The CIA World Factbook Edition 2018 Military and Security

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 2018 edition carries it in 217 entries, in its Military and Security section, under the heading “Military branches”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2018 edition
217
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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Africa

54 entries

Algeria

People's National Army (Armee Nationale Populaire, ANP): Land Forces (Forces Terrestres, FT), Navy of the Republic of Algeria (Marine de la Republique Algerienne, MRA), Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya, QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2016)

Angola

Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army) (2012)

Benin

Benin Armed Forces (Forces Armees Beninoises, FAB):
  • Army (l'Arme de Terre),
  • Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB),
  • Benin Air Force (Force Aerienne du Benin, FAB) (2013)

Botswana

Botswana Defence Force (BDF):
  • Ground Forces Command,
  • Air Arm Command,
  • Defense Logistics Command (2017)

Burkina Faso

  • Army,
  • Central Army Group (joint logistics command),
  • Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF),
  • National Gendarmerie,
  • National Fire Brigade (Brigade Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, BNSP) (2018)

Burundi

National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, air wing), National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2017)

Cabo Verde

Armed Forces:
Army (also called the National Guard, GN), Cabo Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV, includes naval infantry) (2013)

Cameroon

Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC): Army (L'Armee de Terre), Navy (Marine Nationale Republique, MNR, includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC), Rapid Intervention Brigade, Fire Fighter Corps, Gendarmerie (2015)

Central African Republic

Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces (includes Military Air Service), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), National Police (2017)

Chad

Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2013)

Comoros

National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement, AND): Comoran Security Force (also called Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense, FCD), includes Gendarmerie), Comoran Coast Guard, Comoran Federal Police (2015)

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) (2011)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

  • Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise);
  • Gendarmerie;
  • Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2013)

Cote d'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Force Armee de Cote d'Ivoire, FACI): Army, Navy, Cote d'Ivoire Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Cote d'Ivoire) (2017)

Djibouti

Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armees Djiboutiennes, FAD): Djibouti National Army (includes Navy, Djiboutian Air Force (Force Aerienne Djiboutienne, FAD), National Gendarmerie (GN)) (2013)

Egypt

  • Army,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force,
  • Air Defense Forces (2018)

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (FAGE):
Equatorial Guinea National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, GNGE (Army), Navy, Air Force (2013)

Eritrea

Eritrean Armed Forces:
  • Eritrean Ground Forces,
  • Eritrean Navy,
  • Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2011)

Eswatini

Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF):
Ground Force (includes Air Wing (no operational aircraft)) (2013)

Ethiopia

Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF):
Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF) (2013)

Gabon

Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

Office of the Chief of Defense Staff:
  • Gambian National Army (GNA),
  • Gambian Navy (GN),
  • Republican National Guard (RNG) (2018)

Ghana

  • Ghana Army,
  • Ghana Navy,
  • Ghana Air Force (2012)

Guinea

National Armed Forces:
  • Army,
  • Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines),
  • Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee) (2009)

Guinea-Bissau

People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP):
  • Army,
  • Navy,
  • National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional);
  • Presidential Guard (2012)

Kenya

Kenya Defence Forces:
  • Kenya Army,
  • Kenya Navy,
  • Kenya Air Force (2012)

Lesotho

Lesotho Defense Force (LDF):
Army (includes Air Wing) (2012)

Liberia

Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL):
  • Army,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force (2014)

Libya

note - in transition; Libyan Government of National Accord has affiliated ground, air, naval, and coast guard forces (2018)

Madagascar

People's Armed Forces:
  • Intervention Force,
  • Development Force,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force (2018)

Malawi

Malawi Defense Force (MDF):
Army (includes Air Wing, Marine Unit) (2018)

Mali

Malian Armed Forces:
  • Army (Armee de Terre),
  • Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM),
  • National Guard (Garde National du Mali) (2013)

Mauritania

Mauritanian Armed Forces:
  • Army,
  • Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry),
  • Islamic Republic of Mauritania Air Group (Groupement Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, GAIM) (2013)

Mauritius

  • no regular military forces;
  • Mauritius Police Force,
  • Special Mobile Force,
  • National Coast Guard (2014)

Morocco

Royal Armed Forces:
  • Royal Moroccan Army,
  • Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marines),
  • Royal Moroccan Air Force,
  • Royal Morroccan Gendarmerie,
  • Morroccan Royal Guard (provides security for the royal family; officially part of the Royal Army) (2018)

Mozambique

Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique, FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique, MGM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2012)

