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List of militaries by country

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This is a list of militaries by country, including main branches.

A

Afghanistan

Afghan Armed Forces

Albania

Albanian soldiers react to rioters as part of an exercise, during Kosovo Force
Albanian Armed Forces

Algeria

Algerian People's National Army

Angola

Angolan Armed Forces

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda has the smallest military budget of any nation with a military.
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force

Argentina

Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic

Armenia

Armed Forces of Armenia

Australia

Australian Defence Force

Austria

Austrian Armed Forces

Azerbaijan

State Border Service guardsmen during a military parade in Baku.
Azerbaijani Armed Forces
National Guard
Internal Troops
State Border Service

B

Bahamas

Royal Bahamas Defence Force

Bahrain

Royal Guards providing a guard of honor during the visit of US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in December 2007.
Bahrain Defence Force
National Guard

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Armed Forces
Border Guard Bangladesh
Bangladesh Coast Guard
Bangladesh Ansar

Barbados

Barbados Defence Force

Belarus

Armed Forces of Belarus

Belgium

Soldiers from the Belgian Medical Service alongside their US counterparts.
Belgian Armed Forces

Belize

Belize Defence Force
Belize Coast Guard

Benin

Benin Armed Forces

Bhutan

Military of Bhutan

Bolivia

Armed Forces of Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Botswana Defence Force

Brazil

Brazilian Marines deployed as part of the peacekeeping mission in Haiti
Brazilian Armed Forces

Brunei

Royal Brunei Armed Forces

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Armed Forces
Gendarmerie

Burkina Faso

Burkinabe Soldiers before deployment to an exercise in Mali
Burkina Faso Armed Forces

Burundi

National Defence Force
  • Ground Force
  • Air Force
  • Naval Force

C

Cambodia

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

Cameroon

Cameroon Armed Forces

Canada

Canadian Armed Forces

Cape Verde

Cape Verdean Armed Forces

Central African Republic

Central African Armed Forces

Chad

The National and Nomadic Guard of Chad during the 2019 Independence Day military parade in N'Djamena
Chad National Army
National and Nomadic Guard
National Gendarmerie

Chile

Chile Armed Forces
Carabineros
Gendarmerie

China

The People's Liberation Army tri-service color guard
People's Liberation Army
People's Armed Police
Militia

Colombia

Military Forces of Colombia

Comoros

Army of National Development

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo

Croatia

Armed Forces of Croatia

Cuba

The helicopter carrier patrol vessel Rio Damuji n° 390 of the Cuban Navy in Havana, 2011
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces

Cyprus

Cypriot National Guard

Czech Republic

Czech Armed Forces

D

Denmark

Danish Armed Forces

Djibouti

Djiboutian Army Quick Reaction Regiment training at Ali Oune
Djibouti Armed Forces

Dominican Republic

Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic

E

East Timor

Photograph of a group of men in military uniforms marching in close formation
East Timorese soldiers during a parade in 2019
Timor Leste Defence Force
  • Timor-Leste Army
  • Timor-Leste Naval Component
  • Timor-Leste Air Component

Ecuador

Armed Forces of Ecuador

Egypt

Egyptian soldiers with M113 armored personnel carriers during a demonstration for visiting dignitaries, part of Operation Desert Shield.
Egyptian Armed Forces

El Salvador

Armed Forces of El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eritrean Defence Forces

Estonia

Estonian Defence League troops in joint exercise with US marines in 2010
Estonian Defence Forces

Ethiopia

Ethiopian National Defense Force

F

Fiji

Republic of Fiji Military Forces

Finland

Finnish soldiers during Exercise Dynamic Front 2022
Finnish Defence Forces
Finnish Border Guard

France

French Armed Forces

G

Gabon

Armed Forces of Gabon

Gambia

Gambia Armed Forces

Georgia

The military band of the Georgian National Guard
Defense Forces of Georgia

Germany, Federal Republic of

Bundeswehr

Ghana

Ghana Armed Forces

Greece

Evzones of the Greek Army in winter everyday dress arrive for the changing of the guard, 2009
Hellenic Armed Forces

Guatemala

Armed Forces of Guatemala

Guinea

Republic of Guinea Armed Forces

Guinea-Bissau

Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (Guinea-Bissau)

