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An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...

 (Land Forces) of the countries of the World
. Note that some countries do not have armed forces.
    • Afghan National Army
      Afghan National Army
      The Afghan National Army is a service branch of the military of Afghanistan, which is currently trained by the coalition forces to ultimately take the role in land-based military operations in Afghanistan. , the Afghan National Army is divided into seven regional Corps. The strength of the Afghan...


    • Albanian Land Forces Command

    • People's National Army
      People's National Army
      The People's National Army is the land force of the Military of Algeria,the 2nd largest army in North Africa after Egypt.The People's National Army's equipment is provided by Russia, China,and other various countries....


    • Angolan Army
      Angolan Armed Forces
      The Angolan Armed Forces are the military in Angola that succeeded Forças Armadas de Libertação de Angola following the abortive Bicesse Accord with UNITA in 1991. As part of the peace agreement, troops from both armies were to be demilitarized and then integrated. Integration was never completed...


    • Antigua and Barbuda Regiment
      Antigua and Barbuda Regiment
      The Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. Previously known as the Rifle Company, it was formed in 1995 and consists of a single light infantry battalion, commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of four...


    • Argentine Army
      Argentine Army
      The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...


    • Armenian Army
      Armenian Army
      The Armenian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of Armenia and consists of the ground forces responsible for the country's land-based operations. It was established in conjunction with the other components of Armenia's military on January 28, 1992, several months after the republic...


    • Australian Army
      Australian Army
      The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...


    • Austrian Army

    • Azerbaijani Land Forces

    • Royal Bahamas Defence Force
      Royal Bahamas Defence Force
      The Royal Bahamas Defence Force is the navy of The Bahamas. Since The Bahamas does not have an army or an air force, its navy composes the entirety of its armed forces...


    • Royal Bahraini Army
      Royal Bahraini Army
      Royal Bahraini Army is the ground force component of the Bahraini Defence Force. The army's current strength is 6,000 personnel and headed by Lieutenant General Khalifa bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa.-Formation:The army consists of 3 brigades and 2 battalions:...


    • Bangladesh Army
      Bangladesh Army
      The Bangladesh Army is the land forces branch and the largest of the three uniformed service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities in support of Bangladesh's security and defense strategies including defense of the nation's...


    • Barbados Regiment
      Barbados Regiment
      The Barbados Regiment is the land force component of the Barbados Defence Force. Its main tasks are the defence of Barbados from external threats, internal security and assisting the local police in maintaining law and order. The regiment also provides Barbados' contribution to international...


    • Belarusian Land Forces
      Armed Forces of Belarus
      The Armed Forces of Belarus consist of the Army and the Air and Air Defense Forces, all under the command of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus...


    • Belgian Land Component

    • Royal Bhutan Army
      Royal Bhutan Army
      The Royal Bhutan Army , or RBA, is a branch of the armed forces of the Kingdom of Bhutan responsible for maintaining the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty against security threats. The King of Bhutan is the Supreme Commander in Chief of the RBA...


    • Benin Army
      Military of Benin
      The Benin Armed Forces constitutes the army, navy, air force, and national gendarmerie of Benin. For a number of years, the Belgian Armed Forces have had an active programme of co-operation with Benin, offering training and coaching, donating redundant military equipment and using the county for...


    • Bolivian Army
      Bolivian Army
      The Bolivian Army or Ejército Boliviano is the land forces component of the Military of Bolivia, the Bolivian Army has around 31,500 men.- Combat units directly under the Army general command :...


    • Bosnian Ground Forces
      Bosnian Ground forces
      The Bosnian Ground Forces is a part of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The HQ stands in Sarajevo. The Ground Forces is a result of the new established Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian Ground Forces has 11,000 active troops today...


    • Botswana Ground Force
      Botswana Ground Force
      The Botswana Ground Force is the army of the country of Botswana, and the land component of the Botswana Defence Force.-History:The Botswana Defence Force was raised in April 1977 by an Act of Parliament called the 'BDF Act NO 13 of 1977. At its formation, Lieutenant General Mompati Merafhe became...


