word | | Military branches |
| Force | Latvia | National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Ground Forces, Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Border Guard, Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2008) |
| Force | Lebanon | Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army (includes Navy), Air Force (2008) |
| Force | Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2008) |
| Force | Liberia | Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force |
| Force | Libya | Armed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, Libyan Arab Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriya al-Arabia al-Libyya, LAAF) (2008) |
| Force | Lithuania | Ground Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military Air Forces, National Defense Volunteer Forces (2005) |
| Force | Madagascar | People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie |
| Force | Malaysia | Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2008) |
| Force | Maldives | Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Quick Reaction Force, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2007) |
| Force | Mali | Malian Armed Forces: Army, Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM), National Guard (2008) |
| Force | Mauritania | Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Islamic Air Force of Mauritania (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2008) |
| Force | Mauritius | no regular military forces; National Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard (2007) |
| Force | 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 ... |
| Force | Mongolia | Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force; there is no navy (2008) |
| Force | Montenegro | Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro: Army, Navy (serves as Coast Guard), Air Force (2008) |
| Force | Montserrat | no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2008) |
| Force | 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) |
| Force | Mozambique | Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006) |
| Force | Namibia | Namibian Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Wing (2008) |
| Force | Nauru | no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2008) |
| Force | Nepal | Nepalese Army, Armed Police Force (2008) |
| Force | Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police (2008) |
| Force | New Caledonia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force |
| Force | New Zealand | New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2008) |
| Force | Nicaragua | National Army of Nicaragua (ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2008) |