The CIA World Factbook Edition 2008 Military
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 2008 edition carries it in 212 entries, in its Military section, under the heading “Military branches”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
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Africa
53 entriesAlgeria
- National Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces),
- Algerian National Navy (MRA),
- Air Force (QJJ),
- Territorial Air Defense Force (2005)
Angola
- Angolan Armed Forces (FAA):
- Army,
- Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG),
- Angolan National Air Force (FANA) (2007)
Benin
- Benin Armed Forces (FAB):
- Army (l'Arme de Terre),
- Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB),
- Benin People's Air Force (Force Aerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008)
Burkina Faso
- Army,
- Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF),
- National Gendarmerie (2008)
Burundi
National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2008)
Cape Verde now Cabo Verde
- People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP):
- Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing) (2007)
Cameroon
- Cameroon Armed Forces:
- Army,
- Navy (includes naval infantry),
- Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC) (2008)
Central African Republic
Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces, General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Military Air Service, National Police (2008)
Chad
- Armed Forces:
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT),
- Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT),
- Gendarmerie (2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Army, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2008)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise), Gendarmerie, Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2008)
Equatorial Guinea
National Guard (Guardia Nacional (Army), with Coast Guard (Navy) and Air Wing) (2008)
Swaziland now Eswatini
- Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF):
- Ground Force (includes air wing) (2008)
Ethiopia
- Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF):
- Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (2008)
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession
Gambia, The now The Gambia
- Office of the Chief of Defense:
- Gambian National Army (National Guard, GNA), Gambian Navy (GN) (2008)
Guinea
- Armed Forces:
- Army,
- Navy (Marine Guineenne, includes Marines),
- Air Force,
- Presidential Guard (2008)
Libya
- Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army),
- Libyan Arab Navy,
- Libyan Arab Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriya al-Arabia al-Libyya, LAAF) (2008)
Madagascar
- People's Armed Forces:
- Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie
Mali
- Malian Armed Forces:
- Army,
- Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM),
- National Guard (2008)
Mauritania
- Mauritanian Armed Forces:
- Army,
- Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry),
- Islamic Air Force of Mauritania (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2008)
Mauritius
- no regular military forces;
- National Police Force,
- Special Mobile Force,
- National Coast Guard (2008)
Morocco
- Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR):
- Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense),
- Navy (includes Marines),
- Royal Moroccan Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawyiya al Malakiya Marakishiya; Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2008)
Mozambique
- Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM):
- Mozambique Army,
- Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM),
- Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006)
Niger
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2008)
Sao Tome and Principe
- Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP):
- Army,
- Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP),
- Presidential Guard (2007)
Senegal
- Army,
- Senegalese Navy (Marine Senegalaise),
- Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2008)
Seychelles
- Seychelles Defense Force:
- Army,
- Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing),
- National Guard (2005)
Sierra Leone
- Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF):
- Army (includes Navy (Maritime Wing), Air Wing) (2008)
South Africa
- South African National Defense Force (SANDF):
- South African Army,
- South African Navy (SAN),
- South African Air Force (SAAF),
- Joint Operations Command,
- Military Intelligence,
- Military Health Services (2008)
Sudan
- Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF):
- Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Forces; Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA): Land Forces (2008)
Tanzania
Tanzanian People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007)
Togo
- Togolese Armed Forces:
- Ground Forces,
- Togolese Navy (Marine du Togo),
- Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, FAT),
- National Gendarmerie (2008)
Tunisia
- Army,
- Navy,
- Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'tunisia) (2008)
Zambia
- Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF):
- Zambian Army,
- Zambian Air Force,
- National Service (2008)
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF):
- Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA),
- Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ),
- Zimbabwe Republic Police (2008)
Arctic Region
3 entriesAsia
22 entriesAfghanistan
- Afghan Armed Forces:
- Afghan National Army (ANA, includes Afghan National Army Air Corps) (2008)
Armenia
- Armed Forces:
- Ground Forces,
- Nagorno-Karabakh Self Defense Force (NKSDF),
- Air Force and Air Defense (2008)
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Defense Force:
- Bangladesh Army,
- Bangladesh Navy,
- Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) (2008)
China
- People's Liberation Army (PLA):
- Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes airborne forces), and Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force);
- People's Armed Police (PAP);
- PLA Reserve Force (2008)
Georgia
- Georgian Armed Forces:
- Land Forces,
- Navy (includes coast guard),
- Air and Air Defense Forces,
- National Guard (2008)
Japan
- Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD):
- Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF),
- Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF),
- Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai, ASDF) (2008)
Korea, North now North Korea
- North Korean People's Army:
- Ground Forces,
- Navy,
- Air Force;
- civil security forces (2005)
Maldives
- Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF):
- Quick Reaction Force,
- Security Protection Group,
- Coast Guard (2007)
Pakistan
- Army (includes National Guard),
- Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency),
- Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2008)
Russia
- Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS);
- Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches;
- Russian Ground Forces include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of ground troops (2008)