Namibia

Namibian Defense Force (NDF):
  • Army,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force (2013)

Niger

Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2012)

Nigeria

Nigerian Armed Forces:
  • Army,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force (2013)

Rwanda

Rwanda Defense Force (RDF):
Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR) (2013)

Sao Tome and Principe

Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP; also called "Navy"), Presidential Guard, National Guard (2015)

Senegal

Senegalese Armed Forces:
  • Army,
  • Senegalese National Navy (Marine Senegalaise, MNS),
  • Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2017)

Seychelles

Seychelles People's Defense Forces (SPDF):
Army (includes infantry, Special Forces (Tazar)), Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing) (2015)

Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF):
Army (includes Maritime Wing and Air Wing) (2013)

Somalia

National Security Force (NSF):
Somali National Army (2017)

South Africa

South African National Defense Force (SANDF):
  • South African Army,
  • South African Navy (SAN),
  • South African Air Force (SAAF),
  • South African Military Health Services (2013)

South Sudan

South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF):
  • ground force,
  • navy,
  • air force and air defense units (2017)

Sudan

Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF):
  • Land Forces,
  • Navy (includes Marines),
  • Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya),
  • Rapid Support Forces,
  • Popular Defense Forces (2016)

Tanzania

Tanzania 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 (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie (2018)

Tunisia

Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Tunisiens, FAT): Tunisian Army (includes Tunisian Air Defense Force), Tunisian Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'Tunisia) (2012)

Uganda

Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF):
Land Forces (includes Marine Unit), Uganda Air Force (2013)

Zambia

Zambian Defense Force (ZDF):
  • Zambia Army,
  • Zambia Air Force,
  • Zambia National Service (support organization) (2015)

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF):
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) (2012)

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

  • no regular military forces or conscription;
  • the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense;
  • as such the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk is responsible for territorial defense of Greenland (2016)

Iceland

  • no regular military forces;
  • Icelandic National Police;
  • Icelandic Coast Guard (2018)

Svalbard

no regular military forces; military installations prohibited by treaty

Asia

23 entries

Afghanistan

Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) comprised of military, police, and other security elements: Afghan National Army (includes Afghan Air Force), Afghan National Police, Afghan Local Police, and the National Directorate of Security (2017)

Armenia

Armenian Armed Forces:
Ground Forces, Air Force and Air Defense; "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic": Nagorno-Karabakh Self-Defense Force (NKSDF) (2011)

Azerbaijan

  • Army, Navy, Air, and Air Defense Forces (2010)

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Defense Force:
  • Bangladesh Army (Sena Bahini),
  • Bangladesh Navy (Noh Bahini, BN),
  • Bangladesh Air Force (Biman Bahini, BAF) (2013)

Bhutan

  • Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2009)

British Indian Ocean Territory

  • no regular military forces (2014)

China

People's Liberation Army (PLA):
  • Army, Navy (PLAN, includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (PLAAF, includes airborne forces), Rocket Force (strategic missile force), and Strategic Support Force (space and cyber forces);
  • People's Armed Police (PAP);
  • PLA Reserve Force (2018)

Georgia

Georgian Armed Forces:
  • Land Forces (include Air and Air Defense Forces);
  • separatist Abkhazia Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Air Forces;
  • separatist South Ossetia Armed Forces (2015)

note: Georgian naval forces have been incorporated into the Coast Guard, which is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs rather than the Ministry of Defense

India

  • Army,
  • Navy (includes naval air arm),
  • Air Force,
  • Coast Guard (2011)

Japan

Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD):
  • Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jieitai, GSDF),
  • Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jieitai, MSDF),
  • Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF) (2011)

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Armed Forces:
  • Land Forces,
  • Navy,
  • Air Defense Forces (2017)

Korea, North now North Korea

Korean People's Army (KPA):
  • Ground Forces,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force;
  • civil security forces (2018)

Korea, South now South Korea

  • Republic of Korea Army,
  • Navy (includes Marine Corps),
  • Air Force (2011)

Kyrgyzstan

Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard, State Border Service, and State Committee on Defense Affairs (GKDO) (2017)

Maldives

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF):
  • Marine Corps,
  • Special Protection Group,
  • Coast Guard (2018)

Mongolia

Mongolian Armed Forces (Mongol ulsyn zevsegt huchin): Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force (2016)

Nepal

  • Nepal Army (2018)

Pakistan

  • Pakistan Army (includes National Guard),
  • Pakistan Navy (includes Maritime Security Agency),
  • Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2015)

