The CIA World Factbook Edition 1992 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 1992 edition carries it in 206 entries, in its Defense Forces section, under the heading “Branches”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1992 edition
- 206
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
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World
1 entryAfrica
54 entriesAngola
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force/Air Defense,
- People's Defense Organization and Territorial Troops,
- Frontier Guard
Cape Verde now Cabo Verde
People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP) - Army and Navy are separate components of FARP; Security Service
Cameroon
- Army,
- Navy (including naval infantry),
- Air Force;
- National Gendarmerie,
- Presidential Guards
Central African Republic
- Central African Army (including Republican Guard),
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- Police Force
Zaire now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary National Gendarmerie,
- Civil Guard,
- Special Presidential Division
Ivory Coast now Cote d'Ivoire
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary Gendarmerie,
- Republican Guard,
- Military Fire Group
Djibouti
- Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force),
- National Security Force (Force Nationale de Securite),
- National Police Force
Guinea
- Army,
- Navy (acts primarily as a coast guard),
- Air Force,
- Republican Guard,
- paramilitary National Gendarmerie,
- National Police Force
Guinea-Bissau
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; including Army, Navy, Air Force), paramilitary force
Liberia
- Monrovia-based Armed Forces of Liberia (Army only) along with a police force;
- rest of country controlled by the army of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) insurgent group
Libya
Armed Peoples of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (including Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command), National Police
Madagascar
- Popular Armed Forces (including Intervention Forces, Development Forces, Aeronaval Forces - including Navy and Air Force),
- Gendarmerie,
- Presidential Security Regiment
Malawi
- Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment),
- Police (including paramilitary Mobile Force Unit),
- paramilitary Malawi Young Pioneers
Mali
- Army,
- Air Force,
- Gendarmerie,
- Republican Guard,
- National Guard,
- National Police,
- Surete Nationale
Mauritania
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- National Gendarmerie,
- National Guard,
- National Police,
- Presidential Guard
Mauritius
- paramilitary Special Mobile Force,
- Special Support Unit,
- National Police Force,
- National Coast Guard
Morocco
- Royal Moroccan Army,
- Royal Moroccan Navy,
- Royal Moroccan Air Force,
- Royal Gendarmerie,
- Auxiliary Forces
South Africa
South African Defense Force (SADF; including Army, Navy, Air Force, Medical Services), South African Police (SAP)
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,
- Zimbabwe National Police (including Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police),
- People's Militia
Antarctic Region
1 entryArctic Region
1 entryIceland
- no armed forces;
- Police, Coast Guard;
- Iceland's defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik
Asia
22 entriesAfghanistan
- the military currently is being reorganized by the new government and does not yet exist on a national scale;
- some elements of the former Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Border Guard Forces, National Police Force (Sarandoi), and Tribal Militias remain intact and are supporting the new government;
- the government has asked all military personnel to return to their stations;
- a large number of former resistance groups also field irregular military forces;
- the Ministry of State Security (WAD) has been disbanded
Armenia
Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard; CIS Forces (Ground and Air Defense)
Azerbaijan
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard;
- CIS Forces (Ground, Navy, Air, Air Defense)
Bangladesh
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force;
- paramilitary forces - Bangladesh Rifles,
- Bangladesh Ansars,
- Armed Police Reserve,
- Coastal Police
China
- People's Liberation Army (PLA),
- PLA Navy (including Marines),
- PLA Air Force,
- People's Armed Police
Georgia
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard;
- CIS Forces (Ground, Navy, Air, and Air Defense)
India
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- Security or Paramilitary Forces,
- Border Security Force,
- Coast Guard,
- Assam Rifles
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)
Kazakhstan
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard;
- CIS Forces (Ground, Air, Air Defense, and Strategic Rocket)
Korea, North now North Korea
Korean People's Army (including the Army, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
Kyrgyzstan
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops);
- National Guard, Civil Defense;