    • Brazilian Army
      Brazilian Army
      The Brazilian Army is the land arm of the Brazilian Military. The Brazilian Army has fought in several international conflicts, mostly in South America and during the 19th century, such as the Brazilian War of Independence , Argentina-Brazil War , War of the Farrapos , Platine War , Uruguayan War ...


    • Royal Brunei Land Forces
      Royal Brunei Land Forces
      The Royal Brunei Land Forces is the land component of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces...


    • Bulgarian Land Forces
      Bulgarian land forces
      The Bulgarian Land Forces are one of the service branches of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. Their existence is to be traced back to the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 681. In more recent history the Land Forces have played an active role in the Bulgarian participation in the Balkan...


    • Army of Burkina Faso
      Military of Burkina Faso
      The branches of Burkina Faso's military include its Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, and People's Militia. Being a landlocked country, Burkina Faso has no navy....



    • Burundi Army
      Military of Burundi
      The Military of Burundi consists of the Army and the Gendarmerie. The naval and air units are incorporated within the Army.Army equipment includes BTR-40, Panhard AML, Shorland armoured car, and Walid armoured vehicles, ZPUair defence guns, and Heckler & Koch G3 and FN MAG small arms.- Small Arms...


    • Royal Cambodian Army
      Royal Cambodian Army
      The Royal Cambodian Army is a part of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. It has ground forces which numbered about 175,000 divided into eleven divisions of infantry, with integrated armour and artillery support...


    • Cameroon Army
      Military of Cameroon
      The Cameroonian Armed Forces generally has been an apolitical force where civilian control of the military predominates. Traditional dependence on the French defense capability, although reduced, continues to be the case as French military advisers remain closely involved in preparing the...


    • Canadian Army

    • Cape Verde Army
      Military of Cape Verde
      Currently, the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cape Verde are undergoing major reorganisation. The force has two independent branches, the Army and the Coast Guard. Both branches have their own air arm made up of mostly surveillance and transport aircraft...


    • Central African Republic Army
      Military of the Central African Republic
      The Forces armées centrafricaines are the armed forces of the Central African Republic, established after independence in 1960. Today they are a rather weak institution, dependent on international support to hold back the enemies in the current civil war...


    • Chadian ground forces
      Military of Chad
      The Military of Chad consists of the Armed Forces , Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, and National and Nomadic Guard...


    • Chilean army
      Chilean Army
      The Chilean Army is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 45,000-person army is organized into seven divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade....


    • People's Liberation Army
      People's Liberation Army
      The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...


    • Colombian army
      Colombian Army
      The National Army of Colombia is the land military force of the government of Colombia and the largest service of the Colombian Armed Forces...


    • Comorian Security Force
      Military of Comoros
      The Comorian Security Force consist of a small standing army and a 500-member police force, as well as a 500-member defense force. A defense treaty with France provides naval resources for protection of territorial waters, training of Comorian military personnel, and air surveillance...



    • Congolese Army
      Military of the Republic of the Congo
      The Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo include an Army, the Congolese Air Force, and a Navy . Paramilitary organisations include 2,000 Gendarmerie in 20 companies, and a Presidential Guard, possibly organised into a battalion...


    • Military of Costa Rica
      Military of Costa Rica
      On December 1, 1948, President José Figueres Ferrer of Costa Rica abolished the military of Costa Rica after victory in the civil war in that year....


    • National Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire

    • Croatian Army

    • Cuban Army

    • Cypriot National Guard
      Cypriot National Guard
      The Cypriot National Guard , also known as the "Greek Cypriot National Guard" or simply as "National Guard", is the combined arms military force of the Republic of Cyprus...


    • Czech Land Forces
      Military of the Czech Republic
      The Army of the Czech Republic comprise the land forces, the Czech Air Force and support units. From the late 1940s to 1989, the extensive Czechoslovak Armed Forces formed one of the pillars of the Warsaw Pact military alliance...


    • Royal Danish Army
      Royal Danish Army
      The Royal Danish Army is the land warfare branch of the Danish Defence Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard.For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional role of anti-invasion...


    • Djibouti National Army
      Military of Djibouti
      The Military of Djibouti consists of the Djibouti National Army. It is located on the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab with a foothold on the Red Sea.- History :...


