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Country
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Military branches
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Afghanistan
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NA; note - the December 2001 Bonn Agreement calls for all militia forces to come under Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) control, but formation of a national army is likely to be a gradual process; Afghanistan's forces continue to be factionalized largely along ethnic lines
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Albania
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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
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Algeria
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Peoples National Army (ANP), Algerian National Navy (ANN), Air Force, Territorial Air Defense, National Gendarmerie
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Andorra
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no regular military forces, but there is a police force
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Angola
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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Police Force
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force (including the Coast Guard)
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Argentina
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Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes naval aviation and Marines), Coast Guard, Argentine Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Aeronautical Police Force
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Armenia
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Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards
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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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Royal Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force
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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 (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas Police Force
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Bahrain
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Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) comprising Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force, Amiri Guards, National Guard
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Bangladesh
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, paramilitary forces (includes Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars, Village Defense Parties, Armed Police Battalions, National Cadet Corps)
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Barbados
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Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force
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Belarus
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Army, Air Force (including air defense), Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards
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Belgium
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Army, Navy, Air Components, National Gendarmerie
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Belize
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Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard)
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Benin
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Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), National Gendarmerie
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Bermuda
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no regular indigenous military forces; Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary
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Bhutan
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Royal Bhutan Army, Royal Bodyguard, National Militia, Royal Bhutan Police, Forest Guards
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Bolivia
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Army (Ejercito Boliviano), Navy (Fuerza Naval, includes Marines), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana), National Police Force (Policia Nacional de Bolivia)
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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 (including Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police
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Brazil
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Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)
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Brunei
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Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Royal Brunei Police
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Bulgaria
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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Defense), Internal Forces (subordinate to Ministry of Interior), Civil Defense Forces (subordinate to the president)
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Burkina Faso
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Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, People's Militia
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Burma
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Burundi
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Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie
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Cambodia
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Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF): Army, Navy, Air Force
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Cameroon
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Army, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force, National Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard
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Canada
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Canadian Armed Forces (comprising Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Communications Command, Training Command)
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Cape Verde
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Army, Coast Guard
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Cayman Islands
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no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)
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Central African Republic
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Central African Armed Forces (FACA) (including Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, and Air Force), Presidential Security Guard, Gendarmerie, National Police
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Chad
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Armed Forces (including National Army, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Rapid Intervention Force, National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT), Presidential Security Guard, Police
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Chile
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Army of the Nation, National Navy (including naval air, coast guard, and marines), Air Force of the Nation, Chilean Carabineros (National Police), Investigations Police
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China
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People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and 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 Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia Nacional)
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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, Special Security Battalion
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Congo, Republic of the
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Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie, National Police
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Costa Rica
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no regular indigenous military forces; Air Section, Ministry of Public Forces (Fuerza Publica)
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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, HV), Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces
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Cuba
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Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) including Ground Forces, Revolutionary Navy (MGR), Air and Air Defense Force (DAAFAR), Territorial Militia Troops (MTT), and Youth Labor Army (EJT); note - the Border Guard Troops (TGF) are controlled by the Interior Ministry
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Cyprus
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Greek area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police
Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK)
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Czech Republic
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Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Territorial Defense Force
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Denmark
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Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Home Guard
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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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Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (including Special Service Unit, Coast Guard)
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Dominican Republic
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police
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East Timor
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the East Timor Defense Force or FALINTIL-FDTL comprises a light-infantry Army and a small Naval component; note - plans are to develop a force of 1,500 active personnel and 1,500 reserve personnel over the next five years
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Ecuador
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Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Police
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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
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Equatorial Guinea
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Rapid Intervention Force, National Police
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Eritrea
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Estonia
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Estonia Defense Forces (including Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force), 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 (Ground Forces, Air Force, militia, police)
note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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British Forces Falkland Islands no regular indigenous military forces; (includes Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy), Police Force
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Faroe Islands
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no regular indigenous military forces; small Police Force and Coast Guard are maintained