Central America and the Caribbean
25 entriesAruba
no regular indigenous military forces; the Netherlands maintains a detachment of marines, a frigate, and an amphibious combat detachment in the neighboring Netherlands Antilles (2008)
Cuba
Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER; includes Territorial Militia Troops, MTT), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR; includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (EJT) (2008)
Dominica
no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2008)
El Salvador
- Salvadoran Army (ES),
- Salvadoran Navy (FNES),
- Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2008)
Haiti
- no regular military forces - small Coast Guard;
- the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper unless they are constitutionally abolished (2007)
Honduras
- Army,
- Navy (includes Naval Infantry),
- Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2008)
Panama
no regular military forces; Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police (PNP), National Maritime Service (NMS), and National Air Service (NAS) (2008)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Saint Lucia
no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Coast Guard) (2007)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force, Coast Guard (2007)
Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF):
- Trinidad and Tobago Regiment,
- Coast Guard,
- Air Guard (2008)
Europe
44 entriesAlbania
- Land Forces Command (Army),
- Naval Forces Command,
- Air Defense Command,
- General Staff Headquarters (includes Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command) (2007)
Belgium
- Belgian Armed Forces:
- Land Operations Command,
- Naval Operations Command,
- Air Operations Command (2008)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces (OSBiH):
- Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Air and Air Defense Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzracna Obrana, ZPO) (2007)
Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Armed Forces:
- Ground Forces,
- Naval Forces,
- Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2008)
Croatia
- Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH), consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air Force (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo, HRZ), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command;
- Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2008)
Czech Republic now Czechia
- Army of the Czech Republic (ACR):
- Joint Forces Command (includes Army and Air Forces), Support and Training Forces Command (2008)
Denmark
- Defense Command:
- Army Operational Command,
- Admiral Danish Fleet,
- Island Command Greenland,
- Tactical Air Command,
- Home Guard (2008)
Estonia
- Estonian Defense Forces:
- Land Force,
- Navy,
- Air Force (Eesti Ohuvagi),
- Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2008)
Finland
- Finnish Defense Forces (FDF):
- Army,
- Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces),
- Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) (2007)
France
- Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation),
- Navy (Marine Nationale, includes Naval Air),
- Air Force (Armee de l'Air, includes Air Defense),
- National Gendarmerie (2008)
Germany
- Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr):
- Army (Heer),
- Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm),
- Air Force (Luftwaffe),
- Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) (2008)
Greece
- Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES),
- Hellenic Navy (Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN),
- Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2007)
Ireland
- Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann):
- Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps (Aer-Chor na h-Eireann)) (2008)
Italy
- Italian Army (Esercito Italiano, EI),
- Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI),
- Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI),
- Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC) (2008)
Latvia
- National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku):
- Ground Forces,
- Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)),
- Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki),
- Border Guard,
- Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2008)
Liechtenstein
no regular military forces (constitutionally prohibited); Principality of Liechtenstein National Police (Landespolizei, LP) (2008)
Lithuania
- Ground Forces,
- Naval Force,
- Lithuanian Military Air Forces,
- National Defense Volunteer Forces (2005)
Montenegro
- Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro:
- Army,
- Navy (serves as Coast Guard),
- Air Force (2008)
Netherlands
- Royal Netherlands Army,
- Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps),
- Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu),
- Royal Military Police (2008)
Macedonia now North Macedonia
- Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM):
- Joint Operational Command,
- with subordinate Air Wing (Makedonsko Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo, MVV),
- Special Operations Regiment (2007)
Norway
- Norwegian Army (Haeren),
- Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)),
- Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF),
- Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2007)
Poland
- Polish Armed Forces:
- Land Forces (includes Navy (Marynarka Wojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SPRP) (2008)
Portugal
- Portuguese Army (Exercito Portugues),
- Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps),
- Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2008)
Romania
- Land Forces,
- Naval Forces,
- Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romane, FAR),
- Special Operations (2008)
San Marino
no regular military forces; Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar) performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions (2008)
Serbia
- Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS):
- Land Forces Command (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube),
- Joint Operations Command,
- Air and Air Defense Forces Command (2008)
Slovakia
Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2008)
Spain
- Spanish Armed Forces:
- Army (Ejercito de Tierra),
- Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps),
- Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA) (2007)
Sweden
- Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten):
- Army (Armen),
- Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen),
- Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2008)
Ukraine
- Ground Forces,
- Naval Forces,
- Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly),
- Air Defense Forces (2002)
Middle East
16 entriesBahrain
- Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF):
- Ground Force (includes Air Defense),
- Naval Force,
- Air Force,
- National Guard
Cyprus
- Republic of Cyprus:
- Greek Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Forea, EF; includes air and naval elements); northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) (2007)
Gaza Strip