    • Dominican Army
      Dominican Army
      The Army of the Dominican Republic or Ejército Nacional de la República Dominicana, is one of the three branches of the Military of the Dominican Republic, together with the Navy and the Air Force....


    • Timor Leste Defence Force

    • Ecuadorian Army
      Ecuadorian Army
      The Ecuadorian Army is the land component of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces. Its 24,135 soldiers are sensibly deployed in relation to its military doctrine...


    • Egyptian Army
      Egyptian Army
      The Egyptian Army is the largest service branch within the Egyptian Armed Forces and holds power in the current Egyptian government. It is estimated to number around 379,000, in addition to 479,000 reservists for a total of 858,000 strong. The modern army was created in the 1820s, and during the...


    • Salvadoran Army
      Salvadoran Army
      The Salvadoran Army or Ejército Salvadoreño is the land branch and largest of the Military of El Salvador. In 2006 the government of El Salvador approached the Israeli ambassador to El Salvador seeking assistance in modernizing its army.-The Football War:...


    • Army of Equatorial Guinea
      Military of Equatorial Guinea
      The military of Equatorial Guinea was reorganized in 1979. It consists of approximately 2,500 service members. The army has almost 1,400 soldiers, the police 400 paramilitary men, the navy 200 service members, and the air force about 120 members. There is also a Gendarmerie, but the number of...


    • Eritrean Army
      Eritrean Army
      The Eritrean Army is the largest branch of the Eritrean Defence Forces and is based in the Eritrean capital, Asmara. It is responsible for the defence of mainland Eritrea. Eritrean army is composed of four separate corps, each broken into 20 infantry brigades, single commando division and one...


    • Maavägi
      Maavägi
      The Estonian Ground Force is the name of the unified ground forces among the Estonian Defence Forces where it has an offensive military formation role...

       (Estonian Ground Force)

    • Ethiopian Army

    • Fijian Army

    • Finnish Army
      Finnish Army
      The Finnish Army is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces.Today's Army is divided into six branches: the infantry , field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, engineers, signals, and materiel troops.-History of the Finnish Army:Between 1809 and 1917 Finland was an autonomous part of...


    • French Army
      French Army
      The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...


    • Gabonese army
      Military of Gabon
      The African country of Gabon has a small, professional military of about 5,000 personnel, divided into army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and national police. Gabonese forces are oriented to the defense of the country and have not been trained for an offensive role...


    • Gambian National Army
      Military of the Gambia
      The Gambian National Army numbers about 2,500. A new batch of 620 recruits have recently joined. Recruits receive training from the Turkish-Gambian Training Team....


    • Georgian Land Forces
      Georgian Land Forces
      The Georgian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Georgian Armed Forces. They are the largest branch of the military and constitute the bulk of the GAF.-History:...


    • German Army
      German Army
      The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...


    • Ghana Army
      Ghana Army
      The Ghana Army is the army of the West African nation of Ghana. In 1959, two years after the Gold Coast obtained independence as Ghana, the Gold Coast Regiment was withdrawn from the Royal West African Frontier Force, and formed the basis for the new Ghanaian Army...


    • Hellenic Army
      Hellenic Army
      The Hellenic Army , formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece.The motto of the Hellenic Army is , "Freedom Stems from Valor", from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War...


    • Guatemalan Army
      Military of Guatemala
      The Military of Guatemala consists of National Army of Guatemala , the Guatemalan Navy and the Guatemalan Air Force ....


    • People's Army of Guinea
      Military of Guinea
      The Republic of Guinea Armed Forces are the armed forces of Guinea. They are responsible for the territorial security of Guinea's border and the defence of the country against external attack and aggression....


    • Military of Guinea-Bissau
      Military of Guinea-Bissau
      The Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau consist of an Army, Navy, Air Force and paramilitary forces. A 2008 United Nations Development Programme census estimated that there were around 4,000 personnel in the Armed Forces. An earlier CIA World Fact Book figure was 9,250...


    • Guyana Defence Force
      Guyana Defence Force
      The Guyana Defence Force is the military service of Guyana.-History:The GDF was formed on November 1, 1965. Members of the new Defence Force were drawn from the British Guiana Volunteer Force , Special Service Unit , British Guiana Police Force BGPF and civilians...