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Fiji
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Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), includes ground forces, naval division
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Finland
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Frontier Guard (including Sea Guard)
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France
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Army (includes marines), Navy (includes naval air), Air Force (includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie
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French Guiana
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no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie
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French Polynesia
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no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
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Gabon
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidential (Republican) Guard (charged with protecting the president and other senior officials), National Gendarmerie, National Police
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Gambia, The
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Gambian National Army (GNA) (includes marine unit), National Police, Presidential 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, a Public Security Force and a civil Police Force
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Georgia
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Ground Forces (includes National Guard), combined Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces, Republic Security and Police Forces (internal and border troops)
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Germany
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Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Medical Corps, Joint Support Service
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Ghana
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force
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Gibraltar
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no regular indigenous military forces; British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
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Greece
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Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, Police, National Guard
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Grenada
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Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard
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Guadeloupe
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no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie
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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, Navy, Air Force, Republican Guard, Presidential Guard, paramilitary National Gendarmerie, National Police Force (Surete National)
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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 (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Corps), Guyana Police Force, Guyana People's Militia, Guyana National Service
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Haiti
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Haitian National Police (HNP)
note: the regular Haitian 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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Swiss Guards Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera)
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Honduras
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Army, Navy (including marines), 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; Police, Coast Guard
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India
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Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, Strategic Nuclear Command (SNC), Coast Guard, various security or paramilitary forces (including Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, National Security Guards, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Frontier Force, Ladakh Scouts, Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Railway Protection Force, Defense Security Corps, and Indian Reserve Battalions)
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Indonesia
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Army, Navy (including marines and naval air arm), Air Force
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Iran
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Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Command), Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army] forces), Law Enforcement Forces
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Iraq
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Army, Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border Guard Force, Fedayeen Saddam
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Ireland
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Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana)
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Israel
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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (includes ground, naval, and air components with Air Defense Forces), Pioneer Fighting Youth (Nahal), Frontier Guard, Chen (women); note - historically there have been no separate Israeli military services
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Italy
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri
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Jamaica
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Jamaica Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary Force
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Japan
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Japanese Coast Guard
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Jordan
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Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) Royal Jordanian Land Force, Royal Naval Force, Royal Jordanian Air Force, and Special Operations Command or 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, Border Service, 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 Army, 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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Army, Navy, Air Force (including Air Defense Force), National Police Force, National Guard, Coast Guard
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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, National Police Department
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Latvia
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guard, National Guard
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Lebanon
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Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force)
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Lesotho
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Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; including Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police
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Liberia
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Army, Navy, Air Force
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Libya
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Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air and Air Defense Command (includes Air Force)
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Lithuania
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT)
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Luxembourg
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Army, Grand Ducal Police
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Macau
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no regular indigenous military forces; responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there is a local police force
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
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Army (ARM), Air and Air Defense Forces, Police Force
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Madagascar
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People's Armed Forces (comprising Intervention Force, Development Force, Aeronaval [Navy and Air] Force), Gendarmerie, Presidential Security Regiment
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Malawi
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Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including paramilitary Mobile Force Unit)
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Malaysia
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Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Field Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts
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Maldives
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National Security Service
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Mali
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Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale)
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Malta
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Armed Forces (including land forces [with subordinate air squadron and maritime squadron] and the Revenue Security Corps), Maltese Police Force
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Marshall Islands
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no regular military forces; Police Force
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Martinique
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no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
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Mauritania
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Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Guard, National Police, Presidential Guard
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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) (including Army and Air Force), Navy Secretariat (including Naval Air and Marines)
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Moldova
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Ground Forces (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Republic Security Forces (includes paramilitary Internal Troops and Border Troops)
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Mongolia
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Mongolian Armed Forces (includes General Purpose Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Civil Defense Troops); note - Border Troops are under Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs in peacetime
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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 (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces
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Mozambique
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Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces, Militia
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Namibia
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National Defense Force (Army, including Air Wing), 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 (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary
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Netherlands Antilles
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no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Royal Netherlands Air Force, 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, Navy, Air Force
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Niger
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Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, National Intervention and Security Force
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Nigeria
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Police 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 (including Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard
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Oman
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Royal Omani Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force), Royal Omani Police
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Pakistan
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard
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Palau
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NA
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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 Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element)
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Paraguay
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Army, Navy (includes Naval Air and Marines), Air Force
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Peru
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Army (Ejercito Peruano), Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru; includes Naval Air, Marines, and Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru; FAP), National Police (includes General Police, Security Police, and Technical Police)
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Philippines
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Army, Navy (including Coast Guard and Marine Corps), Air Force, paramilitary units
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Poland
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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force
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Portugal
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Army, Navy (PON) (includes Marines), Air Force, Republican Guard (includes Fiscal Guard)
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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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Army, Navy, Air Force
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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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Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense, Border Guards
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Russia
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces, Space Forces, Airborne Forces, Strategic Rocket Forces
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Rwanda
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie
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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 (including Special Service Unit)
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Saint Lucia
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Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit and Coast Guard)
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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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), Gendarmerie; note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance
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Sao Tome and Principe
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Army, Navy, Security Police
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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, National Police (Surete Nationale)
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Seychelles
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Army, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing), Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Police Force (includes Police Mobile Unit, a special weapons and tactics unit capable of assisting the Army in maintaining internal stability)
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Sierra Leone
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Army (RSLAF)
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Singapore
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Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police Force
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Slovakia
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Army (Ground Forces), Air and Air Defense Forces, Home Guards (Territorial Defense Forces), Civil Defense Force, Railway Armed Forces (subordinate to the Ministry of Transportation, Post, and Telecommunications)
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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; Solomon Islands National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)
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Somalia
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A Somali National Army is being reformed 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 (including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services), South African Police Service
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Spain
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Civil Guard, National Police, Coastal Civil Guard
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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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Army, Navy, Air Force, Popular Defense Force Militia
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Suriname
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National Army (including small Navy and Air Force elements), Civil Police
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Swaziland
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Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force
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Sweden
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Army, Royal Navy (including Coast Artillery and Naval Helicopter Service), Air Force
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Switzerland
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Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards
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Syria
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Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces), 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
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Tajikistan
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Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force, Presidential National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)
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Tanzania
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Tanzanian People's Defense Force (including Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary Police Field Force Unit (including Police Marine Unit and Police Air Wing), territorial militia
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Thailand
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Royal Thai Army, Royal Thai Navy (includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force, paramilitary forces (includes the Border Patrol Police [including Police Aerial Reinforcement Unit], Thahan Phran, Special Action Forces, Police Aviation Division, Thai Marine Police, and the Volunteer Defense Corps)
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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 (made up of three operational command components and two support elements, including the Royal Marines, Royal Guards, Maritime Force, a support/logistics group, and a training group), Police; note - a new air wing that will be subordinate to the Ministry of Defense is being developed
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (including Ground Force, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
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Tunisia
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Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard
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Turkey
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Land Forces, Navy (includes Naval Air and Naval Infantry), Air Force, Coast Guard, Gendarmerie
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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; Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations)
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Uganda
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Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (including Army, Marine unit, Air Wing)
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Ukraine
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Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Interior Troops, Border Troops
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United Arab Emirates
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Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force, Air Defense, 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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Department of the Army, Department of the Navy (includes Marine Corps), Department of the Air Force
note: the Coast Guard is normally subordinate to the Department of Transportation, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy
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Uruguay
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Army, Navy (including Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines), Air Force, Police (Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard)
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Uzbekistan
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Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal security and border troops)
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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 or FAN) includes Ground Forces or Army (Fuerzas Terrestres or Ejercito), Naval Forces (Fuerzas Navales or Armada - including marines and 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 (includes Ground Forces, People's Navy Command [including Naval Infantry], Air and Air Defense Force, Coast Guard)
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Yemen
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Army (includes Special Forces, established in 1999), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard
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Yugoslavia
|
Army (VJ) (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)
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Zambia
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Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary forces
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Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police)
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This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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