- CIS Forces (Ground, Air, and Air Defense)
Russia
- Russian defence forces will be comprised of those ground-, air-, and sea-based conventional assets currently on Russian soil and those scheduled to be withdrawn from other countries;
- strategic forces will remain under CIS control
Tajikistan
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard;
- CIS Forces (Ground, Air, and Air Defense)
Turkmenistan
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard;
- CIS Forces (Ground, Air and Air Defense)
Uzbekistan
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard;
- CIS Forces (Ground, Air and Air Defense)
Central America and the Caribbean
26 entriesAntigua and Barbuda
Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (including the Coast Guard)
The Bahamas
Published as “Branches”
Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police
Published as “Branches”
Force
Belize
British Forces Belize, Belize Defense Force (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Volunteer Guard)
Cuba
- Revolutionary Armed Forces (including Ground Forces, Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force[DAAFR]),
- Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense 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 has restructured 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
39 entriesAlbania
- Army,
- Coastal Defense Command,
- Air and Air Defense Forces,
- Interior Ministry Troops,
- Border Troops
Belarus
Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops); CIS Forces (Ground, Air, Air Defense, Strategic Rocket)
Croatia
- Ground Forces,
- Naval Forces,
- Air and Air Defense Forces,
- Frontier Guard,
- Home Guard,
- Civil Defense
Estonia
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard;
- Russian Forces (Ground, Navy, Air, Air Defense, and Border Guard)
Latvia
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard,
- Russian Forces (Ground, Navy, Air, Air Defense, Border Guard
Lithuania
- Ground Forces,
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard/Volunteers;
- Russian Forces (Ground, Navy, Air, and Air Defense)
Moldova
Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops); Russian Forces (Ground, Navy, Air, and Air Defense)
Netherlands
- Royal Netherlands Army,
- Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps),
- Royal Netherlands Air Force,
- Royal Constabulary
Portugal
- Army,
- Navy (including Marines),
- Air Force,
- National Republican Guard,
- Fiscal Guard,
- Public Security Police
Ukraine
- Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops),
- National Guard;
- CIS Forces (Ground Navy, Air, and Defense)
Middle East
17 entriesCyprus
Greek area - Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police; Turkish area - Turkish Cypriot Security Force
Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, and Revolutionary Guard Corps (includes Basij militia and own ground, air, and naval forces); Law Enforcement Forces
Israel
Israel Defense Forces, including ground, naval, and air components; historically, there have been no separate Israeli military services
Saudi Arabia
- Land Force (Army),
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- Air Defense Force,
- National Guard,
- Coast Guard,
- Frontier Forces,
- 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
15 entriesSouth 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,
- Military Police (paramilitary)
Chile
- Army of the Nation,
- National Navy (including Naval Air, Coast Guard, and Marines),
- Air Force of the Nation,
- Carabineros of Chile (National Police),
- Investigative Police
Colombia
- Army (Ejercito Nacional),
- Navy (Armada Nacional, including Marines),
- 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 (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),
- National Police
Suriname
- National Army (including Navy which is company-size, small Air Force element),
- Civil Police,
- People's Militia
Uruguay
- Army,
- Navy (including Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, and Marines),
- Air Force,
- 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 entriesCambodia
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) - under the Paris peace agreement of October 1991, all four factions are to observe a cease-fire and prepare for UN-supervised cantonment, disarmament, and 70% demobilization before the election, with the fate of the remaining 30% to be determined by the newly elected government - the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) will verify the cease-fire and disarm the combatants
Hong Kong
- Headquarters of British Forces,
- Royal Navy,
- Royal Air Force,
- Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force,
- 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 General Garrison Headquarters,
- Ministry of National Defense
Thailand
- Royal Thai Army,
- Royal Thai Navy (including Royal Thai Marine Corps),
- Royal Thai Air Force,
- Paramilitary Forces
Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1992, “Military and security forces”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-and-security-forces/1992.