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Country Navy Founded Endonym Ref.
Albania  Albanian Naval Force 1925; 101 years ago (1925) Albanian: Forcat e Mbrojtes Detare Shqipetare [1]
Algeria  Algerian National Navy 1963; 63 years ago (1963) Arabic: البحرية الوطنية الجزائرية, romanized: albahriat alwataniat aljazayiria [2]
Angola  Angolan Navy 1977; 49 years ago (1977) Portuguese: Marinha de Guerra Angolana [3]
Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard 1981; 45 years ago (1981) [4]
Argentina  Argentine Navy 1810; 216 years ago (1810) Spanish: Armada de la República Argentina [5]
Australia  Royal Australian Navy 1911; 115 years ago (1911) [6]
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijani Navy 1919; 107 years ago (1919) Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan hərbi dəniz qüvvələri [7]
Bahamas  Royal Bahamas Defence Force 1980; 46 years ago (1980) [8][9]
Bahrain  Royal Bahraini Naval Force 1969; 57 years ago (1969) Arabic: البحرية الملكية البحرينية, romanized: albahriat almalakiat albahraynia
Bangladesh  Bangladesh Navy 1971; 55 years ago (1971) Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নৌ বাহিনী, romanized: Bānlādēśa naubāhinī [10]
Barbados  Barbados Coast Guard 1979; 47 years ago (1979) [11]
Belgium  Belgian Navy 1831; 195 years ago (1831) Dutch: Marinecomponent
French: Composante Marine
[12]
Belize Belize Coast Guard 2005; 21 years ago (2005) [13]
Benin  Benin Navy 1978; 48 years ago (1978) French: Forces navales béninoises [14]
Bolivia  Bolivian Navy 1963; 63 years ago (1963) Spanish: Fuerza Naval Boliviana [15]
Brazil  Brazilian Navy 1822; 204 years ago (1822) Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil [16]
Brunei  Royal Brunei Navy 1965; 61 years ago (1965) Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei [17]
Bulgaria  Bulgarian Navy 1899; 127 years ago (1899) Bulgarian: Военноморски сили на Република България, romanized: Voennomorski sili na Republika Balgariya [18]
Cambodia  Royal Cambodian Navy 1953; 73 years ago (1953) Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងទឹក, romanized: Kângtoăp Cheung Tœ̆k
Cameroon  Cameroon Navy 1960; 66 years ago (1960) French: Marine nationale [19]
Canada  Royal Canadian Navy 1910; 116 years ago (1910) French: Marine royale canadienne [20]
Cape Verde  Cape Verdean Coast Guard 1975; 51 years ago (1975) Portuguese: Guarda Costeira
Cayman Islands  Cayman Islands Coast Guard 2021; 5 years ago (2021)
Chile  Chilean Navy 1817; 209 years ago (1817) Spanish: Armada de Chile [21]
 China  People's Liberation Army Navy 1949; 77 years ago (1949) Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn [22]
 Republic of China (Taiwan)  Republic of China Navy 1924; 102 years ago (1924) Chinese: 中華民國海軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn
Colombia  Colombian National Navy 1823; 203 years ago (1823) Spanish: Armada Nacional de Colombia [23]
Comoros  Comorian Navy 1997; 29 years ago (1997) French: Garde-côtes
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960; 66 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Congolese Navy 1960; 66 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Costa Rica  Costa Rican Coast Guard 1949; 77 years ago (1949) Spanish: Guardia Civil
Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast Ivorian Navy 1960; 66 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Croatia  Croatian Navy 1991; 35 years ago (1991) Croatian: Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica [24]
Cuba  Cuban Revolutionary Navy 1963; 63 years ago (1963) Spanish: Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria [25]
Cyprus  Cyprus Navy 1964; 62 years ago (1964) Greek: Ναυτική Διοίκηση Κύπρου, romanized: Naftikí Dioíkisi Kýprou
Turkish: Kıbrıs Deniz Kuvvetleri
[26]
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus TRNC Coast Guard Command 1978; 48 years ago (1978) Turkish: KKTC Sahil Güvenlik Komutanlığı
Denmark  Royal Danish Navy 1510; 516 years ago (1510) Danish: Søværnet [27]
Djibouti  Djiboutian Navy 1979; 47 years ago (1979) French: Garde-Cotes
Dominican Republic  Dominican Navy 1844; 182 years ago (1844) Spanish: Armada de República Dominicana [28][29]
