word | | Military branches |
| leadership | Hong Kong | ... 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 ... |
| League | Estonia | Estonian Defense Forces (Eesti Kaitsevagi): Land Force (Maavagi), Navy (Merevagi), Air Force (Ohuvagi), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2011) |
| Lebanese | Lebanon | Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army ((Al Jaysh al Lubnaniya) includes Navy (Al Quwwat al Bahiriyya al Lubnaniya), Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Lubnaniya)) (2010) |
| Leger | Suriname | National Army (Nationaal Leger, NL; includes Marine Section and Air Wing) (2010) |
| Legiero | Hungary | Land Forces, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML) (2011) |
| Legion | France | Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (Marine Nationale; includes Naval Air, Maritime Gendarmerie (Coast Guard)), Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA); includes Air Defense), National ... |
| Leone | Sierra Leone | Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Maritime Wing and Air Wing) (2010) |
| Lesotho | Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2010) |
| Leste | Timor-Leste | Timor-Leste Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada) (2010) |
| Liberation | China | People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun, PLAAF; includes Airborne Forces), and Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's ... |
| Liberation | Hong Kong | no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are ... |
| Liberia | Liberia | Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force |