy
|
Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (2005)
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Jamaica
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Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing
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Japan
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Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)
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Jordan
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Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations
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Kazakhstan
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Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
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Kenya
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Kiribati
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no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands)
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Korea, North
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North Korean People's Army: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force; Civil Security Forces (2005)
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Korea, South
|
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard)
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Kuwait
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Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense Force), National Guard (2002)
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Kyrgyzstan
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Army, Air Force, National Guard (2004)
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Laos
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Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force
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Latvia
|
Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)
|
Lebanon
|
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force
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Lesotho
|
Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing
|
Liberia
|
Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
|
Libya
|
Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
|
Lithuania
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT)
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Luxembourg
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Army
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Macau
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China's People's Revolutionary Army (PLA) constitutes the only armed force in Macau; several police forces constitute the Security Forces of Macau (SFM) that are subordinate to the General Secretariat of Security, a body comparable to a ministry of interior (2004)
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Macedonia
|
Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes Air and Air Defense Command)
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Madagascar
|
People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval (Navy and Air) Force; National Gendarmerie
|
Malawi
|
Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes Mobile Force Unit)
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Malaysia
|
Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2005)
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Maldives
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National Security Service includes Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard
|
Mali
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Army, Air Force, National Guard
|
Malta
|
Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritime elements) (2005)
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Marshall Islands
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no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
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Martinique
|
no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2005)
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Mauritius
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National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)
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Mexico
|
Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM)
Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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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)
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Moldova
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National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force
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Mongolia
|
Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF) (2005)
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Montserrat
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no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)
|
Morocco
|
Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine)
|
Mozambique
|
Mozambique Armed Defense Forces: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Logistics Command
|
Namibia
|
Namibian Defense Force: Army (includes Air Wing), Navy, Police
|
Nauru
|
no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force
|
Nepal
|
Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force
|
Netherlands
|
Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (2004)
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
National Guard, Police Force
|
New Caledonia
|
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
|
Nicaragua
|
Army (includes Navy, Air Force)
|
Niger
|
Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (2005)
|
Nigeria
|
Army, Navy, Air Force
|
Niue
|
no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
|
Norway
|
Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard
|
Oman
|
Royal Omani Armed Forces: Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2005)
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Pakistan
|
Army, Navy, Air Force
|
Palau
|
no regular military forces; Police Force
|
Panama
|
an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element)
|
Paraguay
|
Army, Navy (includes Naval Aviation, River Defense Corps, Coast Guard), Air Force
|
Peru
|
Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP)
|
Philippines
|
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marine Corps), Air Force
|
Poland
|
Land Forces, Navy, Polish Air Force (PSP)
|
Portugal
|
Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (2005)
|
Puerto Rico
|
no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
|
Qatar
|
Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)
|
Reunion
|
no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
|
Romania
|
Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (2005)
|
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
|
Rwanda
|
Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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)
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
|
Samoa
|
no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
|
San Marino
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Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (2004)
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)
|
Senegal
|
Army, Navy (Marine Senegalaise), Air Force (2005)
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
Serbian and Montenegrin Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore, VSCG): Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces (2005)
|
Seychelles
|
Seychelles Defense Force: Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard (2005)
|
Sierra Leone
|
Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)
|
Singapore
|
Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense (2005)
|
Slovakia
|
Army of the Slovak Republic (Armady Slovenskej Republika): Land Command, Air Forces (Vozdushne Sily), Training and Support Command, Logistics Command (2005)
|
Slovenia
|
Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)
|
Solomon Islands
|
no regular military forces; 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
|
South Africa
|
South African National Defense Force (SANDF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Joint Operations, Joint Support, Military Intelligence, Military Health Service (2004)
|
Spain
|
Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Naval Infantry
|
Sri Lanka
|
Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
|
Sudan
|
Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force
|
Suriname
|
National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)
|
Swaziland
|
Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing), Royal Swaziland Police Force (RSPF) (2005)
|
Sweden
|
Army, Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN), Air Force (Flygvapnet)
|
Switzerland
|
Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)
|
Syria
|
Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (includes Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force
|
Taiwan
|
Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
|
Tajikistan
|
Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
|
Tanzania
|
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
|
Togo
|
Togolese Armed Forces (FAT): Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie (2005)
|
Tonga
|
Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Air Wing)
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing) (2004)
|
Tunisia
|
Army, Navy, Air Force (2003)
|
Turkey
|
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force
|
Turkmenistan
|
Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2004)
|
Tuvalu
|
no regular military forces; national police force
|
Uganda
|
Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing
|
Ukraine
|
Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (2002)
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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
|
United States
|
Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy)
|
Uruguay
|
Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force
|
Uzbekistan
|
Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard
|
Vanuatu
|
no regular military forces; security forces comprise the Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) and paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), which includes Vanuatu's naval force, known as the Police Maritime Wing (PMW); border security in Vanuatu is the joint responsibility of the Customs and Inland Revenue Service, VPF, VMF, and PMW (2003)
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Venezuela
|
National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales, FAN): Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - includes Marines, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerzas Aereas or Aviacion), Armed Forces of Cooperation or National Guard (Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion or Guardia Nacional)
|
Vietnam
|
People's Army of Vietnam: Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (includes Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard
|
Yemen
|
Army (includes Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (2002)
|
Zambia
|
Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service
|
Zimbabwe
|
Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), Zimbabwe Republic Police (2005)
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