The CIA World Factbook Edition 1991 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 1991 edition carries it in 185 entries, in its Defense Forces section, under the heading “Branches”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1991 edition
- 185
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
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World
1 entryAfrica
53 entriesAngola
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force/Air Defense,
- People's Defense Organization and Territorial Troops,
- Frontier Guard
Benin
- People's Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force),
- National Gendarmerie,
- People's Militia,
- Presidential Guard
Cape Verde now Cabo Verde
People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP)--Army and Navy are separate components of FARP; Militia, Security Service
Central African Republic
- Central African Armed Forces,
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Police Force
Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary National Gendarmerie,
- paramilitary Civil Guard
Congo now Republic of the Congo
- Army,
- Navy (including Marines),
- Air Force,
- paramilitary National People's Militia,
- National Police
Djibouti
- Army (including Navy and Air Force),
- paramilitary National Security Force,
- National Police Force
Ghana
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- Police Force,
- paramilitary Palace Guard,
- National Civil Defense Organization
Guinea
- Army,
- Navy (acts primarily as a coast guard),
- Air Force,
- Republican Guard,
- paramilitary National Gendarmerie,
- Surete Nationale
Guinea-Bissau
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; including Army, Navy, Air Force), paramilitary force
Liberia
- Armed Forces of Liberia (includes Army, Navy, Air Force),
- Coast Guard,
- National Police Force
Libya
Armed Peoples of the Libyan Arab Jamahariya (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command), National Police
Madagascar
- Popular Armed Forces (includes Intervention Forces, Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces--includes Navy and Air Force),
- Gendarmerie,
- Presidential Security Regiment
Malawi
- Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment),
- Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit),
- paramilitary Malawi Young Pioneers
Mauritania
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- National Guard,
- National Police,
- Presidential Guard,
- Nomad Security Guard
Mauritius
- paramilitary Special Mobile Force,
- Special Support Units,
- National Police Force,
- National Coast Guard
Morocco
- Royal Moroccan Army,
- Royal Moroccan Navy,
- Royal Moroccan Air Force,
- Royal Gendarmerie,
- Auxiliary Forces
Mozambique
Mozambique Armed Forces (including Army, Naval Command, Air Defense Forces, Border Guards), Militia
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,
- National Security Service
Tanzania
- Tanzanian People's Defense Force (TPDF; including Army, Navy, and Air Force);
- paramilitary Police Field Force Unit;
- Militia
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe National Army,
- Air Force of Zimbabwe,
- Police Support Unit,
- Paramilitary Police,
- People's Militia
Antarctic Region
1 entryArctic Region
1 entryIceland
- no armed forces;
- State Criminal Police, Coast Guard;
- Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik
Asia
13 entriesAfghanistan
- Army,
- Air and Air Defense Forces,
- Special Guard/National Guard,
- 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
China
- Chinese People's Liberation Army (CPLA),
- CPLA Navy (including Marines),
- CPLA Air Force,
- Chinese People's Armed 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
Korean People's Army (includes of the Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
Central America and the Caribbean
26 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (includes the Coast Guard)
Belize
- British Forces Belize,
- Belize Defense Force (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Volunteer Guard),
- Belize National Police
Cuba
- Revolutionary Armed Forces (including Ground Forces, Revolutionary Navy, Air and Air Defense Force),
- Ministry of Interior Special Troops,
- Border Guard Troops,
- Territorial Militia Troops,
- Youth Labor Army,
- Civil Defense,
- National Revolutionary Police
Netherlands Antilles
- Royal Netherlands Navy,
- Marine Corps,
- Royal Netherlands Air Force,
- National Guard,
- Police Force
Panama
- note--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 into a civilian police service under the new name of Panamanian Public Forces (PPF);
- a Council of Public Security and National Defense under Menalco Solis in the office of the president coordinates the activities of the security forces;
- the Institutional Protection Service under Carlos Bares is attached to the presidency
Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (Army),
- Coast Guard,
- Air Wing,
- Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Europe
30 entriesAlbania
- Albanian People's Army,
- Albanian Coastal Defense Command,
- Air and Air Defense Force,
- Frontier Troops,
- Interior Troops
Bulgaria
- Bulgarian People's Army,
- Bulgarian Navy,
- Air and Air Defense Forces,
- Frontier Troops,
- Civil Defense
Netherlands
- Royal Netherlands Army,
- Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corp),
