word | | Military branches |
| Force | Laos | Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2011) |
| Force | Latvia | National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Land Forces, Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2011) |
| Force | 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) |
| Force | Lesotho | Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2010) |
| Force | Liberia | Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force |
| 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) (2010) |
| Force | Maldives | Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Marine Corps, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2011) |
| 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) (2011) |
| Force | Mauritius | no regular military forces; Mauritius Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard (2009) |