List of militaries by country


This is a list of militaries by country, including the main branches and sub-branches.

A

Afghanistan

; Afghan Armed Forces
; Albanian Armed Forces
; Algerian People's National Armed Forces
; Angolan Armed Forces
; Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force
; Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
; Armed Forces of Armenia
; Australian Defence Force
; Austrian Armed Forces
; Azerbaijani Armed Forces

The Bahamas

; Royal Bahamas Defence Force

Bahrain

; Bahrain Defence Force
; Bangladesh Armed Forces
; Barbados Defence Force
; Armed Forces of Belarus
; Belgian Armed Forces
; Belize Defence Force
; Benin Armed Forces

Bhutan

; Military of Bhutan
; Armed Forces of Bolivia
; Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
; Botswana Defence Force
; Brazilian Armed Forces
; Royal Brunei Armed Forces
; Bulgarian Armed Forces
;Burkina Faso Armed Forces
;National Defence Force

C

Cambodia

; Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
; Cameroonian Armed Forces
; Canadian Armed Forces
; Cabo Verdean Armed Forces
; Central African Armed Forces
; Military of Chad
; Military of Chile
; People's Liberation Army
; Paramilitary Forces of the People's Republic of China
; Republic of China Armed Forces
; Military Forces of Colombia
; Military of the Comoros
; Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
; Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo
; Public Forces of Costa Rica
; Republic of Croatia Armed Forces
; Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
; Cypriot National Guard
; Army of the Czech Republic

Denmark

; Danish Defence
; Djibouti Armed Forces
; Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic

East Timor

; Timor Leste Defence Force

Ecuador

; Armed Forces of Ecuador
; Egyptian Armed Forces
; Armed Forces of El Salvador
; Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea
; Eritrean Defence Forces
; Estonia Defence Forces
; Ethiopian National Defense Force

Fiji

; Republic of Fiji Military Forces
; Finnish Defence Forces
; French Armed Forces

Gabon

; Military of Gabon

Gambia

; Military of the Gambia

Georgia

; Defense Forces of Georgia
; Bundeswehr
; Ghana Armed Forces
; Hellenic Armed Forces
; Coast Guard of Grenada

Guatemala

; Armed Forces of Guatemala
; Military of Guinea
; Military of Guinea-Bissau
; Guyana Defence Force

H

Haiti

; Armed Forces of Haiti
; Military of Honduras
; Hungarian Defence Force

Iceland

; Military of Iceland
; Indian Armed Forces
; Indonesian National Armed Forces
; Iraqi Armed Forces
; Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
; Defence Forces
; Israel Defense Forces
; Italian Armed Forces
; Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast

J

Jamaica

; Jamaica Defence Force

Japan

; Japan Self-Defense Forces
; Jordanian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Jordan

Kazakhstan

; Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
; Kenya Defence Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Kenya
; Korean People's Army
; Republic of Korea Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of South Korea
; Kuwait Military Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Kuwait
; Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan

Laos

; Lao People's Armed Forces
; Latvian National Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Latvia
; Lebanese Armed Forces
; Military of Lesotho
; Armed Forces of Liberia
; Libyan Armed Forces -
; Libyan National Army -
; Paramilitary Forces of Libya
; Lithuanian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Lithuania
; Luxembourg Army

M

Madagascar

;Madagascar People’s Armed Forces
; Malawian Defence Force

Malaysia

; Malaysian Armed Forces
; Royal Johor Military Force
; Paramilitary Forces of Malaysia
; Maldives National Defence Force
; Military of Mali
; Armed Forces of Malta
; Military of Mauritania
; Paramilitary Forces of Mauritania
; Military of Mauritius
; Mexican Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Mexico
; Military of Moldova
; Paramilitary Forces of Moldova
; Military of Monaco
; Mongolian Armed Forces
; Military of Montenegro
; Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Morocco
; Mozambique Defence Armed Forces

Myanmar

; Tatmadaw
; Paramilitary Forces of Myanmar

Namibia

; Namibian Defence Force
; Paramilitary Forces of Namibia
; Armed forces of the Netherlands
; Paramilitary Forces of the Netherlands
; Nepalese Armed Forces
; New Zealand Defence Force
; Paramilitary Forces of New Zealand
; Military of Nicaragua
; Niger Armed Forces
; Nigerian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Nigeria
; Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
; Norwegian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Norway

Oman

; Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces

Palestine

;Palestinian Security Services
; Panamanian Public Forces
; Papua New Guinea Defence Force

Paraguay

; Armed Forces of Paraguay
;Pakistan Armed Forces
;Paramilitary forces of Pakistan
; Peruvian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Peru
; Armed Forces of the Philippines
; Paramilitary Forces of the Philippines
; Polish Armed Forces
; Reserve Forces of Poland
; Paramilitary Forces of Poland
; Portuguese Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Portugal

Qatar

; Qatar Armed Forces

Romania

; Romanian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Romania
; Russian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Russia
; Paramilitary Forces of the Russian Federal Security Service
; Rwandan Defence Forces

Saint Kitts and Nevis

; Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force

San Marino

; Military of San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

; Military of São Tomé and Príncipe
; Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
; Armed Forces of Senegal
; Serbian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Serbia
; Seychelles People's Defence Force
; Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

Singapore

; Singapore Armed Forces
; Paramilitaries forces of Singapore
; Slovak Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Slovakia
; Slovenian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Slovenia
; Somali Armed Forces
; South African National Defence Force
; Paramilitary Forces of South Africa
; South Sudan People's Defense Forces
; Spanish Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Spain
;Sri Lanka Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Sri Lanka
; Sudanese Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Sudan
;Suriname National Army
;Military of Swaziland

Sweden

; Swedish Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Sweden
; Swiss Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Switzerland
; Syrian Armed Forces
;Paramilitary Forces of Syria

Tajikistan

; Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan
; Tanzania People's Defence Force
; Royal Thai Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Thailand
; Togolese Armed Forces
; His Majesty's Armed Forces
; Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
; Tunisian Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Tunisia
; Turkish Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Turkey
; Armed Forces of Turkmenistan

Uganda

; Uganda People's Defence Force

Ukraine

; Armed Forces of Ukraine
; Paramilitary Forces of the Ukraine
; Union Defence Force
; Paramilitary Forces of the United Arab Emirates
; British Armed Forces
; United States Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of the United States
; United States Armed Forces Abroad
; Armed Forces of Uruguay
; Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Vatican City

;Military of the Vatican City
; National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
; Vietnam People's Armed Forces

Yemen

; Republic of Yemen Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Yemen

Zambia

; Zambian Defence Force
; Zimbabwe Defence Forces

Abkhazia

; Military of Abkhazia
; Artsakh Defense Army

Aruba

; Military of Aruba

Bermuda

; Military of Bermuda
; Paramilitary Forces of Bermuda
; Military of the British Virgin Islands

Netherlands [Dutch Caribbean]

; Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

Falkland Islands

; Military of the Falkland Islands
; British Forces Gibraltar
; Military of Hong Kong
; Paramilitary Forces of Hong Kong
; Peshmerga
; Kosovo Security Force

Montserrat

; Royal Montserrat Defence Force

Northern Cyprus

; Security Forces Command

Novorossiya

; Separatist forces of the war in Donbass

Puntland

; Puntland Security Force
; Syrian Democratic Forces
; Paramilitary Forces of Rojava
; Free Syrian Army
; Polisario Front

Somaliland

; Somaliland Armed Forces

South Ossetia

; Military of South Ossetia

Taiwan (Republic of China)

; Republic of China Armed Forces
; Paramilitary Forces Of the Republic of China
; Military of Transnistria