| Country | Military branches |
| 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) |
| Mauritania | Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Air Force (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2008) |
| Mauritius | no regular military forces; National Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard (2007) |
| Mayotte | void |
| 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, ARM, includes Naval Air Force (FAN) and naval infantry) (2008) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | no regular military forces |
| Moldova | National Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2008) |
| Monaco | no regular military forces; the Palace Guard performs ceremonial duties |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force; there is no navy (2008) |
| Montenegro | void |
| Montserrat | no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2008) |
| 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) |
| Mozambique | Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006) |
| Namibia | Namibian Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Wing (2008) |
| Nauru | no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2008) |
| Navassa Island | void |
| Nepal | Nepalese Army, Armed Police Force (2008) |
| 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) |
| Netherlands Antilles | no regular military forces; National Guard (2008) |
| New Caledonia | no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2008) |
| Nicaragua | National Army of Nicaragua (ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2008) |
| Niger | Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (2008) |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (2008) |
| Niue | no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force |
| Norfolk Island | void |
| Northern Mariana Islands | void |
| Norway | Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2007) |
| Oman | Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2008) |
| Pacific Ocean | void |
| Pakistan | Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines and Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2008) |
| Palau | no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2008) |
| 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) |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2008) |
| Paracel Islands | void |
| Paraguay | Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2008) |
| Peru | Peruvian Army (Ejercito Peruano), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP (includes naval air, naval infantry, and coast guard)), Peruvian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2008) |
| Philippines | Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps and Coast Guard), Air Force (2008) |
| Pitcairn Islands | void |