The CIA World Factbook Edition 1990 Defense Forces
Military and security forces In 36 editions of 36.
Military and security forces was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1990 edition carries it in 172 entries, in its Defense Forces section, under the heading “Branches”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1990 edition
- 172
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Military branches” (1997 to 2018), “Military and security forces” (2019 to 2025) and “Branches” (1990 to 1996).
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World
1 entryAfrica
53 entriesAngola
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force/Air Defense;
- paramilitary forces--People's Defense Organization and Territorial Troops,
- Frontier Guard,
- Popular Vigilance Brigades
Cape Verde now Cabo Verde
People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP); Army, Navy, and Air Force are separate components of FARP
Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Logistics Corps,
- Special Presidential Division
Guinea
- Army (ground forces),
- Navy (acts primarily as a coast guard),
- Air Force,
- paramilitary National Gendarmerie
Guinea-Bissau
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP); Army, Navy, and Air Force are separate components
Libya
- Armed Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahariya includes People's Defense (Army),
- Arab Air Force and Air Defense Command,
- Arab Navy
Malawi
- Army,
- Army Air Wing,
- Army Naval Detachment,
- paramilitary Police Mobile Force Unit,
- paramilitary Young Pioneers
Mauritania
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary Gendarmerie,
- paramilitary National Guard,
- paramilitary National Police,
- paramilitary Presidential Guard,
- paramilitary Nomad Security Guards
Mozambique
Mozambique Armed Forces (including Army, Border Guard, Naval Command, Air Defense Forces)
Niger
- Army,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary Gendarmerie,
- paramilitary Republican Guard,
- paramilitary Presidential Guard,
- paramilitary National Police
Somalia
Somali National Army (including Navy, Air Force, and Air Defense Force), National Police Force
Tanzania
- Tanzanian People's Defense Force includes Army, Navy, and Air Force;
- paramilitary Police Field Force Unit;
- Militia
Arctic Region
1 entryAsia
13 entriesAfghanistan
- Armed Forces (Army; Air and Air Defense Forces);
- Border Guard Forces;
- National Police Force (Sarandoi);
- Ministry of State Security (WAD);
- Tribal Militia
Bangladesh
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force;
- paramilitary forces--Bangladesh Rifles,
- Bangladesh Ansars,
- Armed Police Reserve,
- Coastal Police
Japan
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (army),
- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (navy),
- Japan Air Self-Defense Force (air force),
- Maritime Safety Agency (coast guard)
Korea, North now North Korea
Ministry of People's Armed Forces (consists of the army, navy, and air force)
Central America and the Caribbean
20 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes the Coast Guard)
Cuba
- Revolutionary Armed Forces (Ground Forces, Revolutionary Navy, Air and Air Defense Force),
- Ministry of Interior Special Troops,
- Border Guard Troops,
- Territorial Militia Troops,
- Youth Labor Army
Nicaragua
- Sandinista Popular Army,
- Sandinista Navy,
- Sandinista Air Force/Air Defense,
- Sandinista People's Militia
Panama
- the Panamanian Defense Forces (PDF) ceased to exist as a military institution shortly after the United States invaded Panama on 20 December 1989;
- President Endara is attempting to restructure the forces, with more civilian control, under the new name of Panamanian Public Forces (PPF)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force
Europe
28 entriesAlbania
- Albanian People's Army,
- Frontier Troops,
- Interior Troops,
- Albanian Coastal Defense Command,
- Air and Air Defense Force
German Democratic Republic
- National People's Army,
- Border Troops,
- Air and Air Defense Command,
- People's Navy
Netherlands
- Royal Netherlands Army,
- Royal Netherlands Navy/Marine Corps,
- Royal Netherlands Air Force
Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav People's Army--Ground Forces,
- Naval Forces,
- Air and Air Defense Forces,
- Frontier Guard,
- Territorial Defense Force,
- Civil Defense
Middle East
18 entriesIran
Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, and Revolutionary Guard Corps (includes Basij militia and own ground, air, and naval forces), Gendarmerie
Israel
- Israel Defense Forces;
- historically there have been no separate Israeli military services;
- ground, air, and naval components are branches of Israel Defense Forces
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabian Land Forces,
- Royal Saudi Naval Forces,
- Royal Saudi Air Force,
- Royal Saudi Air Defense Force,
- Saudi Arabian National Guard,
- Coast Guard and Frontier Forces,
- Special Security Force,
- Public Security Force,
- Special Emergency Force
Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of now People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- People's Militia,
- People's Police
North America
3 entriesCanada
- Mobile Command,
- Maritime Command,
- Air Command,
- Communications Command,
- Canadian Forces Europe,
- Training Commands
United States
- Department of the Army,
- Department of the Navy (including Marine Corps),
- Department of the Air Force
Oceania
11 entriesSouth America
12 entriesArgentina
- Argentine Army,
- Navy of the Argentine Republic,
- Argentine Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Argentine Naval Prefecture,
- National Aeronautical Police Force
Bolivia
- Bolivian Army,
- Bolivian Navy,
- Bolivian Air Force (literally, the Army of the Nation, the Navy of the Nation, the Air Force of the Nation)
Colombia
- armed forces include Police (Policia Nacional) and military--Army (Ejercito Nacional),
- Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia),
- Navy (Armada Nacional)
Ecuador
- Ecuadorean Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano),
- Ecuadorean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana),
- Ecuadorean Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana)
Guyana
- Guyana Defense Force (including Maritime Corps and Air Corps),
- Guyana Police Force,
- Guyana People's Militia,
- Guyana National Service
Peru
- Peruvian Army (Ejercito Peruano),
- Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru),
- Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru)
Suriname
National Army (including Support Battalion, Infantry Battalion, Mechanized Cavalry Unit, Military Police Brigade, Navy which is company-size, small Air Force element)
Venezuela
- Ground Forces (Army),
- Naval Forces (Navy, Marines, Coast Guard),
- Air Forces,
- Armed Forces of Cooperation (National Guard)
Southeast Asia
12 entriesBrunei
- Royal Brunei Armed Forces, including air wing, navy, and ground forces;
- British Gurkha Battalion;
- Royal Brunei Police;
- Gurkha Reserve Unit
Cambodia
- PRK--People's Republic of Kampuchea Armed Forces;
- Communist resistance forces--National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge);
- non-Communist resistance forces--Sihanoukist National Army (ANS) and Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF)
Hong Kong
- Headquarters of British Forces,
- Gurkha Brigade,
- Royal Navy,
- Royal Air Force,
- Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force,
- Royal Hong Kong Police Force
Laos
- Lao People's Army (LPA, which consists of an army with naval, aviation, and militia elements),
- Air Force,
- National Police Department
Malaysia
- Royal Malaysian Army,
- Royal Malaysian Navy,
- Royal Malaysian Air Force,
- Royal Malaysian Police Force
Thailand
- Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force;
- paramilitary forces include Border Patrol Police, Thahan Phran (irregular soldiers), Village Defense Forces
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1990, “Military and security forces”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-and-security-forces/1990.