East Timor Timor-Leste East Timorese Navy 2002; 24 years ago (2002) Portuguese: Componente Naval das F-FDTL [30]
Ecuador  Ecuadorian Navy 1832; 194 years ago (1832) Spanish: Armada del Ecuador [31]
Egypt  Egyptian Navy 1967; 59 years ago (1967) Arabic: البحرية المصرية, romanized: El-Quwwāt el-Bahareya el-Miṣriyya [32]
El Salvador  Navy of El Salvador 1951; 75 years ago (1951) Spanish: Fuerza Naval de El Salvador [33]
Equatorial Guinea  Navy of Equatorial Guinea 1968; 58 years ago (1968) Spanish: Marina de guerra
Eritrea  Eritrean Navy 1961; 65 years ago (1961)
Estonia  Estonian Navy 1918; 108 years ago (1918) Estonian: Merevägi [34][35]
Ethiopia  Ethiopian Navy 1955; 71 years ago (1955)
Fiji  Republic of Fiji Navy 1975; 51 years ago (1975) [36]
Finland  Finnish Navy 1918; 108 years ago (1918) Finnish: Suomen merivoimat
Swedish: Finländska marinen
[37]
France  French Navy 1624; 402 years ago (1624) French: Marine Nationale [38]
Gabon  Gabonese Navy 1960; 66 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Gambia  Gambian Navy 1965; 61 years ago (1965)
Georgia  Coast Guard of Georgia 1998; 28 years ago (1998) Georgian: საქართველოს სანაპირო დაცვა, romanized: sakartvelos sanap'iro datsva [39]
Germany  German Navy 1956; 70 years ago (1956) German: Deutsche Marine [40]
Ghana  Ghana Navy 1959; 67 years ago (1959) [41]
Greece  Hellenic Navy 1828; 198 years ago (1828) Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, romanized: Polemikó Naftikó [42]
Grenada  Coast Guard of Grenada 1974; 52 years ago (1974)
Guatemala  Guatemalan Navy 1959; 67 years ago (1959) Spanish: Armada de Guatemala [43]
Guinea Guinea Navy of Guinea-Conakry 1958; 68 years ago (1958) French: Marine de guerre
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guinean Navy 1973; 53 years ago (1973) Portuguese: Marinha Nacional Popular
Guyana  Guyanese Coast Guard 1966; 60 years ago (1966)
Haiti Haiti Haitian Coast Guard 2011; 15 years ago (2011) French: Commissariat des Gardes-Côtes d'Haïti
Honduras  Honduran Navy 1976; 50 years ago (1976) Spanish: Fuerza Naval de Honduras
Hungary  Hungarian River Guard 1945; 81 years ago (1945) Hungarian: Folyamőr Ezred
Iceland  Icelandic Coast Guard 1926; 100 years ago (1926) Icelandic: Landhelgisgæsla Íslands [44]
India  Indian Navy 1612; 414 years ago (1612) Hindi: भारतीय नौसेना, romanized: bhaarateey nausena [45]
Indonesia  Indonesian Navy 1945; 81 years ago (1945) Indonesian: Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut [46]
Iran  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy 1923; 103 years ago (1923) Persian: نیروی دریایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Niru-ye Daryâ'i-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân
Iran  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy 1985; 41 years ago (1985) Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi
Iraq  Iraqi Navy 1937; 89 years ago (1937) Arabic: البحرية العراقية, romanized: albahriat aleiraqia
Ireland  Irish Naval Service 1946; 80 years ago (1946) Irish: An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh [47][48]
Israel  Israeli Navy 1948; 78 years ago (1948) Hebrew: חיל הים הישראלי, romanized: Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli [49]
Italy  Italian Navy 1861; 165 years ago (1861) Italian: Marina Militare [50]
Jamaica  Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard 1963; 63 years ago (1963) [51]
Japan  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 1954; 72 years ago (1954) Japanese: 海上自衛隊, romanized: Kaijō Jieitai [52]
Jordan  Royal Jordanian Navy 1951; 75 years ago (1951) Arabic: القوة البحرية الاردنية, romanized: alquat albahriat alardinia [53]
Kazakhstan  Kazakh Naval Forces 1993; 33 years ago (1993) Kazakh: Қазақстан Әскери-теңіз күштері, romanized: Qazaqstan Äskeri-teñız küşterı [54]
Kenya  Kenya Navy 1964; 62 years ago (1964) Swahili: Jeshi la Wanamaji [55]
North Korea  Korean People's Navy 1946; 80 years ago (1946) Korean: 조선인민군 해군; MR: Chosŏn inmin'gun haegun [56]
South Korea  Republic of Korea Navy 1945; 81 years ago (1945) Korean: 대한민국 해군; RR: Daehanminguk haegun [57][58]