Russia

  • Ground Troops (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Aerospace Forces (Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily, VKS);
  • Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska, VDV) and Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN) referred to commonly as Strategic Rocket Forces, are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches (2017)

Sri Lanka

  • Sri Lanka Army,
  • Sri Lanka Navy (includes Marine Corps),
  • Sri Lanka Air Force,
  • Sri Lanka Coast Guard (2016)

Tajikistan

  • Ground Forces,
  • Air and Air Defense Forces,
  • Mobile Forces (2013)

Turkmenistan

Turkmen Armed Forces:
  • Ground Forces,
  • Navy,
  • Air and Air Defense Forces (2013)

Uzbekistan

Armed Forces:
  • Army,
  • Air and Air Defense Forces,
  • National Guard (2017)

Central America and the Caribbean

26 entries

Antigua and Barbuda

Ministry of National Security, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (includes Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard) (2012)

Aruba

  • no regular military forces (2011)

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

Royal Bahamas Defense Force:
  • Land Force,
  • Navy,
  • Air Wing (2011)

Barbados

Royal Barbados Defense Force:
Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2011)

Belize

Belize Defense Force (BDF):
  • Army, BDF Air Wing;
  • Belize Coast Guard;
  • Belize Police Department (2017)

Cayman Islands

  • no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (2012)

Costa Rica

no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2011)

Cuba

  • Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER, includes Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT)), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria, DAAFAR);
  • Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT) (2013)

Curacao

no regular military forces; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy (2012)

Dominica

no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2012)

Dominican Republic

  • Army (Ejercito Nacional, EN),
  • Navy (Marina de Guerra, MdG, includes naval infantry),
  • Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2017)

El Salvador

Salvadoran Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, FAES): Salvadoran Army (Ejercito de El Salvador, ES), Salvadoran Navy (Fuerza Naval de El Salvador, FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2017)

Grenada

no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2010)

Guatemala

National Army of Guatemala (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala, ENG, includes Guatemalan Navy (Fuerza de Mar, including Marines) and Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca, FAG)) (2013)

Haiti

the Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH), disbanded in 1995, began to be reconstituted in 2017 to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and development projects; small Coast Guard (2018)

Honduras

Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2018)

Jamaica

Jamaica Defense Force:
  • Ground Forces,
  • Coast Guard,
  • Air Wing (2010)

Montserrat

  • no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2011)

Nicaragua

National Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito Nacional de Nicaragua, ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2013)

Panama

  • no regular military forces;
  • Panamanian Public Security Forces (subordinate to the Ministry of Public Security),
  • comprising the National Police (PNP),
  • National Air-Naval Service (SENAN),
  • National Border Service (SENAFRONT) (2013)

Puerto Rico

no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Security, Labour, Immigration, and Social Security: Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (2013)

Saint Lucia

no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Marine Unit) (2012)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) (2013)

Sint Maarten

  • no regular military forces (2012)

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF):
  • Trinidad and Tobago Army,
  • Coast Guard,
  • Air Guard,
  • Defense Force Reserves (2010)

Europe

45 entries

Albania

  • Land Forces Command,
  • Navy Force Command,
  • Air Forces Command (2013)

Andorra

no regular military forces; Police Corps of Andorra

Austria

  • Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) (2014)

Belarus

Belarus Armed Forces:
  • Land Force,
  • Air and Air Defense Force,
  • Special Operations Force (2013)

Belgium

Belgian Armed Forces:
  • Land Component,
  • Naval Component,
  • Air Component,
  • Medical Component (2018)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Oruzanih Snaga Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH): Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Air Force and Air Defense (Brigada Zracnih Snaga i Protuzracne Odbrane, br ZSiPZO), Tactical Support Brigade (Brigada Takticke Podrske, br TP) (2015)

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Armed Forces:
  • Land Forces (aka Army),
  • Naval Forces,
  • Bulgarian Air Forces (Voennovazdushni Sili, VVS) (2018)

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, includes coast guard), Air Force and Air Defense Command (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo I Protuzracna Obrana), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2017)

Czechia

Army of the Czech Republic (Armada Ceske Republiky):
General Staff (Generalni Stab, includes Land Forces (Pozemni sily) and Air Forces (Vzdusne sily)) (2018)

Denmark

  • Danish Army,
  • Royal Danish Navy,
  • Royal Danish Air Force (2017)

Estonia

Estonian Defense Forces (Eesti Kaitsevagi):
  • Ground Forces (Maavagi),
  • Navy (Merevagi),
  • Air Force (Ohuvagi),
  • Reserves (Kaitseliit) (2016)

