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Country
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Military branches
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Afghanistan
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Afghan National Army, currently being trained by the US with the assistance of the international community, is 7,000 strong; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement called for all militia forces to come under the authority of the central government, but regional leaders have continued to retain their militias and the formation of a national army remains a gradual process; Afghanistan's militia forces continue to be factionalized, largely along ethnic lines
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Albania
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General Staff Headquarters, Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command
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Algeria
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People's National Army (ANP; including Land Forces), Algerian National Navy, MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (January 2005)
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Andorra
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no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
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Angola
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Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Air and Air Defense Forces (FANA)
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (including Coast Guard)
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Argentina
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Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)
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Armenia
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Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
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Aruba
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no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard
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Australia
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Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
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Austria
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Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
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Azerbaijan
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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces
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Bahamas, The
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Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard)
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Bahrain
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Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, National Guard
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Bangladesh
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Barbados
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Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard
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Belarus
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Army, Air and Air Defense Force
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Belgium
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Land, Naval, and Air Operations Commands
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Belize
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Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard
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Benin
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Bermuda
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Bermuda Regiment
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Bhutan
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Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia
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Bolivia
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Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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VF Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army), VRS Army (the air and air defense forces are subordinate commands within the Army)
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Botswana
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Botswana Defense Force (includes an Air Wing)
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Brazil
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Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Brazilian Air Force (FAB)
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Brunei
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Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force
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Bulgaria
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Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
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Burkina Faso
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Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie (January 2005)
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Burma
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Burundi
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National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (January 2005)
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Cambodia
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Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
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Cameroon
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Cameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Air Force
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Canada
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Canadian Armed Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command
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Cape Verde
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People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, Coast Guard (includes maritime air wing)
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Cayman Islands
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no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
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Central African Republic
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Central African Armed Forces (FACA): Ground Forces, Air Force; General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Republican Guard (March 2004)
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Chad
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Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, Gendarmerie (October 2004)
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Chile
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Army of the Nation, National Navy (includes naval air, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps), Chilean Air Force, Chilean Carabineros (National Police)
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China
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People's Liberation Army (PLA): ground forces, Navy (including marines and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops considered to be an adjunct to the PLA); militia
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Colombia
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Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Naval Aviation, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)
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Comoros
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Comoran Security Force
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Congo, Republic of the
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Congolese Armed Forces (FAC): Army, Air Force, Navy
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Cook Islands
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no regular military forces; Police Department
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Costa Rica
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no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police
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Cote d'Ivoire
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Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (includes Presidential Guard)
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Croatia
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Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO)
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Cuba
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Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER), Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), Youth Labor Army (EJT)
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Cyprus
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Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements)
north Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
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Czech Republic
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Czech Army: Joint Forces Command, Support and Training Forces Command
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Denmark
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Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard (Hjemmevaernet)
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Djibouti
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Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force)
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Dominica
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no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Coast Guard)
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Dominican Republic
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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East Timor
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East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy
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Ecuador
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Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE)
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Egypt
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
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El Salvador
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Army, Navy (FNES), Air Force (FAS)
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Equatorial Guinea
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Army, Navy, Air Force (January 2005)
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Eritrea
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Estonia
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Estonian Defense Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Staff, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Maritime Border Guard, Coast Guard
note: Border Guards and Ministry of Internal Affairs become part of the Estonian Defense Forces in wartime; the Coast Guard is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense in peacetime and the Estonian Navy in wartime
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Air Force
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession (May 2003)
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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no regular military forces
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Faroe Islands
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no regular military forces
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Fiji
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Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Division (2005)
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Finland
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Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force
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France
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Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
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French Guiana
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no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
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French Polynesia
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no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
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Gabon
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
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Gambia, The
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Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Presidential Guard, National Guard
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Gaza Strip
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in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces (Jan 2002)
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Georgia
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Ground Forces (including National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force, Interior Forces
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Germany
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Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, including naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Service, Central Medical Service
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Ghana
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Gibraltar
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Royal Gibraltar Regiment
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Greece
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Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force (Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA)
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Grenada
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no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
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Guadeloupe
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no regular military forces
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Guatemala
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Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
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Guinea
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Army (including Presidential Guard, Republican Guard), Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, General Directorate of National Police
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Guinea-Bissau
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People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
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Guyana
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Guyana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Corps, Guyana People's Militia
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Haiti
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the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished
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Holy See (Vatican City)
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Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
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Honduras
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Army, Navy (including Naval Infantry), Air Force
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Hong Kong
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no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including 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
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Hungary
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Ground Forces, Air Forces
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Iceland
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no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenka Landhelgisgaeslan)
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India
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Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, and Defense Security Corps)
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Indonesia
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Indonesia Armed Forces (TNI): Army (TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-AL, including Marines, Naval Air arm), Air Force (TNI-AU)
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Iran
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Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (including 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: (February 2004)
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Iraq
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Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Regular Army (including Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (February 2005)
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Ireland
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Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps)
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Israel
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Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps, Navy, Air and Space Force (including Air Defense Forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
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Italy
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Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (March 2005)
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Jamaica
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Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing
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Japan
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Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force)
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Jordan
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Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM); note - Public Security Directorate normally falls under Ministry of Interior but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis situations
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Kazakhstan
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Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Force, Republican Guard
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Kenya
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Kiribati
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no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts are on all islands)
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Korea, North
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Korean People's Army (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force), Civil Security Forces
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Korea, South