Kuwait  Kuwait Navy 1961; 65 years ago (1961) Arabic: القوة البحرية الكويتية, romanized: Al-Quwwat Al-Bahriyah Al-Kuwaitiyah
Laos Laos Lao People's Navy 1975; 51 years ago (1975)
Latvia  Latvian Naval Forces 1919; 107 years ago (1919) Latvian: Latvijas Jūras Spēki [59]
Lebanon  Lebanese Navy 1950; 76 years ago (1950) Arabic: القوات البحرية اللبنانية, romanized: Al-qūwātu al-Baḥriyya al-Lubnāniyya [60]
Liberia Liberia Liberian National Coast Guard 1959; 67 years ago (1959) [61]
Libya  Libyan Navy 1962; 64 years ago (1962) Arabic: القوات البحرية الليبية, romanized: alquaat albahriat alliybia [62]
Lithuania  Lithuanian Naval Force 1935; 91 years ago (1935) Lithuanian: Lietuvos Karinės Jūrų Pajėgos [63]
Madagascar  Madagascar Navy 1960; 66 years ago (1960) Malagasy: Tafika andranomasina
French: Marine de Madagascar
Malawi Malawi Malawi Marine Unit 1978; 48 years ago (1978) [64]
Malaysia  Royal Malaysian Navy 1934; 92 years ago (1934) Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia [65][66]
Maldives  Maldivian Coast Guard 1980; 46 years ago (1980) [67]
Malta  Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta 1970; 56 years ago (1970) Maltese: Skwadra Marittima tal-Forzi Armati ta' Malta
Mauritania  Mauritanian Navy 1966; 60 years ago (1966) Arabic: القوات البحرية, romanized: alquaat albahria
Mauritius  National Coast Guard of Mauritius 1968; 58 years ago (1968) Morisyen: Gad Kòt Nasyonal
French: Marine Mauricienne
Mexico  Mexican Navy 1821; 205 years ago (1821) Spanish: Armada de México [68]
Montenegro  Montenegrin Navy 2006; 20 years ago (2006) Montenegrin: Mornarica Vojske Crne Gore [69]
Morocco  Royal Moroccan Navy 1960; 66 years ago (1960) Arabic: البحرية الملكية المغربية, romanized: alquaat albahriat almalakiat almaghribia [70]
Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique Navy 1994; 32 years ago (1994) Portuguese: Marinha de Guerra de Moçambique
Myanmar  Myanmar Navy 1947; 79 years ago (1947) Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ရေ), romanized: Tapma.tau (ray) [71]
Namibia  Namibian Navy 2004; 22 years ago (2004) [72]
The Netherlands  Royal Netherlands Navy 1488; 538 years ago (1488) Dutch: Koninklijke Marine [73]
Netherlands Dutch Caribbean Netherlands Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard 1996; 30 years ago (1996) Dutch: Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied
New Zealand  Royal New Zealand Navy 1941; 85 years ago (1941) Māori: Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa [74]
Nicaragua  Nicaraguan Navy 1980; 46 years ago (1980) Spanish: Fuerza Naval del Ejercito de Nicaragua [75]
Nigeria  Nigerian Navy 1956; 70 years ago (1956) [76]
North Macedonia Macedonian Lake Patrol Police 1991; 35 years ago (1991) Macedonian: Македонска езерска полиција
Norway  Royal Norwegian Navy 1814; 212 years ago (1814) Norwegian: Sjøforsvaret [77]
Oman  Royal Navy of Oman 1970; 56 years ago (1970) Arabic: بحرية عمان السلطانية, romanized: bihriat euman alsultania [78]
Pakistan  Pakistan Navy 1947; 79 years ago (1947) Urdu: پاکستان بحریہ, romanized: Pākistān Bāhrí'a [79]
Palestine Palestine Palestinian Naval Police 1995; 31 years ago (1995) Arabic: الشرطة البحرية, romanized: alshurtat albahria [80]
Panama Panama National Aeronaval Service 2008; 18 years ago (2008) Spanish: Servicio Nacional Aeronaval
Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea Maritime Element 1973; 53 years ago (1973)
Paraguay  Paraguayan Navy 1811; 215 years ago (1811) Spanish: Armada Paraguaya
Peru  Peruvian Navy 1821; 205 years ago (1821) Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú [81][82]
Philippines  Philippine Navy 1898; 128 years ago (1898) Tagalog: Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas
Spanish: Fuerza Naval de Filipinas
[83]
Poland  Polish Navy 1918; 108 years ago (1918) Polish: Marynarka Wojenna RP [84]
Portugal  Portuguese Navy 1317; 709 years ago (1317) Portuguese: Marinha Portuguesa [85]
Qatar  Qatari Emiri Navy 1971; 55 years ago (1971) Arabic: البحرية الأميري القطرية, romanized: Al-Bahriyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah
