word | | Military branches |
| Namibian | Namibia | Namibian Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Wing (2008) |
| NAS | Panama | no regular military forces; Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police (PNP), National Maritime Service (NMS), and National Air Service (NAS) (2008) |
| Nasional | Indonesia | Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National ... |
| Nation | Chile | Army of the Nation, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes naval air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh), Carabineros Corps ... |
| Nationaal | Suriname | National Army (Nationaal Leger, NL; includes Naval Wing, Air Wing) (2007) |
| National | Afghanistan | Afghan Armed Forces: Afghan National Army (ANA, includes Afghan National Army Air Corps) (2008) |
| National | Algeria | National Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), Algerian National Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2005) |
| National | Angola | Angolan Armed Forces (FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra, MdG), Angolan National Air Force (FANA) (2007) |
| National | Bahrain | Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Naval Force, Air Force, National Guard |
| National | Burkina Faso | Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie (2008) |
| National | Burundi | National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2008) |
| National | Central African Republic | Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces, General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Military Air Service, National Police (2008) |
| National | Chad | Armed Forces: Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT), Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT), Gendarmerie (2008) |
| National | Colombia | National Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina, Colmar), and Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC) (2008) |
| National | Comoros | National Development Army (AND): Comoran Security Force; Comoran Federal Police (2008) |
| National | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | ... Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Army, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2008 |
| National | Cook Islands | no regular military forces; National Police Department (2007) |
| National | Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Forea, EF; includes air and naval elements); northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) (2007) |
| National | Djibouti | Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force) |
| National | Equatorial Guinea | National Guard (Guardia Nacional (Army), with Coast Guard (Navy) and Air Wing) (2008) |
| National | 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 |
| National | 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) |
| National | French Polynesia | no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force (2007) |
| National | Gabon | Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police |