List of militaries by country
This is a list of militaries by country, including main branches of army, navy, air force, marines, space force, and coast guard.
A
Afghanistan
Albania
- Albanian General Staff
- Albanian Air Force
- Albanian Land Force
- Albanian Naval Force
- Military Police
- Support Command
Algeria
- Republican Guard
- Algerian Land Forces
- Algerian National Navy
- Algerian Air Force
- Territorial Air Defence Forces
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
- Antigua and Barbuda Regiment
- Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard
- Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps
- Service and Support Battalion
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
B
The Bahamas
Bahrain
- Royal Bahraini Air Force
- Royal Bahraini Army
- Royal Bahrain Naval Force
- Bahrain Royal Medical Services
- Royal Guard
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
- Belarusian Ground Forces
- Belarusian Air Force
- Special Forces of Belarus
- Belarusian Transport Troops
- Belarusian Territorial Troops
Belgium
Belize
Benin
- Benin Army
- Benin Navy
- Benin Air Force
- National Gendarmerie
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnian Ground Forces
- Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
C
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
- People's Liberation Army Ground Force
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
- People's Liberation Army Navy
- People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
- People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
Taiwan
See #Taiwan (Republic of China) below
Colombia
Comoros
- Comoros Air Force
- Comorian People's Army
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republican Guard
Republic of the Congo
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
- Cuban Revolutionary Army
- Cuban Revolutionary Navy
- Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force
- National Revolutionary Militia
- Territorial Troops Militia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
D
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
E
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
F
Fiji
Finland
France
G
Gabon
- Gabonese Army
- Gabonese Air Force
- Gabonese Navy
- National Gendarmerie of Gabon
- Gabonese Republican Guard
Gambia
Georgia
- Georgian Land Forces
- Georgian Air Force
- Coast Guard of Georgia
- Georgian Special Operations Forces
- National Guard of Georgia
Germany
- German Army
- German Navy
- German Air Force
- Joint Support Service
- Joint Medical Service
- Cyber and Information Domain Service
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
H
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
I
Iceland
India
Indonesia
- Indonesian Army
- Indonesian Navy
- Indonesian Marine Corps (Korps Marinir)
- Indonesian Air Force
Iraq
Iran
- Islamic Republic of Iran Army
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Islamic Republic of Iran Law Enforcement Command
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
J
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
- Royal Jordanian Land Force
- Royal Jordanian Air Force
- Royal Jordanian Navy
- Joint Special Operations Command (Jordan)
- Jordan Royal Guard
- Royal Maintenance Corps
- General Intelligence Directorate
- King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau
- Paramilitary Forces of Jordan
K
Kazakhstan
Kenya
- Paramilitary Forces of Kenya
North Korea
- Korean People's Army Ground Force
- Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
- Korean People's Army Naval Force
- Korean People's Army Strategic Force
- Korean People's Army Special Operation Force
- Worker-Peasant Red Guards
South Korea
- Republic of Korea Army
- Republic of Korea Air Force
- Republic of Korea Navy
- Republic of Korea Reserve Forces
- Paramilitary Forces of South Korea
Kuwait
- Paramilitary Forces of Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
L
Laos
Latvia
- Paramilitary Forces of Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
- Paramilitary Forces of Libya
Lithuania
- Lithuanian Land Force
- Lithuanian Air Force
- Lithuanian Naval Force
- Lithuanian Special Operations Force
- Paramilitary Forces of Lithuania
Luxembourg
M
Madagascar
- Malagasy Air Force
- Malagasy National Navy
- Malagasy Intervention Force
- Malagasy Development Force
- Malagasy National Gendarmerie
Malawi
Malaysia
- Paramilitary Forces of Malaysia
- Paramilitary Units of the Royal Malaysian Police
- Grup Taktikal Khas
- Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
- The People's Volunteer Corps
- Trup Tindakan Cepat
Maldives
- Maldivian Coast Guard
- Maldivian Coast Guard Air Elements
- MNDF Marine Corps
- Special Forces (Maldives)
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
- Military of Mauritania
- Paramilitary Forces of Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
- Paramilitary Forces of Mexico
Republic of Moldova
- Paramilitary Forces of Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
- Paramilitary Forces of Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
- Paramilitary Forces of Myanmar
N
Namibia
- Paramilitary Forces of Namibia
Netherlands
- Paramilitary Forces of the Netherlands
Nepal
New Zealand
- Paramilitary Forces of New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
- Paramilitary Forces of Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
- Norwegian Army
- Royal Norwegian Air Force
- Royal Norwegian Navy
- Home Guard
- Norwegian Cyber Defence Force
O
Oman
- Royal Air Force of Oman
- Royal Army of Oman
- Royal Navy of Oman
- Royal Guard of Oman
- Royal Oman Police
- Sultan's Special Forces
P
Pakistan
Palestine
- Palestinian National Security Forces
- Interior Security
- Palestinian Presidential Guard
- Palestinian Preventive Security
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
- Paramilitary Forces of Peru
Philippines
- Paramilitary Forces of the Philippines
- Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit
- Philippine Coast Guard
- Philippine National Police
- Presidential Security Group
- National Bureau of Investigation
Poland
- Reserve Forces of Poland