    • Haitian National Police
      Haitian National Police
      The Haitian National Police or PNd'H, is the law enforcement and defense force of Haiti. It was created in 1995 to bring public security under civilian control as mandated in Haiti's constitution. More than 8,500 police officers have completed training in modern law enforcement. U.S...

       (see: Military of Haiti
      Military of Haiti
      The country of Haiti currently has no regular military. The former Haitian Armed Forces were demobilized.Haiti's current forces consist of the Haitian National Police, which has several paramilitary units, a highly trained and equipped SWAT team, and the Haitian Coast Guard...

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    • Honduran Army
      Military of Honduras
      -pre-1979:During the twentieth century, Honduran military leaders frequently became presidents, either through elections or by coups d'état. General Tiburcio Carías Andino was elected in 1932, he later on called a constituent assembly that allowed him to be reelected, and his rule became more...


    • Hungarian Ground Forces

    • Iceland Crisis Response Unit (See: Military of Iceland
      Military of Iceland
      Icelands defences consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard which patrols Icelandic waters and airspace and other services such as the National Commissioner's National Security and Special Forces Units....

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    • Indian Army
      Indian Army
      The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...


    • Indonesian Army
      Indonesian Army
      The Indonesian Army , the land component of the Indonesian Armed Forces, has an estimated strength of 328,517 regular personnel. The force's history began in 1945 when the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat "Civil Security Forces" served as paramilitary and police.Since the nation's independence struggle,...


    • Islamic Republic of Iran Army
      Islamic Republic of Iran Army
      The Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the ground force of the Military of Islamic Republic of Iran. In Iran, it is also called Artesh, which is Persian for "army." As of 2007, the regular Iranian Army was estimated to have 465,000 personnel plus around 350,000 reservists for a total of 815,000...

    • Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

    • Iraqi Army
      Iraqi Army
      The Iraqi Army is the land component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I....


    • Irish Army
      Irish Army
      The Irish Army, officially named simply the Army is the main branch of the Defence Forces of Ireland. Approximately 8,500 men and women serve in the Irish Army, divided into three infantry Brigades...


    • GOC Army Headquarters
      GOC Army Headquarters
      The Israeli GOC Army headquarters , known unofficially as Mazi, is a multi-corps command headquarters created in 1998, which amalgamates the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces...

       ("Mazi")

    • Italian Army
      Italian Army
      The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...


    • Jamaican army
      Jamaica Defence Force
      The Jamaica Defence Force is the combined military forces of Jamaica, consisting of an Army, Air Wing and Coast Guard. The JDF is based upon the British military model with organisation, training, weapons and traditions closely aligned with Commonwealth Realm countries...


    • Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
      Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
      The , or JGSDF, is the army of Japan. The largest of the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the Ground Self-Defense Force operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Tokyo. The present chief of ground staff is General Yoshifumi Hibako...


    • Royal Jordanian Land Force
      Royal Jordanian Land Force
      The Royal Jordanian Land Force is part of the Jordanian Armed Forces . It draws its origins from units first formed in the British Mandate of Transjordan in the 1920s. It has seen combat against Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973...


    • Kazakhstan Ground Forces

    • Kenyan Army

    • Korean People's Army Ground Force

    • Republic of Korea Army
      Republic of Korea Army
      The Republic of Korea Army is the largest of the military branches of the South Korean armed forces with 520,000 members as of 2010...


    • Kosovo Security Force
      Kosovo Security Force
      The Kosovo Security Force is an emergency response force charged with conducting operations in Kosovo and abroad in the areas of Search and Rescue, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Firefighting, and Hazardous Material Disposal. It is widely assumed that the KSF will take on an additional defense...


    • Kuwaiti Army
      Kuwaiti Army
      Kuwaiti Army is the primary land force of the Military of Kuwait.Kuwait's postwar equipment orders include 200 M-84 tanks and eighteen self-propelled 155mm guns from France. Kuwait also has received United States, Russian, and Egyptian armored vehicles...


    • Kyrgyzstan Land Forces
      Military of Kyrgyzstan
      The armed forces of Kyrgyzstan, originally formed from former Soviet forces of the Turkestan Military District stationed in the newly independent state, includes the Army/Land Forces, the Air and Air Defence Forces, the Northern and Southern Groups of Forces, Interior Troops, Agency of National...


