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Country | Military branches
Afghanistan | Afghan National Army (including Afghan Air Force), Afghan Militia Force (AMF) (2005)
Albania | General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command
Algeria | People's National Army (ANP; including 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 (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)
Antigua and Barbuda | Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force: Infantry, Coast Guard) (2004)
Argentina | Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)
Armenia | Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
Aruba | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
Australia | Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
Austria | Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
Azerbaijan | Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
Bahamas, The | Royal Bahamaian Defense Force (naval forces) (2004)
Bahrain | Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
Bangladesh | Army, Navy, Air Force
Barbados | Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard (2005)
Belarus | Army, Air and Air Defense Force
Belgium | Land, Naval, and Air Components (2005)
Belize | Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard
Benin | Army, Navy, Air Force
Bermuda | Bermuda Regiment
Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia
Bolivia | Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana) (2004)
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)
Botswana | Botswana Defense Force (includes an Air Wing)
Brazil | Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)
Brunei | Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force
Bulgaria | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
Burkina Faso | Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (January 2005)
Burma | Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force (2005)
Burundi | National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (January 2005)
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
Cameroon | Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
Canada | Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command
Cape Verde | People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)
Cayman Islands | no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
Central African Republic | Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Air Force; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard (March 2004)
Chad | Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (October 2004)
Chile | Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes naval air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)
China | People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (including marines and naval aviation), Air Force (including 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)
Colombia | Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)
Comoros | Comoran Security Force
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Army, Navy, Air Force
Congo, Republic of the | Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Navy, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (2005)
Cook Islands | no regular military forces; Ministry of Police and Disaster Management (2004)
Costa Rica | no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police
Cote d'Ivoire | Army, Navy, Air Force
Croatia | Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)
Cuba | Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements) north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
Czech Republic | Czech Army: Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command
Denmark | Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard (Hjemmevaernet)
Djibouti | Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force)
Dominica | no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard)
Dominican Republic | Army, Navy, Air Force
East Timor | East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy (Armada) (2005)
Ecuador | Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)
Egypt | Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El Salvador | Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force (FAS)
Equatorial Guinea | Army, Navy, Air Force (January 2005)
Eritrea | Army, Navy, Air Force

Estonia

Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard
note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime

Ethiopia | Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession (May 2003)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | no regular military forces
Faroe Islands | no regular military forces
Fiji | Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division (2005)
Finland | Finnish Defense Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (2003)
France | Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
French Guiana | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
French Polynesia | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
Gabon | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, The | Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard
Gaza Strip | in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (Jan 2002)
Georgia | Ground Forces (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force, Interior Forces
Germany | Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, including naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
Ghana | Army, Navy, Air Force
Gibraltar | Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Greece | Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA)
Grenada | no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Guadeloupe | no regular military forces
Guatemala | Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Guinea | Army (including Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
Guinea-Bissau | People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
Guyana | Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps, Guyana People's Militia
Haiti | the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished
Holy See (Vatican City) | Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Honduras | Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force
Hong Kong | no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) 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
Iceland | no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan)
India | Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
Indonesia | Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)
Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (including 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)
Iraq | Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Regular Army (including Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (February 2005)
Ireland | Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps)
Israel | Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps, Navy, Air and Space Force (including 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)
Jamaica | Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing
Japan | Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)
Jordan | Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations
Kazakhstan | Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
Kenya | Army, Navy, Air Force
Kiribati | no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands)
Korea, North | 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)
Kuwait | Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard (Jan 2002)
Kyrgyzstan | Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops
Laos | Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force
Latvia | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)
Lebanon | Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force
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 | Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT)
Luxembourg | Army
Macau | China's People's Revolutionary Army (PLA) constitutes the only armed force in Macau; several police forces constitute the Security Forces of Macau (SFM) that are subordinate to the General Secretariat of Security, a body comparable to a ministry of interior (2004)
Macedonia | Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; including Air and Air Defense Command)
Madagascar | People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval (Navy and Air) Force; National Gendarmerie
Malawi | Malawi Armed Forces: Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including Mobile Force Unit)
Malaysia | Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2005)
Maldives | National Security Service includes Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard
Mali | Army, Air Force, National Guard
Malta | Armed Forces of Malta (AFM): Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps
Marshall Islands | no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
Martinique | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Mauritania | Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; including 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)
Mexico | Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM) Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)
Micronesia, Federated States of | no ministry of defense and no standing armed forces; the paramilitary Maritime Wing, a small maritime law enforcement unit, is responsible to the Division of Maritime Surveillance within the Office of the Attorney General (2003)
Moldova | National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force
Mongolia | Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF) (2005)
Montserrat | 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 (including 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 (January 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: Army, Navy, Air Force
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; including 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 (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
Romania | Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (January 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 (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Saint Lucia | Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
Samoa | no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
San Marino | 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 | Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard)
Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)
Singapore | Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force
Slovakia | Army of the Slovak Republic (Armady Slovenskej Republika): Land Command, Air Forces (Vozdushne Sily), Training and Support Command, Logistics Command (2005)
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, Medical Health Service (2002)
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 (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
Tajikistan | Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
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 (including Air Wing) (2004)
Tunisia | Army, Navy, Air Force (Sep 2003)
Turkey | Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force
Turkmenistan | Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard
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 (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)
United Kingdom | Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
United States | Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy)
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)
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) (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (Nov 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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