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard)
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Kuwait
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Land Forces, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Guard (Jan 2002)
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Kyrgyzstan
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Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces, Border Troops
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Laos
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Lao People's Army (LPA; including Riverine Force), Air Force
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Latvia
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Border Guard, Home Guard (Zemessardze)
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Lebanon
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Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army, Navy, and Air Force
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Lesotho
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Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army and Air Wing
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Liberia
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Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
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Libya
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Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
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Lithuania
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, National Defense Volunteer Forces (SKAT)
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Luxembourg
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Army
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Macau
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responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces
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Macedonia
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Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; including Air and Air Defense Command)
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Madagascar
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People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval (Navy and Air) Force; National Gendarmerie
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Malawi
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Malawi Armed Forces: Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including Mobile Force Unit)
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Malaysia
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Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts
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Maldives
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National Security Service includes Security Branch (ground forces), Air Element, Coast Guard
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Mali
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Army, Air Force, National Guard
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Malta
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Armed Forces of Malta (AFM): Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime Squadron), Revenue Security Corps
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Marshall Islands
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no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
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Martinique
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no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
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Mauritania
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Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; including Naval Infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (April 2005)
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Mauritius
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National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)
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Mexico
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National Defense Secretariat (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM); Navy Secretariat (Semar): Naval Air and Marines
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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no regular military forces; National Police Force
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Moldova
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National Army: Ground Forces, Air Force
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Mongolia
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Mongolian People's Army: General Purpose Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Internal Security Forces
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Montserrat
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no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
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Morocco
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Royal Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine)
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Mozambique
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Mozambique Armed Defense Forces: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Logistics Command
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Namibia
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Namibian Defense Force: Army (includes Air Wing), Navy, Police
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Nauru
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no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force
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Nepal
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Royal Nepalese Army (includes Royal Nepalese Army Air Service), Nepalese Police Force
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Netherlands
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Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command (DICO) (December 2004)
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Netherlands Antilles
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National Guard, Police Force
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New Caledonia
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no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
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New Zealand
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New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
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Nicaragua
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Army (includes Navy, Air Force)
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Niger
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Niger Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, National Air Force (January 2005)
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Nigeria
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Niue
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no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
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Norway
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Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard
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Oman
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Royal Omani Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force
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Pakistan
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Palau
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no regular military forces; Police Force
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Panama
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an amendment to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)
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Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element)
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Paraguay
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Army, Navy (includes Naval Aviation, River Defense Corps, Coast Guard), Air Force
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Peru
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Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Naval Infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP)
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Philippines
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Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marine Corps), Air Force
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Poland
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Land Forces, Navy, Polish Air Force (PSP)
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Portugal
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Army, Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; including Marine Corps), Air Force (FAP), National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) (January 2005)
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Puerto Rico
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no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force
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Qatar
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Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF)
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Reunion
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no regular indigenous military forces; French forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Gendarmerie)
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Romania
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Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (January 2005)
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Russia
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Ground Forces (SV), Navy (VMF), Air Forces (VVS); Airborne Troops (VDV), Strategic Rocket Troops (RVSN), and Space Troops (KV) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches
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Rwanda
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Rwandan Defense Forces: Army, Air Force
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
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Saint Lucia
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Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard
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Samoa
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no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force
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San Marino
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Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar); note - performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (FASTP): Army, Coast Guard, Presidential Guard (December 2004)
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Saudi Arabia
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Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary)
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Senegal
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie
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Serbia and Montenegro
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Army (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)
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Seychelles
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Army, Coast Guard (includes Navy Wing, Air Wing), National Guard, Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard)
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Sierra Leone
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Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Air Wing, Maritime Wing)
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Singapore
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Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force
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Slovakia
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Land Command, Air Force Command, Training and Support Command, Logistics Command
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Slovenia
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Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)
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Solomon Islands
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no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)
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Somalia
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A Somali National Army was attempted under the interim government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces
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South Africa
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South African National Defense Force (SANDF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Medical Health Service (2002)
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Spain
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Army, Navy, Air Force (Ejercito del Aire, EdA), Naval Infantry
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Sri Lanka
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
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Sudan
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Sudanese People's Armed Forces (SPAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force
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Suriname
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National Army (includes small Navy and Air Force elements)
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Swaziland
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Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force: Army (includes Air Wing)
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Sweden
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Army, Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN), Air Force (Flygvapnet)
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Switzerland
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Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe)
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Syria
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Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (includes Air Defense Command), Police and Security Force
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Taiwan
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Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
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Tajikistan
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Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force
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Tanzania
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Tanzanian People's Defense Force (JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing, Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service
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Thailand
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Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force
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Togo
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
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Tonga
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Tonga Defense Services: Ground Forces (Royal Marines, Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Air Wing)
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard, Air Wing
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Tunisia
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Army, Navy, Air Force (Sep 2003)
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Turkey
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Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force
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Turkmenistan
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Ministry of Defense (Army, Air and Air Defense, Navy, Border Troops, and Internal Troops), National Guard
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Tuvalu
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no regular military forces; national police force
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Uganda
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Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (UPDF): Army, Marine Unit, Air Wing
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Ukraine
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Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (Viyskovo-Povitryani Syly), Air Defense Forces (January 2002)
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United Arab Emirates
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Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)
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United Kingdom
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Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
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United States
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Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard (Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy)
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Uruguay
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Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Marines, Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Air Force
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Uzbekistan
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Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard
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Vanuatu
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no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including the paramilitary Mobile Force or VMF)
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Venezuela
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National Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales, 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)
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Vietnam
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People's Army of Vietnam: Ground Forces, People's Navy Command (includes Naval Infantry), Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard
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Yemen
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Army (includes Special Forces), Naval Forces and Coastal Defenses (includes Marines) (includes Marines), Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), Republican Guard (Nov 2002)
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Zambia
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Zambian National Defense Force (ZNDF): Army, Air Force, Police, National Service
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Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police
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