    • Lao People's Army

    • Latvian Land Forces
      Latvian Land Forces
      Land Forces ) form the regular contingent of the National Armed Forces and provide for the defense of all national territories. The development of the Land Forces is directed towards improving their combat andprofessional capabilities.- Mission :...


    • Lebanese Ground Forces
      Lebanese Armed Forces
      The Lebanese Armed Forces or Forces Armées Libanaises in French, also known as the Lebanese Army according to its official Website The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) (Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية | Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya) or Forces Armées Libanaises in French, also known as the...


    • Lesotho Defence Force
      Lesotho Defence Force
      The Lesotho Defence Force is the army and Air Wing of Lesotho.There is no conscription in Lesotho.Of 400,457 males age 18-49, the CIA estimates 162,857 are fit for military service.Military expenditures: $32.3 million...


    • Liberian Army
      Armed Forces of Liberia
      The Armed Forces of Liberia are the armed forces of the Republic of Liberia. Founded as the Liberian Frontier Force in 1908, the military was retitled in 1956. For virtually all of its history, the AFL has received considerable materiel and training assistance from the United States. For most of...


    • Libyan Army
      Libyan Army
      In 2009 the IISS estimated that the Ground Forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya numbered 25,000 with an additional, estimated, 25,000 conscripts...

       (Gaddafi Government army)
    • National Liberation Army (NTC army)

    • Lithuanian Land Force

    • Luxembourg Army

    • Army of the Republic of Macedonia

    • Malagasy Army
      Military of Madagascar
      The Military of Madagascar is made up of the People's Armed Forces and the National Gendarmerie. The IISS detailed the armed forces in 2007 as including an Army of 12,500+, a Navy of 500, and a 500-strong Air Force...


    • Malawi army
      Military of Malawi
      The Armed forces of Malawi are the state military organisation responsible for defending Malawi. They originated from British colonial units formed before independence in 1964.-Army structure:...


    • Malaysian Army
      Malaysian Army
      The Malaysian Army is the land component of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Steeped in British Army traditions, the Malaysian Army does not carry the title ‘royal’ as do the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Navy...


    • Maldives National Defence Force
      Maldives National Defence Force
      The Maldives National Defence Force is the combined security organisation responsible for defending the security and sovereignty of the Maldives, having the primary task of being responsible for attending to all internal and external security needs of the Maldives, including the protection of the...


    • Military of Mali
      Military of Mali
      Mali's armed forces are the Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, and National Police . They number some 7,000 and are under the control of the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans. The IISS Military Balance 2009 lists an Army of 7,350, Air Force of 400, and Navy of 50...


    • Armed Forces of Malta
      Armed Forces of Malta
      The Armed Forces of Malta is the name given to the combined armed services of Malta. The AFM is a brigade sized organisation consisting of a headquarters and three separate battalions, with minimal air and naval forces.- Headquarters, AFM :...


    • Mauritanian Army
      Military of Mauritania
      The military forces of Mauritania are listed by the IISS Military Balance 2007 as comprising 15,870 personnel with an additional 5,000 paramilitaries....


    • Military of Mauritius
      Military of Mauritius
      Mauritius does not have a standing army. All military, police, and security functions are carried out by 10,000 active-duty personnel under the command of the Commissioner of Police. The 8,000-member National Police Force is responsible for domestic law enforcement...


    • Mexican Army
      Mexican Army
      The Mexican Army is the combined land and air branch and largest of the Mexican Military services; it also is known as the National Defense Army. It is famous for having been the first army to adopt and use an automatic rifle, , in 1899, and the first to issue automatic weapons as standard issue...


    • Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
      Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
      The Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince is a military unit of the military force of Monaco and is one of the only militaries that recruit foreigners. Although Monaco's defence is the responsibility of France, it maintains a small force for the protection of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco...


    • Moldovan Ground Forces
      Moldovan Ground Forces
      The Moldovan Ground Forces is the land armed forces branch of the Moldovan Armed Forces.At the beginning of 1994, the Moldovan army consisted of 9,800 men organized into three motor rifle brigades, one artillery brigade, and one reconnaissance/assault battalion...