Faroe Islands

  • no regular military forces or conscription;
  • the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense;
  • as such, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands;
  • the Joint Arctic Command has a contact element in the capital of Torshavn (2017)

Finland

Finnish Defense Forces (FDF):
  • Army (Puolustusvoimat),
  • Navy (Merivoimat, includes Coastal Defense Forces),
  • Air Force (Ilmavoimat) (2016)

France

  • Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation),
  • Navy (Marine Nationale),
  • Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA); includes Air Defense) (2011)

Germany

Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr):
  • Army (Heer),
  • Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm),
  • Air Force (Luftwaffe),
  • Joint Support Service (Streitkraeftebasis, SKB),
  • Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw),
  • Cyber and Information Space Command (Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum, Kdo CIR) (2017)

Gibraltar

Royal Gibraltar Regiment

Greece

  • Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES),
  • Hellenic Navy (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko, EPN),
  • Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2013)

Holy See (Vatican City)

  • Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia) (2013)

Hungary

Hungarian Defense Forces:
Land Forces, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML) (2011)

Ireland

  • Irish Defence Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireannn), Permanent Defence Forces (PDF): Army, Naval Service, Air Corps;
  • Reserve Defence Forces (RDF): Army, Naval Service Reserves (2014)

Italy

Italian Armed Forces:
  • Army (Esercito Italiano, EI),
  • Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI),
  • Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI),
  • Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC),
  • Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza) (2015)

Kosovo

Kosovo does not have a military force; the Kosovo Security Force was established in 2009 and maintains a non-military mandate in four core competencies: search-and-rescue, firefighting, demining, and hazardous material response (2018)

Latvia

National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki):
  • Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki),
  • Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki, includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flote)),
  • Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki),
  • Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2017)

Liechtenstein

no regular military forces; National Police maintain close relations with neighboring forces (2016)

Lithuania

  • Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Land Forces (Sausumos Pajegos), Naval Forces (Karines Juru Pajegos), Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos), Special Forces (Specialiuju Operaciju Pajegos);
  • Volunteer Forces (Savanoriu Pajegos) (2016)

Luxembourg

  • Luxembourg Army (Armee Luxembourgeoise) (2018)

Malta

  • Armed Forces of Malta (AFM, includes land, maritime, and air elements) (2017)

Moldova

National Army:
  • Land Forces Command, Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit);
  • Carabinieri Troops: a component of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that also has official status as a service of the Armed Forces during wartime (2017)

Monaco

  • no regular military forces; Directorate of Public Security (2012)

Montenegro

Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro:
Army of Montenegro (includes Ground Troops (Kopnena Vojska), Montenegrin Navy (Mornarica Crne Gore, MCG)), Air Force (2016)

Netherlands

  • Royal Netherlands Army,
  • Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps),
  • Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu),
  • Royal Marechaussee (Military Police) (2015)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes General Staff and subordinate Joint Operational Command, Logistic Support Command, Training and Doctrine Command, Special Ops Regiment, Electronic Surveillance Center, and Air Surveillance Center) (2017)

Norway

  • Norwegian Army (Haeren),
  • Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)),
  • Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret),
  • Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2017)

Poland

Polish Armed Forces:
  • Land Forces,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force,
  • Special Forces,
  • Territorial Defense Force (2017)

note: Territorial Defense Force only began recruitment in winter 2016

Portugal

  • Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa),
  • Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps),
  • Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2013)

Romania

  • Ground Forces,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force (2016)

San Marino

no regular military forces; voluntary Military Corps (Corpi Militari) performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions (2010)

Serbia

Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS):
Land Forces (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces (2016)

Slovakia

Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2010)

Slovenia

Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska, SV):
Forces Command (with ground units, naval element, air and air defense brigade); Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (ACPDR) (2013)

Spain

Spanish Armed Forces:
  • Army (Ejercito de Tierra),
  • Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE, includes Marine Corps),
  • Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA) (2013)

Sweden

Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten):
  • Army (Armen),
  • Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen),
  • Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2018)

Switzerland

Swiss Armed Forces:
Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) (2013)

Ukraine

  • Ground Forces,
  • High Mobility Assault Troops,
  • Naval Forces,
  • Air Forces (2017)

United Kingdom

  • Army,
  • Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines),
  • Royal Air Force (2013)

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

Bahrain Defense Force (BDF):
  • Royal Bahraini Army (RBA),
  • Royal Bahraini Navy (RBN),
  • Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF),
  • Royal Bahraini Air Defense Force (RBADF) (2013)