- Paramilitary Forces of Poland
Portugal
- Paramilitary Forces of Portugal
Q
Qatar
R
Romania
- Paramilitary Forces of Romania
- Gendarmerie
- Romanian Border Police
- Anti-Terrorist Brigade
- Anti-Terrorist Group
- Special Group for Protection and Intervention
- Counter-Terrorist Intervention Squad
- Paramilitary units of the Romanian Police
Russia
- Russian Aerospace Forces
- Russian Airborne Troops
- Russian Ground Forces
- Russian Navy
- Strategic Missile Troops
- Russian Special Operations Forces
- Rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- Paramilitary Forces of Russia
- Paramilitary Forces of the Russian Federal Security Service
- Alpha Group
- Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
- Federal Protection Service
- Vympel
Rwanda
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
- Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Coast Guard of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Air Force of São Tomé and Príncipe
- São Tomé Presidential Guard
Saudi Arabia
- Royal Saudi Land Force
- Royal Saudi Air Force
- Royal Saudi Naval Forces
- Royal Saudi Air Defense Force
- Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force
- Saudi Arabian National Guard
- Saudi Arabian Border Guards
- Saudi Royal Guard Regiment
- Saudi Special Emergency Force
Senegal
Serbia
- Paramilitary Forces of Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
- Paramilitaries forces of Singapore
- National Cadet Corps
- Paramilitary units of the Singapore Police Force
- Singapore Prisons Emergency Action Response
Slovakia
- Paramilitary Forces of Slovakia
Slovenia
- Paramilitary Forces of Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
- Paramilitary Forces of South Africa
- National Intervention Unit (South African Police Service)
- Special Task Force (South African Police Service)
South Sudan
Spain
- Paramilitary Forces of Spain
Sri Lanka
- Paramilitary Forces of Sri Lanka
Sudan
- Paramilitary Forces of Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
- Swedish Army
- Swedish Air Force
- Swedish Navy
- Home Guard
- Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service
- Paramilitary Forces of Sweden
Switzerland
- Paramilitary Forces of Switzerland
Syria
- Paramilitary Forces of Syria
T
Tajikistan
- Tajik National Army
- Presidential National Guard
- Tajik Air Force
- Tajik Border Troops
- Tajik Internal Troops
Tanzania
Thailand
- Paramilitary Forces of Thailand
- Volunteer Defense Corps
- Paramilitary units of the Royal Thai Police
- Territorial defence students
- Thahan Phran
- Village Scouts
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
- Paramilitary Forces of Tunisia
Turkey
- General Staff of the Republic of Turkey
- Turkish Land Forces
- Turkish Air Force
- Turkish Naval Forces
- Special Forces
- Turkish War Academies
- Paramilitary Forces of Turkey
- Gendarmerie General Command
- Turkish Coast Guard
- Paramilitary Units of the Turkish National Police
- Village guard system
Turkmenistan
U
Uganda
Ukraine
- General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Ukrainian Ground Forces
- Ukrainian Air Force
- Ukrainian Navy
- Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
- Special Forces of Ukraine
- Paramilitary Forces of Ukraine
- Alpha Group
- National Guard of Ukraine
- Special Tasks Patrol Police
- State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
- Territorial Defence Battalions
United Arab Emirates
- Paramilitary Forces of the United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
- British Army
- Royal Air Force
- His Majesty's Naval Service
- Falkland Islands Defence Force
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment
- Royal Bermuda Regiment
- Royal Montserrat Defence Force
- Cayman Islands Regiment
- Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment
United States
- United States Army
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Navy
- United States Air Force
- United States Space Force
- United States Coast Guard
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan Ground Forces
- Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces
- Uzbekistan Naval Forces
- Uzbekistan National Guard
- Frontier Service
V
Vatican City
Venezuela
- Strategic Command Operations of Venezuela
- Venezuelan Army
- Venezuelan Air Force
- Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
- Venezuelan National Guard
- Venezuelan National Militia
Vietnam
- Vietnam People's Army
- Vietnam People's Ground Force
- Vietnam People's Navy
- Vietnam People's Air Force
- Vietnam Border Guard
- Vietnam Coast Guard
- Vietnam People's Public Security
- Vietnam People's Security Force
- Vietnam People's Police Force
- Vietnam Self-Defence Militia
Y
Yemen
- Paramilitary Forces of Yemen
Z
Zambia
Zimbabwe
List of militaries by dependencies and other territories
Abkhazia
Republic of Artsakh
Aruba
Bermuda
- Paramilitary Forces of Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Netherlands Dutch Caribbean
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
- Paramilitary Forces of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Police Force
- Hong Kong Fire Services
- Diving Unit
Iraqi Kurdistan
Kosovo
Montserrat
Northern Cyprus
Novorossiya
Puntland
Syria
- Paramilitary Forces of Rojava
Western Sahara Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
South Ossetia
Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Republic of China Army
- Republic of China Air Force
- Republic of China Navy
- Republic of China Military Police
- Republic of China Armed Forces Reserve
- Republic of China Joint Logistics Command
- Paramilitary Forces Of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Transnistria
Turks and Caicos
See also
- List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel
- List of countries without armed forces
- List of militaries that recruit foreigners
- List of armies by country
- List of navies
- List of air forces
- List of marines and naval infantry forces
- List of gendarmeries
- List of military special forces units
- List of space forces
- List of private military companies
- List of mercenaries
- List of active rebel groups
- List of ongoing armed conflicts