    • Mongolian general purpose force
      Military of Mongolia
      The military of Mongolia has four branches: general purpose forces, border defense forces, internal security forces, and air force. This is a peace-time structure...


    • Montenegrin Army

    • Moroccan Army

    • Mozambique Army
      Military of Mozambique
      The Armed Forces for the Defence of Mozambique or FADM were formed in mid August 1994 from the previous warring factions of the Mozambique Civil War, which ended in 1992...


    • Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army
      Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army
      The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army is the formal defense force of the unrecognized but de-facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic...


    • Namibian Army

    • Nepalese Army

    • Royal Netherlands Army
      Royal Netherlands Army
      The Royal Netherlands Army is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands.-Short history:The Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, but its origins date back to 1572, when the so-called Staatse Leger was raised...


    • New Zealand Army
      New Zealand Army
      The New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...


    • Nicaraguan Army
      Military of Nicaragua
      -National Guard 1927-1979:The long years of strife between the liberal and conservative political factions and the existence of private armies led the United States to sponsor the National Guard as an apolitical institution to assume all military and police functions in Nicaragua...


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    • Niger Army

    • Nigerian Army
      Nigerian Army
      The Nigerian Army the largest of the Nigerian Armed Forces, has about 100,000 professional personnel. The original elements of the Royal West African Frontier Force in Nigeria were formed in 1900....


    • Turkish Cypriot Security Force
      Military of Northern Cyprus
      The Turkish Cypriot Security Force is the military and security force of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, whose independence is recognized only by Turkey and the United Nations considers to be a Turkish-Occupied territory....


    • Norwegian Army
      Norwegian Army
      Norway achieved full independence in 1905, and in the first century of its short life has contributed to two major conflicts, the Cold War and the War on Terror. The Norwegian Army currently operates in the north of Norway and in Afghanistan as well as in Eastern Europe. The Army is the oldest of...


    • Royal Army of Oman
      Royal Army of Oman
      The Royal Army of Oman protects the sovereignty of Oman. In terms of matériel, the Army is small but well equipped to the extent that external aggression is now realistically deterred.-Field organization:*One divisional HQ...


    • Pakistan Army
      Pakistan Army
      The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...


    • Palestine Liberation Army
    • Palestinian National Security Forces

    • Panamanian Public Forces

    • Papua New Guinea Land Element

    • Paraguayan Army
      Paraguayan army
      The Paraguayan Army is an institution of the State of Paraguay, organized into three divisions and 9, and several commands and directions, went to war on two occasions, in the War of the Triple Alliance v Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay and Chaco War v Bolivia.- Mission :* Maintaining the sanctity...


    • Peruvian Army
      Peruvian Army
      The Peruvian Army is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and integrity of national territory on land through military force. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations...


    • Philippine Army
      Philippine Army
      The Philippine Army is the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Tagalog is Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas. On July 23, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III appointed Maj. Gen...


    • Polish Land Forces
      Polish Land Forces
      The Polish Land Forces are a branch of Poland's Armed Forces. They currently contain some 65,000 active personnel and form many components of EU and NATO deployments around the world.-History:...


    • Portuguese Army
      Portuguese Army
      The Portuguese Army is the ground branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in co-operation with other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the defence of Portugal...


    • Qatar Armed Forces

    • Romanian Land Forces
      Romanian Land Forces
      The Romanian Land Forces is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the force.The Romanian Land Forces were founded on...


    • Russian Ground Forces
      Russian Ground Forces
      The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...


    • Rwandan Army
      Rwandan Defence Forces
      The Rwanda Defence Forces is the national army of Rwanda. Largely composed of former Rwandan Patriotic Army fighters, it comprises The High Command Council of the Rwanda Defence Forces; the General Staff of the Rwanda Defence Forces; the Rwanda Land Force; the Rwanda Air Force; and ...


    • Polisario Front
      Polisario Front
      The POLISARIO, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro is a Sahrawi rebel national liberation movement working for the independence of Western Sahara from Morocco...


    • Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
      Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
      The Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force is the military of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It currently consists of an infantry unit and a maritime unit . Both units having regular and reserve elements, all under the command Force Headquarters . The current Commander of the SKNDF is Lieutenant Colonel...


    • Military of São Tomé and Príncipe
      Military of São Tomé and Príncipe
      The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe off the coast of West Africa maintains a very small military, consisting of four branches: the Army, the Coast Guard, the Presidential Guard, and the National Guard...


    • Saudi Arabian Army
      Saudi Arabian Army
      The Saudi Arabian Army , also called Royal Saudi Land Force . Is a branch of the Saudi Armed Forces. The total number of active troops is estimated to be 233,500The current Chief of the Saudi General Staff is Field Marshal Saleh Al-Muhaya....


    • Senegalese Army
      Military of Senegal
      The Senegalese armed forces consist of about 19,000 well-trained and disciplined personnel in the army, air force, navy, and gendarmerie. The Senegalese military force receives most of its training, equipment, and support from France and the United States...


    • Serbian Army
      Serbian Army
      -Objectives:The Serbian Army is responsible for:* deterring armed threats* defending Serbia's territory* participation in peacekeeping operations* providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief-Personnel:...


    • Seychelles Army
      Military of Seychelles
      The Military of Seychelles consists of four branches: Army, Coast Guard , Presidential Protection Unit and Police Force -Statistics:Military manpower - availability:males age 15-49:23,210 The Military of Seychelles consists of four branches: Army, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing), Presidential...


    • Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces
      Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces
      The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces is the armed forces of Sierra Leone, responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's border and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone, within the framework of its international obligations...


    • Singapore Army
      Singapore Army
      The Singapore Army is the branch of the Singapore Armed Forces responsible for land operations. It is the largest of the three armed services and heavily reliant on a conscript army, comprising the majority of Singapore's Operationally Ready National Servicemen .-Capabilities:The mission of the...


    • Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic
      Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic
      The following is a summary of the Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic, which are part of the Military of Slovakia.-Ground Forces HQ:In Trenčín...


    • Slovenian Ground Force

    • Military of Somalia
      Military of Somalia
      The Military of Somalia was, up until 1991, made up of the army, navy, air force, and air defense command. The outbreak of the Somali Civil War during that year led to the de facto dissolution of the national armed forces. However, efforts to re-establish a regular armed force by a re-constituted...

       (Note: Somalia's official military forces are in disarray due to the continuing Civil war in the country
      Somali Civil War
      The Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war taking place in Somalia. The conflict, which began in 1991, has caused destabilisation throughout the country, with the current phase of the conflict seeing the Somali government losing substantial control of the state to rebel forces...

      . Several areas and factions have their own militaries).

    • South African Army
      South African Army
      The South African Army is the army of South Africa, first formed after the Union of South Africa was created in 1910.The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by commando forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies...


    • Spanish Army
      Spanish Army
      The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:...


    • Sri Lanka Army

    • Sudanese Army

    • Suriname National Army
      Military of Suriname
      After the creation of the Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Royal Netherlands Army was entrusted with the defence of Suriname, while the defence of the Netherlands Antilles was the responsibility of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The army set up a separate Troepenmacht in Suriname...


    • Swaziland Defence Force
      Military of Swaziland
      The military of Swaziland is used primarily during domestic protests and has never been involved in a foreign conflict. Voluntary military service is open to all between the ages of 18 and 30...


    • Swedish Army
      Swedish Army
      The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...


    • Swiss Army
      Military of Switzerland
      The Swiss Armed Forces perform the roles of Switzerland's militia and regular army. Under the country's militia system, professional soldiers constitute about 5 percent of military personnel; the rest are male citizen conscripts 19 to 34 years old...


    • Syrian Army
      Syrian Army
      The Syrian Army, officially called the Syrian Arab Army, is the land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It is the dominant military service of the four uniformed services, controlling the senior most posts in the armed forces, and has the greatest manpower, approximately 80 percent of the...


    • Republic of China Army
      Republic of China Army
      The ROC Army's current operational strength includes 3 armies, 5 corps. As of 2005, the Army's 35 brigades include 25 infantry brigades, 5 armoured brigades and 3 mechanized infantry brigades...