- Royal Netherlands Air Force,
- Royal Constabulary
Poland
- External Front Ground Forces,
- Navy,
- Air and Air Defense Forces,
- Internal Defense Forces (WOW),
- Territorial Defense Forces (JOT),
- Border Guards (WOP),
- Paramilitary Forces,
- Civil Defense (OC)
Portugal
- Army,
- Navy (including Marines),
- Air Force,
- National Republican Guard,
- Fiscal Guard,
- Public Security Police
Soviet Union
- Ground Forces,
- Navy,
- Air Forces,
- Air Defense Forces,
- Strategic Rocket Forces,
- Command and General Support,
- Security Forces
Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav People's Army--Ground Forces,
- Naval Forces,
- Air and Air Defense Forces,
- Frontier Guard,
- Territorial Defense Force,
- Civil Defense
Middle East
17 entriesCyprus
Greek area--Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police; Turkish area--Turkish Cypriot Security Force
Iran
- Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, and Revolutionary Guard Corps (includes Basij militia and own ground, air, and naval forces);
- a merger of the Komiteh, Police, and Gendarmerie has produced a new Security Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Israel
Israel Defense Forces includes ground, naval, and air components; historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
Jordan
- Jordan Arab Army,
- Royal Jordanian Air Force,
- Royal Jordanian Coast Guard,
- Public Security Force
Saudi Arabia
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- Air Defense Force,
- National Guard,
- Coast Guard,
- Frontier Force,
- Special Security Force,
- Public Security Force
Syria
- Syrian Arab Army,
- Syrian Arab Navy,
- Syrian Arab Air Force,
- Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces,
- Police and Security Force
Turkey now Turkiye
- Land Forces,
- Navy (including Naval Air and Naval Infantry),
- Air Force,
- Coast Guard,
- Gendarmerie
North America
4 entriesCanada
Canadian Armed Forces (including Mobile Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Communications Command, Canadian Forces Europe, Training Commands), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
United States
- Department of the Army,
- Department of the Navy (including Marine Corps),
- Department of the Air Force
Oceania
13 entriesKiribati
- no military force maintained;
- the Police Force carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties;
- there are small police posts on all islands
South America
14 entriesArgentina
- Argentine Army,
- Navy of the Argentine Republic,
- Argentine Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Argentine Naval Prefecture (Coast Guard only),
- National Aeronautical Police Force
Brazil
- Brazilian Army,
- Navy of Brazil (including Marines),
- Brazilian Air Force,
- Federal Police Force
Chile
- Army of the Nation,
- National Navy (including Naval Air and Marines),
- Air Force of the Nation,
- Carabineros of Chile (National Police)
Colombia
- Army (Ejercito Nacional),
- Navy (Armada Nacional),
- Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia),
- National Police (Policia Nacional)
Ecuador
- Army (Ejercito Ecuatoriano),
- Navy (Armada Ecuatoriana),
- Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana),
- National Police
Falkland Islands now Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
British Forces Falkland Islands (including Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Royal Marines); Police Force
Guyana
- Guyana Defense Force (GDF; includes Coast Guard and Air Corps),
- Guyana Police Force (GPF),
- Guyana People's Militia (GPM),
- Guyana National Service (GNS)
Peru
- Army (Ejercito Peruano),
- Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru),
- Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru),
- Peruvian National Police
Suriname
National Army (including Navy which is company-size, small Air Force element), Civil Police
Uruguay
- Army,
- Navy (including Naval Air Arm and Marines),
- Air Force,
- Coast Guard,
- Grenadier Guards,
- Police
Venezuela
- Ground Forces (Army),
- Naval Forces (including Navy, Marines, Coast Guard),
- Air Forces,
- Armed Forces of Cooperation (National Guard)
Southeast Asia
12 entriesBrunei
Royal Brunei Armed Forces (including Ground Forces, Flotilla, and Air Wing), Royal Brunei Police
Cambodia
- SOC--Cambodian People's Armed Forces (CPAF);
- Communist resistance forces--National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge);
- non-Communist resistance forces--Armee National Kampuchea Independent (ANKI) which is sometimes anglicized as National Army of Independent Cambodia (NAIC) and Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forces (KPNLAF)
Hong Kong
- Headquarters of British Forces,
- Royal Navy,
- Royal Air Force,
- Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force,
- Gurkha Brigade,
- Royal Hong Kong Police Force
Laos
- Lao People's Army (LPA; including 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,
- Marine Police,
- Sarawak Border Scouts
Taiwan
- Army,
- Navy (including Marines),
- Air Force,
- Taiwan Garrison Command,
- Ministry of National Defense
Thailand
- Royal Thai Army,
- Royal Thai Navy (including Royal Thai Marine Corps),
- Royal Thai Air Force,
- Paramilitary Forces
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1991, “Military and security forces”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-and-security-forces/1991.