Romania  Romanian Naval Forces 1860; 166 years ago (1860) Romanian: Forţele Navale Române [86]
Russia  Russian Navy 1696; 330 years ago (1696) Russian: Военно-морской флот Российской Федерации, romanized: Voyenno-morskoy flot Rossiyskoy Federatsii [87]
Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard 1968; 58 years ago (1968) Portuguese: Guarda Costeira
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Royal Saudi Naval Forces 1957; 69 years ago (1957) Arabic: البَحْريَّة الْمَلكيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bahriyah al-Arabiyah as-Su'udiyah [88]
Senegal Senegal Senegalese Navy 1975; 51 years ago (1975) French: Armée de mer [89]
Seychelles  Seychelles Coast Guard 1992; 34 years ago (1992) [90]
Serbia  Serbian River Flotilla 1915; 111 years ago (1915) Serbian: Речна флотила, romanized: Rečna flotila [91]
Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone Navy 1981; 45 years ago (1981) [92]
Singapore  Republic of Singapore Navy 1967; 59 years ago (1967) Malay: Angkatan Laut Republik Singapura [93]
Slovenia  Slovenia Navy 1993; 33 years ago (1993) Slovene: Slovenska Mornarica [94]
Somalia  Somali Navy 1964; 62 years ago (1964) Somali: Ciidamada Badda Soomaaliyeed
South Africa  South African Navy 1922; 104 years ago (1922) Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Vloot [95][96]
Spain  Spanish Navy 1479; 547 years ago (1479) Spanish: Armada Española
Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka Navy 1950; 76 years ago (1950) Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Navika Hamudawa [97]
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard 1896; 130 years ago (1896)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard 1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Sudan  Sudanese Navy 1962; 64 years ago (1962) Arabic: الحرس الجمهوري, romanized: alharas aljumhuriu
Suriname Suriname Suriname Navy 1977; 49 years ago (1977)
Sweden  Swedish Navy 1522; 504 years ago (1522) Swedish: Kungliga flottan [98]
 Switzerland Switzerland Swiss Lakes Flotilla 1941; 85 years ago (1941) German: Motorbootkompanie [99]
Syria  Syrian Navy 1950; 76 years ago (1950) Arabic: الْبَحْرِيَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ السُّورِيَّةُ, romanized: al-Baḥrīyah al-ʿArabīyah as-Sūrīyah
Tanzania  Tanzania Naval Command 1971; 55 years ago (1971) Swahili: Kamandi ya Jeshi la Majini
Thailand  Royal Thai Navy 1887; 139 years ago (1887) Thai: กองทัพเรือไทย, romanized: kong thap ruea thai [100]
Togo Togolese Navy 1960; 66 years ago (1960) French: Marine Nationale
Tonga  Tongan Navy 1973; 53 years ago (1973)
Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard 1962; 64 years ago (1962) [101]
Tunisia  Tunisian National Navy 1956; 70 years ago (1956) French: Marine nationale tunisienne [102]
Turkey  Turkish Navy 1920; 106 years ago (1920) Turkish: Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri [103]
Turkmenistan  Turkmen Naval Forces 1992; 34 years ago (1992) Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Harby-deňiz Güýçleriis
Ukraine  Ukrainian Navy 1992; 34 years ago (1992) Ukrainian: Військово-морські сили Збройних сил України, romanized: Viysʹkovo-morsʹki syly Zbroynykh syl Ukrayiny [104]
United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates Navy 1971; 55 years ago (1971) Arabic: البحرية الامارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: al-Baḥrīyah alamarat alearabiat almutahida
United Kingdom  Royal Navy 1546; 480 years ago (1546) [105]
United States  United States Navy 1775; 251 years ago (1775) [106]
Uruguay  National Navy of Uruguay 1817; 209 years ago (1817) Spanish: Armada Nacional de Uruguay [107]
Uzbekistan  Uzbek River Force 1992; 34 years ago (1992) Uzbek: Amudaryo daryo floti
Venezuela  Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela 1811; 215 years ago (1811) Spanish: Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela [108]
Vietnam  Vietnam People's Navy 1955; 71 years ago (1955) Vietnamese: Hải quân Nhân dân Việt Nam [109]
Yemen  Yemeni Navy 1990; 36 years ago (1990) Arabic: القوات البحرية اليمنية, romanized: alquaat albahriat alyamania
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