Guyana

Guyana Defence Force
  • Army
  • Air Corps
  • Coast Guard

H

Haiti

Armed Forces of Haiti

Honduras

Honduran Army gunners together with United States trainers from the 5-206th Field Artillery in field exercises in the Francisco Morazán Department
Armed Forces of Honduras

Hungary

Hungarian Defence Forces

I

India

India has the fourth-largest military and the sixth-largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
Indian Armed Forces
Coast Guard
Paramilitary forces

Indonesia

Indonesian National Armed Forces

Iran

Karrar main battle tank of the IRGC Ground Forces, participating in the Great Prophet XVII military exercise
Iranian Armed Forces

Iraq

Iraqi Armed Forces

Kurdistan Region

Ireland

Irish troops serving with UNIFIL in 2013
Defence Forces

Israel

Israel Defense Forces

Italy

Italian Armed Forces

Ivory Coast

Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast

J

Jamaica

Jamaica Defence Force

Japan

Japan Self-Defense Forces

Jordan

Jordanian Armed Forces

K

Kazakhstan

Paratroopers of the 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade of the Kazakh Air Assault Forces.
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
National Guard
Border Service
State Security Service
Territorial Troops

Kenya

Kenya Defence Forces

Korea

Worker-Peasant Red Guards in Pyongyang during the 2013 Day of the Foundation of the Republic.
North Korea
South Korea

Kuwait

Kuwait Military Forces

Kyrgyzstan

Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan

L

Laos

Lao People's Armed Forces on Red Square in Moscow during the Victory Day parade on 9 May 2025
Lao People's Armed Forces

Latvia

Latvian National Armed Forces

Lebanon

Lebanese Armed Forces

Lesotho

Lesotho Defence Force

Liberia

Members of the Liberian National Guard at the inauguration of President William Tolbert in 1976
Armed Forces of Liberia

Libya

Libyan Armed Forces - (Government of National Unity)
Libyan Arab Armed Forces - (House of Representatives)

Lithuania

Lithuanian Riflemen's Union Combat Members formation
Lithuanian Armed Forces
Riflemen's Union
Public Security Service
State Border Guard Service

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Armed Forces

M

Madagascar

Madagascan sailor on the bridge of the offshore patrol vessel RC Trozona
Madagascar Armed Forces

Malawi

Malawian Defence Force

Malaysia

Member of Malaysia Volunteers Corps.
Malaysian Armed Forces
Johor Military Forces
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
Malaysia Volunteers Corps Department

Maldives

Maldives National Defence Force

Mali

Malian Armed Forces

Malta

Armed Forces of Malta

Mauritania

Armed Forces of Mauritania

Mexico

The Mexican Armed Forces, the second-largest military in North America, have been primarily engaged in the Mexican drug war since 2006.
Mexican Armed Forces

Moldova

Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova

Monaco

Public Services (Monaco)

Mongolia

Mongolian Armed Forces
Border Protection
Internal Troops
Agency of Court Decision

Montenegro

Armed Forces of Montenegro

Morocco

A Moroccan F-5E during mid-air refueling
Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
Auxiliary Forces

Mozambique

Mozambique Defence Armed Forces

Myanmar

Tatmadaw

N

Namibia

Namibian Defence Force

Netherlands

Two marechaussee guards protecting the Dutch Crown Jewels.
Netherlands Armed Forces

Nepal

Nepalese Armed Forces
Armed Police Force

New Zealand

New Zealand Defence Force

Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Armed Forces

Niger

Niger Armed Forces

Nigeria

Defence attachés from Russia and Pakistan visit the communications tent at the Nigerian Air Force base during Africa Endeavor 2008
Nigerian Armed Forces

North Macedonia

Army of the Republic of North Macedonia

Norway

Norwegian Armed Forces

O

Oman

Prior to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and 2023 Israel-Gaza war, Oman spent the highest percentage of GDP of its military of any nation.[1]
Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces

P

Pakistan

Pakistan Armed Forces
Civil Armed Forces
Strategic Plans Division Force
Maritime Security Agency

Palestine

Palestinian National Security Forces exercise in Gaza in 2012.
Palestinian Security Services (West Bank)