    • Tajikistan Ground Troops
      Military of Tajikistan
      Tajikistan's armed forces consist of Land Forces, Mobile Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Presidential National Guard, and Security Forces...


    • Tanzanian Land Forces Command
      Tanzania People's Defence Force
      The Tanzania Peoples’ Defence Force was set up in September 1964. From its inception, it was ingrained in the troops that they were a people’s force under civilian control. They were always reminded of their difference from the colonial armed forces...



    • Togolese Army
      Military of Togo
      The Military of Togo, in French FAT , consists of the army, navy, air force, and gendarmerie. Total military expenditures during the fiscal year of 2005 totaled 1.6% of the country's GDP. Military bases exist in Lomé, Temedja, Kara, Niamtougou, and Dapaong...


    • Tongan Land Force
      Tonga Defence Services
      The Tonga Defense Services is the armed force of Tonga. It is composed of three operational command components, two support elements ....


    • Military of Transnistria
      Military of Transnistria
      The Armed Forces of Transnistria are the military forces of the unrecognised state of Transnistria. The Armed Forces were created on Sept. 6, 1991 to protect the sovereignty and independence of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic, in accordance with Article 11 of the Republic's Constitution.The...


    • Trinidad and Tobago Regiment
      Trinidad and Tobago Regiment
      The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment is the main ground force element of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. It has approximately 2,800 men and women organized into a Regiment Headquarters and four battalions. There is also a Volunteer Defence Force that has been renamed the Defence Force Reserves...


    • Tunisian Army

    • Turkish Army
      Turkish Army
      The Turkish Army or Turkish Land Forces is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The modern history of the army began with its formation after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire...


    • Turkmen Ground Forces
      Military of Turkmenistan
      The armed forces of Turkmenistan consist of an Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Troops, and Internal Troops, and a National Guard. After the fall of the Soviet Union, significant elements of the Soviet Armed Forces Turkestan Military District remained on Turkmen soil...


    • Ugandan Army
      Uganda People's Defence Force
      The Uganda Peoples Defence Force , previously the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. The International Institute for Strategic Studies estimates the UPDF has a total strength of 40–45,000, and consists of land forces and an Air Wing.The IISS Military Balance 2007 says there...


    • Ukrainian Ground Forces
      Ukrainian Ground Forces
      The Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts , that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-92.Between the fall of the USSR and...


    • United Arab Emirates Army
      United Arab Emirates Army
      As part of the military of the United Arab Emirates the United Arab Emirates Ground Force is responsible for land operations.-History:In 1971 the Trucial Oman Scouts were renamed Union Defence Force upon the formation of United Arab Emirates and consisted of 2,500 regular military personnel...


    • British Army
      British Army
      The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...


    • United States Army
      United States Army
      The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...


    • National Army of Uruguay
      Military of Uruguay
      The Armed Forces of Uruguay consist of an army, navy, and air force. These three branches are constitutionally subordinate to the president through the Minister of Defense...


    • Uzbekistan Land Forces
      Military of Uzbekistan
      Uzbekistan's armed forces form the state organisation charged with the defence of Uzbekistan. They are reported to be the largest in Central Asia...


    • Vanuatu Mobile Force

    • Venezuelan Army

    • Vietnam People's Army
      Vietnam People's Army
      The Vietnam People's Army is the armed forces of Vietnam. The VPA includes: the Vietnamese People's Ground Forces , the Vietnam People's Navy , the Vietnam People's Air Force, and the Vietnam Marine Police.During the French Indochina War , the VPA was often referred to as the Việt...


    • Yemen Army
      Military of Yemen
      The armed forces of Yemen include the Yemen Army , Navy , Yemen Air Force . A major reorganization of the armed forces continues. The unified air forces and air defenses are now under one command. The navy has concentration in Aden...


    • Zambia Army
      Zambian Defence Force
      The Zambian Defence Force consists of the army, the air force, and Zambian National Service . The ZNS, while operating under the Ministry of Defence, is responsible primarily for public works projects. The ZDF is designed primarily for internal defence in Zambia...


    • Zimbabwe National Army
      Zimbabwe National Army
      The Zimbabwe National Army is the land warfare branch of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. The ZNA currently has an active duty strength of 30,000.-History:...

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