word | | Military branches |
| Defense | Ethiopia | Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (2008) note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following the secession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained in Eritrean possession |
| Defense | Finland | Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army, Navy (includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) (2007) |
| defense | France | Army (includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (Marine Nationale, includes Naval Air), Air Force (Armee de l'Air, includes air defense), National Gendarmerie (2008) |
| Defense | Gambia, The | Office of the Chief of Defense: Gambian National Army (National Guard, GNA), Gambian Navy (GN) (2008) |
| Defense | Georgia | Georgian Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard (2008) |
| Defense | Guyana | Guyana Defense Force: Army (includes Coast Guard, Air Corps) (2007) |
| Defense | Indonesia | ... Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2008 |
| defense | Iran | ... of Iran (Niru-ye Hava'i-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran; includes air defense); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy ... |
| Defense | Iraq | Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005) |
| Defense | Ireland | Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps (Aer-Chor na h-Eireann)) (2008) |
| Defense | Israel | Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Forces (INF), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2007) |
| Defense | Jamaica | Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing (2007) |
| Defense | Japan | Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jietai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai, ASDF) (2008) |
| Defense | Kazakhstan | Ground Forces, Naval Force, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard |
| Defense | Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2008) |
| Defense | Lithuania | Ground Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces (2005) |
| defense | Macau | no regular military forces; defense is the responsibility of China (2008) |
| Defense | Maldives | Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Quick Reaction Force, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2007) |
| defense | Marshall Islands | no regular military forces; under the 1983 Compact of Free Association, the US has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands; Marshall Islands Police (2008) |
| Defense | Mexico | Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito, includes Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM)); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico ... |
| Defense | Moldova | National Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2008) |
| Defense | Morocco | Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense), Navy (includes Marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawyiya al Malakiya Marakishiya; Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2008) |
| Defense | Mozambique | Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006) |
| Defense | Namibia | Namibian Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Wing (2008) |
| Defense | New Zealand | New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2008) |
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