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus:
Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Froura, EF, includes naval and air elements); Northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) (2014)

Gaza Strip

  • HAMAS does not have a conventional military in the Gaza Strip but maintains security forces in addition to its military wing, the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades;
  • the military wing reports to the Hamas Political Bureau leadership (2018)

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh):
  • Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (IRIAF), Khatemolanbia Air Defense Headquarters;
  • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Resistance Forces, Navy, Aerospace Force, Qods Force (special operations);
  • Law Enforcement Forces (2015)

Iraq

Ministry of Defense:
  • Iraqi Army (includes Army Aviation Directorate), Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Air Force;
  • National-Level Security Forces: Iraqi Counterterrorism Service, Iraqi Federal Police (includes Emergency Response Division), Iraqi Border Guard Force, Popular Mobilization Committee (2018)

Israel

  • Israel Defense Forces (IDF),
  • Israel Naval Force (IN),
  • Israel Air Force (IAF) (2010)

Jordan

Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF):
  • Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF), 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) (2017)

Kuwait

  • Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF),
  • Kuwaiti Navy,
  • Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya; includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force, KADF),
  • Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG) (2013)

Lebanon

Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF):
  • Lebanese Army (Al Jaysh al Lubnani),
  • Lebanese Navy (Al Quwwat al Bahiriyya al Lubnaniya),
  • Lebanese Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Lubnaniya) (2018)

Oman

Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
  • Royal Army of Oman,
  • Royal Navy of Oman,
  • Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman) (2013)

Qatar

  • Qatari Emiri Land Force (QELF),
  • Qatari Emiri Navy (QEN),
  • Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF) (2013)

Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Defense:
  • Royal Saudi Land Forces,
  • Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes Marine Forces and Special Forces),
  • Royal Saudi Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya as-Sa'udiya),
  • Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces,
  • Royal Saudi Strategic Rocket Forces,
  • Ministry of the National Guard (SANG) (2015)

Syria

Syrian Armed Forces:
  • Land Forces,
  • Naval Forces,
  • Air Forces (includes Air Defense Forces),
  • Intelligence Services (Air Force Intelligence, Military Intelligence);
Ministry of Interior:
  • Political Security Directorate,
  • General Intelligence Directorate,
  • National Police Force (2018)

Turkey now Turkiye

Turkish Armed Forces (TSK):
  • Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri),
  • Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri; includes naval air and naval infantry),
  • Turkish Air Forces (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri) (2013)

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Armed Forces:
  • Critical Infrastructure Coastal Patrol Agency (CICPA),
  • Land Forces,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force and Air Defense,
  • Presidential Guard,
  • Joint Aviation Command (2018)

West Bank

  • in accordance with the Interim Agreement, the PA is not permitted a conventional military but can maintain security forces;
  • PA security forces have operated almost exclusively in the West Bank since Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007

Yemen

  • Land Forces (includes seven Military Regional Commands, supported by Strategic Reserve Units),
  • Naval and Coastal Defense Forces (includes Navy Infantry or Marine units and Coast Guard),
  • Air and Air Defense Force (although it still exists in name, in practice many of the officers and soldiers in this branch have been distributed to other military branches and jobs),
  • Border Guards,
  • Strategic Reserve Forces (supports the Land Forces at the discretion of the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief and also includes a Missile Group, Presidential Protection Brigades, and Special Operations Forces),
  • Minister of Defense Intelligence Authority (consists of the Department of Military Intelligence [active], Department of Reconnaissance [active], Department of Military Security [inactive], and the Electronic Warfare Department [inactive]) (March 2018)

North America

4 entries

Bermuda

  • Bermuda Regiment (2012)

Canada

Canadian Forces:
  • Canadian Army,
  • Royal Canadian Navy,
  • Royal Canadian Air Force,
  • Canadian Joint Operations Command (2015)

Mexico

  • Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito), 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), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)) (2013)

United States

United States Armed Forces:
  • 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 (2017)

Oceania

18 entries

Australia

Australian Defense Force (ADF):
  • Australian Army (includes Special Operations Command),
  • Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force),
  • Royal Australian Air Force,
  • Joint Operations Command (JOC) (2016)

Cook Islands

no regular military forces; National Police Department

Fiji

Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF):
Land Forces, Naval Forces (2011)

French Polynesia

  • no regular military forces (2011)

Kiribati

no regular military forces (establishment prevented by the constitution); Police Force (2011)