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Defence Force

Paraguay

Armed Forces of Paraguay

Peru

Peruvian Cessna A-37 Dragonfly in 2015
Peruvian Armed Forces

Philippines

Armed Forces of the Philippines

Poland

Polish Armed Forces

Portugal

National Republican Guard cavalry at the changing of the guard of the Presidencial Palace of Belém.
Portuguese Armed Forces
National Republican Guard

Q

Qatar

Qatar Armed Forces

R

Romania

Romanian Armed Forces
Gendarmerie
General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations

Russia

The Russian Armed Forces are among the largest and most well-funded militaries in the world.
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
National Guard of Russia
Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation

Rwanda

Rwandan Defence Forces

S

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
  • Regiment
  • Coast Guard

San Marino

Sammarinese Armed Forces
  • Guard of the Great and General Council [it]
  • Uniformed company of the militias [it]
  • Guard of the Rock
    • Guard of the Rock Uniformed Core [it]
    • Guard of the Rock Company of Artillery [it]
  • Corps of Gendarmerie [it]

Sao Tome and Principe

Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Army
    • National Guard
    • Presidential Guard
  • Coast Guard
    • Marine Corps

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has among the largest military budgets in the world. In this picture, Saudi Arabian soldiers receive mortar training from American soldiers.
Royal Saudi Arabian Military Forces

Senegal

Armed Forces of Senegal

Serbia

Serbian Armed Forces

Seychelles

Seychelles People's Defence Force

Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

Singapore

Singaporean sailors tour the USS Freedom.
Singapore Armed Forces

Slovakia

Slovak Armed Forces

Slovenia

Slovenian Armed Forces

Somalia

Somali Armed Forces

South Africa

South African National Defence Force

South Sudan

South Sudan People's Defense Forces

Spain

The Spanish Armed Forces contain the oldest military units in the world, including a regiment of the Spanish Army operating continuously since 1248.
Spanish Armed Forces
Civil Guard

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Armed Forces

Sudan

Sudanese Armed Forces

Suriname

Surinamese soldiers at the Tradewinds 04 Multinational Training Exercise in the Dominican Republic 2004.
Suriname National Army

Swaziland

Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force
  • Army
  • Air Force

Sweden

Swedish Armed Forces

Switzerland

Because of Switzerland's long history of neutrality, the Swiss Armed Forces have not been involved in foreign wars since the early 19th century, but do participate in international peacekeeping missions.
Swiss Armed Forces

Syria

Syrian Armed Forces

T

Tajikistan

Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan

Tanzania

Tanzania People's Defence Force

Thailand

The 1st Marine Battalion, King's Guard from the Royal Thai Marine Corps, in the procession of princess Galyani Vadhana's urn.
Royal Thai Armed Forces
Volunteer Defense Corps

Togo

Togolese Armed Forces

Tonga

His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)

Trinidad and Tobago

Soldiers of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment during exercise Tradewinds 17.
Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force

Tunisia

Tunisian Armed Forces
National Guard

Turkey

Turkish Gendarmerie personnel during the Soma mine disaster in 2014.
Turkish Armed Forces
Gendarmerie
Coast Guard

Turkmenistan

Armed Forces of Turkmenistan

U

Uganda

Uganda People's Defence Force

Ukraine

Ukraine spends a higher percentage of its GDP on military funding than any other nation.
Armed Forces of Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Armed Forces

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom operates bases in an estimated 15-20 foreign nations, the second most of any military after only the United States.
British Armed Forces

United States

The United States Military is generally the most powerful military in the world.
United States Armed Forces
State defense forces

Uruguay

Armed Forces of Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan

V

Vatican City

Military of the Vatican City

Venezuela

Bolivarian National Armed Forces

Vietnam

Vietnam Naval Infantry in Spratly Islands in 2009
Vietnam People's Armed Forces

Y

Yemen

Yemeni Armed Forces (PLC)
Yemeni Armed Forces (SPC)

Z

Zambia

Zambian Defence Force

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Defence Forces

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Abkhazia

Abkhazian Armed Forces

Kosovo

Kosovo Security Force

Northern Cyprus

Security Forces Command

Syria

Paramilitary Forces

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Sahrawi People's Liberation Army

Somaliland

Somaliland Armed Forces

South Ossetia

Armed Forces of South Ossetia

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Republic of China Armed Forces

Transnistria

Armed Forces of Transnistria

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