- in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces;
- there are, however, public security forces (2008)
Iran
- Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh):
- Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force of the Military of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Niru-ye Hava'i-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran; 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 (2008)
Iraq
- Iraqi Armed Forces:
- Iraqi 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)
Jordan
- Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF):
- Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya, RJAF), Special Operations Command (Socom);
- Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis) (2008)
Kuwait
- Land Forces,
- Kuwaiti Navy,
- Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya),
- National Guard (2007)
Oman
- Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
- Royal Army of Oman,
- Royal Navy of Oman,
- Royal Air Force of Oman (2008)
Saudi Arabia
- Land Forces (Army),
- Navy,
- Air Force,
- Air Defense Force,
- National Guard,
- Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)
Syria
- Syrian Armed Forces:
- Syrian Arab Army,
- Syrian Arab Navy,
- Syrian Arab Air and Air Defense Forces (includes Air Defense Command) (2008)
Turkey now Turkiye
- Turkish Armed Forces (TSK):
- Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri, TKK),
- Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri, TDK; includes naval air and naval infantry),
- Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri, THK) (2008)
United Arab Emirates
- United Arab Emirates Armed Forces:
- Army,
- Navy (includes Marines),
- Air Force and Air Defense,
- National Coast Guard (2008)
Yemen
- Army (includes Republican Guard),
- Navy (includes Marines),
- Yemen Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Jamahiriya al Yemeniya; includes Air Defense Force) (2008)
North America
4 entriesCanada
- Canadian Forces:
- Land Forces Command (LFC),
- Maritime Command (MARCOM),
- Air Command (AIRCOM),
- Canada Command (homeland security) (2008)
Mexico
- Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito, includes Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM));
- Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico, ARM, includes Naval Air Force (FAN) and naval infantry) (2008)
United States
- US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast Guard;
- note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy (2008)
Oceania
18 entriesAustralia
- Australian Defense Force (ADF):
- Australian Army,
- Royal Australian Navy,
- Royal Australian Air Force,
- Special Operations Command (2006)
Marshall Islands
- no regular military forces;
- under the 1983 Compact of Free Association, the US has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands;
- Marshall Islands Police (2008)
New Caledonia
- no regular indigenous military forces;
- French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie);
- Police Force
New Zealand
- New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF):
- New Zealand Army,
- Royal New Zealand Navy,
- Royal New Zealand Air Force (2008)
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2008)
Tonga
- Tonga Defense Services (TDS):
- Land Force (Royal Guard), Naval Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2008)
Vanuatu
no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2008)
South America
13 entriesArgentina
- Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino),
- Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry),
- Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2008)
Bolivia
- Bolivian Armed Forces:
- Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano),
- Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines),
- Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2008)
Brazil
- Brazilian Army,
- Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB), includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)),
- Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2008)
Chile
- Army of the Nation,
- Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes naval air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)),
- Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh),
- Carabineros Corps (Cuerpo de Carabineros) (2008)
Colombia
- National Army (Ejercito Nacional),
- National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina, Colmar), and Coast Guard),
- Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC) (2008)
Ecuador
- Army,
- Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard),
- Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007)
Paraguay
- Army,
- National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture),
- Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2008)
Peru
- Army of Peru (Ejercito Peruano),
- Navy of Peru (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP (includes naval air, naval infantry, and Coast Guard)),
- Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2008)
Uruguay
- Uruguayan Armed Forces:
- Army (Ejercito),
- Navy (Armada Nacional; includes naval air arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime),
- Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2008)
Venezuela
National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacionale, 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)
Southeast Asia
14 entriesBrunei
- Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF):
- Royal Brunei Land Forces,
- Royal Brunei Navy,
- Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2008)
Burma now Burma (Myanmar)
- Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw):
- Army,
- Navy,
- Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) (2008)
Cambodia
- Royal Cambodian Armed Forces:
- Royal Cambodian Army,
- Royal Khmer Navy,
- Royal Cambodian Air Force (2008)
Hong Kong
- 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 (2007)
Indonesia
Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2008)
Laos
- Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF):
- Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2008)
Malaysia
Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2008)
Philippines
- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP):
- Army,
- Navy (includes Marine Corps),
- Air Force (2008)
Taiwan
- Army,
- Navy (includes Marine Corps),
- Air Force,
- Coast Guard Administration,
- Armed Forces Reserve Command,
- Combined Service Forces Command,
- Armed Forces Police Command
Thailand
- Royal Thai Army (RTA),
- Royal Thai Navy (RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps),
- Royal Thai Air Force (Knogtap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2008)
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada) (2008)
Vietnam
- People's Armed Forces:
- People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (includes People's Navy Command (with naval infantry, coast guard), Air and Air Defense Force (Kon Quan Nhan Dan), Border Defense Command),
- People's Public Security Forces,
- Militia Force,
- Self-Defense Forces (2005)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2008, “Military and security forces”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-and-security-forces/2008.