Marshall Islands

  • no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police (2012)

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

  • no regular military forces (2012)

Nauru

  • no regular military forces (2012)

New Caledonia

  • no regular military forces; French military, police, and gendarmerie (2012)

New Zealand

New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF):
  • New Zealand Army,
  • Royal New Zealand Navy,
  • Royal New Zealand Air Force (2018)

Niue

no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force

Palau

  • no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2009)

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF, includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2013)

Samoa

no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force

Solomon Islands

  • no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (2013)

Tonga

Tonga Defense Services aka His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF): Territorial Forces, Land Force (includes Tonga Royal Guards, Royal Tonga Marines, and a Combined Log and Tech Support Unit), Tonga Navy, Training Wing, Air Wing and Support Unit (2018)

Tuvalu

  • no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)

Vanuatu

no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2013)

South America

13 entries

Argentina

  • Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino),
  • Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry),
  • Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2013)

Bolivia

Bolivian Armed Forces:
  • Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano, EB),
  • Bolivian Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, FNB, includes Marines),
  • Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2017)

Brazil

  • Brazilian Army (Exercito Brasileiro, EB),
  • Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil, MB, includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)),
  • Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2011)

Chile

  • Chilean Army,
  • Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)),
  • Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh) (2015)

Colombia

  • National Army (Ejercito Nacional),
  • Republic of Colombia Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia, ARC, includes Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina, IM), and Coast Guard),
  • Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC) (2012)

Ecuador

Ecuadorian Armed Forces:
  • Ecuadorian Land Force (Fuerza Terrestre Ecuatoriana, FTE),
  • Ecuadorian Navy (Fuerza Naval del Ecuador, FNE, includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard),
  • Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2012)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

no regular military forces

Guyana

Guyana Defense Force:
Army (includes Air Corps, Coast Guard) (2012)

Paraguay

Armed Forces Command (Commando de las Fuerzas Militares): Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marine Corps, Naval Aviation, and Coast Guard), Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP), Logistics Command, War Materiel Directorate (2012)

Peru

  • Peruvian Army (Ejercito Peruano),
  • Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP, includes naval air, naval infantry, and Coast Guard),
  • Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2013)

Suriname

Suriname Army (National Leger, NL):
  • Army,
  • Coast Guard,
  • Air Force (2017)

Uruguay

Uruguayan Armed Forces:
  • Uruguayan National Army (Ejercito Nacional Uruguaya, ENU),
  • Uruguayan National Navy (Armada Nacional del Uruguay, includes naval air arm, Naval Rifle Corps (Cuerpo de Fusileros Navales, Fusna), Maritime Prefecture in wartime),
  • Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2012)

Venezuela

Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes Naval Infantry, Coast Guard, Naval Aviation), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB; includes Air National Guard), Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB), Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana, NMB) (2016)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

Royal Brunei Armed Forces:
  • Royal Brunei Land Forces,
  • Royal Brunei Navy,
  • Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2013)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

Burmese Defense Service (Tatmadaw):
  • Army (Tatmadaw Kyi),
  • Navy (Tatmadaw Yay),
  • Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) (2013)

Cambodia

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces:
  • Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force;
  • the Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie is the military police force responsible for internal security;
  • the National Committee for Maritime Security performs Coast Guard functions and has representation from military and civilian agencies (2016)

Hong Kong

  • no regular indigenous military forces;
  • Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Army, 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 Southern Theater Command (2018)

Indonesia

Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL), includes marines (Korps Marinir, KorMar), naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2013)

Laos

Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF):
Lao People's Army (LPA, includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2011)

Macau

no regular indigenous military forces

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) (2013)

Philippines

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP):
  • Army,
  • Navy (includes Marine Corps),
  • Air Force (2013)

Singapore

Singapore Armed Forces:
  • Army,
  • Navy,
  • Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2013)

Taiwan

  • Army,
  • Navy (includes Marine Corps),
  • Air Force,
  • Military Police Command,
  • Armed Forces Reserve Command,
  • Coast Guard Administration (2016)

Thailand

Royal Thai Armed Forces (Kongthap Thai, RTARF):
  • Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA),
  • Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps),
  • Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Akaat Thai, RTAF) (2018)

Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada) (2013)

Vietnam

People's Armed Forces:
People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN, includes Vietnam People's Navy (with Naval Infantry), Vietnam People's Air and Air Defense Force, Border Defense Command, Coast Guard) (2013)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2018, “Military and security forces”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/military-and-security-forces/2018.

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