List of armies by country
This is a list of Armies of the countries of the World.
List of armies by country
Country | Army | Founded | Endonym | Ref. |
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Abkhazia | Abkhazia Army | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | ||
Afghanistan | Afghan Army | 1722; 302 years ago (1722) | Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ | |
Albania | Albanian Land Force | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) | Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë | |
Algeria | Algerian Land Forces | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) | Arabic: القوات البرية الجزائرية | |
Angola | Angolan Army | 1974; 50 years ago (1974) | Portuguese: Exército | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Regiment | 1995; 29 years ago (1995) | ||
Argentina | Argentine Army | 1810; 214 years ago (1810) | Spanish: Ejército Argentino | |
Armenia | Armenian Ground Forces | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բանակ | |
Australia | Australian Army | 1901; 123 years ago (1901) | ||
Austria | Austrian Land Forces | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) | German: Landstreitkräfte | |
Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani Land Forces | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları | |
Bahrain | Royal Bahraini Army | 1969; 55 years ago (1969) | Arabic: الجيش البحريني | |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh Army | 1971; 53 years ago (1971) | Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী | |
Barbados | Barbados Regiment | 1902; 122 years ago (1902) | ||
Belarus | Belarusian Ground Forces | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Сухопутные войска Белоруссии | |
Belgium | Belgian Land Component | 1830; 194 years ago (1830) | Composante terre / Landcomponent / Landkomponente | |
Belize | Belize Defence Force | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) | ||
Benin | Benin Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de Terre | |
Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) | བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་ | |
Bolivia | Bolivian Army | 1810; 214 years ago (1810) | Ejército de Bolivia | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) | Oružane snage | |
Botswana | Botswana Ground Force | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) | ||
Brazil | Brazilian Army | 1822; 202 years ago (1822) | Brazilian Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro | |
Brunei | Royal Brunei Land Forces | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei | |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian Land Forces | 1878; 146 years ago (1878) | Сухопътни войски на България | |
Burkina Faso | Army of Burkina Faso | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | French: L'Armée de Terre | |
Burundi | Burundi Army | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) | ||
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Army | 1953; 71 years ago (1953) | Kangtorp Cheung Kork | |
Cameroon | Cameroon Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de terre | |
Canada | Canadian Army | 1855; 169 years ago (1855) | French: Armée canadienne | [1] |
Cape Verde | Cape Verdean National Guard | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) | Guarda National | |
Central African Republic | Central African Republic Ground Forces | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de Terre | |
Chad | Chadian Ground Forces | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
Chile | Chilean Army | 1810; 214 years ago (1810) | Ejército de Chile | |
China (PRC) | People's Liberation Army Ground Force | 1927; 97 years ago (1927) | 中国人民解放军陆军 | |
China (ROC/“Taiwan”) | Republic of China Army | 1924; 100 years ago (1924) | 中華民國陸軍 | |
Colombia | Colombian National Army | 1819; 205 years ago (1819) | Ejército Nacional de Colombia | |
Comoros | Comorian Army | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | Forces du Terrestres | |
Republic of the Congo | Congolese Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Ivorian army | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | Armée de terre | |
Croatia | Croatian Army | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | Hrvatska kopnena vojska | |
Cuba | Cuban Revolutionary Army | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) | Ejército Revolucionario | |
Cyprus | Cypriot Ground Forces | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
Czech Republic | Czech Land Forces | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) | Pozemní síly Armády České republiky | |
Denmark | Royal Danish Army | 1614; 410 years ago (1614) | Danish: Hæren | [2] |
Djibouti | Djiboutian Army | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) | Armée de terre | |
Dominican Republic | Dominican Army | 1844; 180 years ago (1844) | Ejército de República Dominicana | |
East Timor | East Timor Army | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) | ||
Ecuador | Ecuadorian Army | 1830; 194 years ago (1830) | Ejército Ecuatoriano | |
Egypt | Egyptian Army | 1820; 204 years ago (1820) | القوات البرية المصرية | |
El Salvador | Salvadoran Army | 1824; 200 years ago (1824) | Ejército Salvadoreño | |
Equatorial Guinea | Army of Equatorial Guinea | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Ejército | |
Eritrea | Eritrean Army | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | ||
Estonia | Estonian Land Forces | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | Maavägi | |
Ethiopia | Ethiopian Army | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) | ||
Fiji | Fiji Infantry Regiment | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) | ||
Finland | Finnish Army | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | Maavoimat/Armén | |
France | French Army | 1420; 604 years ago (1420) | Armée de Terre | |
Gabon | Gabonese Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | Armée de terre gabonaise | |
Gambia | Gambian National Army | 1965; 59 years ago (1965) | ||
Georgia | Georgian Land Forces | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები | |
Germany | German Army | 1955; 69 years ago (1955) | Deutsches Heer | |
Ghana | Ghana Army | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) | ||
Greece | Hellenic Army | 1828; 196 years ago (1828) | Ellinikós Stratós | |
Guatemala | National Army of Guatemala | 1823; 201 years ago (1823) | Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala | |
Guinea | People's Army of Guinea | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) | Armée de terre | |
Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau Army | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
Guyana | Guyanese Army | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) | ||
Haiti | Haitian Army | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) | ||
Honduras | Honduran Army | 1825; 199 years ago (1825) | Ejército de Honduras | |
Hungary | Hungarian Ground Forces | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) | Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő | |
India | Indian Army | 1895; 129 years ago (1895) | भारतीय सेना | |
Indonesia | Indonesian Army | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat | |
Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces | 1811; 213 years ago (1811) | نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
Iran | Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 1985; 39 years ago (1985) | نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی | |
Iraq | Iraqi Ground Forces | 1921; 103 years ago (1921) | القوة البرية العراقية | |
Ireland | Irish Army | 1922; 102 years ago (1922) | an tArm | |
Israel | Israeli Ground Forces | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) | צבא ההגנה לישראל | |
Italy | Italian Army | 1861; 163 years ago (1861) | Esercito Italiano | |
Jamaica | Jamaica Defence Force | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) | ||
Japan | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | 1954; 70 years ago (1954) | Japanese: 陸上自衛隊 | [3] |
Jordan | Royal Jordanian Army | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) | القوّات البرية الاردنيّة | |
Kazakhstan | Kazakh Ground Forces | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Құрлық күштері | |
Kenya | Kenya Army | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
North Korea | Korean People's Army Ground Force | 1947; 77 years ago (1947) | Korean: 조선인민군 륙군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍 | |
South Korea | Republic of Korea Army | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) | Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍 | |
Kosovo | Kosovo Security Force | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) | Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës | |
Kuwait | Kuwait Army | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) | القوة البرية الكويتية | |
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Army | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) | ||
Laos | Lao People's Army | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) | ||
Latvia | Latvian Land Forces | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | Sauszemes Spēki | |
Lebanon | Lebanese Ground Forces | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | الجيش اللبناني | |
Lesotho | Lesotho Army | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) | ||
Liberia | Liberian Army | 1908; 116 years ago (1908) | ||
Libya | Libyan Ground Forces | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) | ||
Lithuania | Lithuanian Land Force | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) | Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos | |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg Army | 1881; 143 years ago (1881) | Lëtzebuerger Arméi | |
Madagascar | Malagasy Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | Armée de terre | |
Malawi | Malawi Army | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
Malaysia | Malaysian Army | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) | Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia | |
Mali | Malian Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | Armee de Terre | |
Malta | Armed Forces of Malta | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) | ||
Mauritania | Mauritanian National Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
Mexico | Mexican Army | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) | Ejército Mexicano | |
Moldova | Moldovan Ground Forces | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | Armata Națională | |
Monaco | Prince's Company of Carabiniers | 1817; 207 years ago (1817) | Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince | |
Mongolia | Mongolian Ground Force | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин | |
Montenegro | Montenegrin Ground Army | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) | Копнена војска Црне Горе | |
Morocco | Royal Moroccan Army | 1956; 68 years ago (1956) | الجيش الملكي المغربي | |
Mozambique | Mozambican Ground Forces | 1994; 30 years ago (1994) | Forças terrestres | |
Myanmar | Myanmar Army | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း) | |
Namibia | Namibian Army | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) | ||
Nepal | Nepali Army | 1768; 256 years ago (1768) | नेपाली सेना | |
Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Army | 1814; 210 years ago (1814) | Koninklijke Landmacht | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Army | 1845; 179 years ago (1845) | Ngāti Tumatauenga | |
Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Army | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) | ||
Niger | Niger Army | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | L'armée de terre | |
Nigeria | Nigerian Army | 1963; 61 years ago (1963) | ||
North Macedonia | Army of the Republic of North Macedonia | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Армија на Република Северна Македонија | |
Northern Cyprus | Northern Cyprus Army | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) | Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı | |
Norway | Norwegian Army | 1628; 396 years ago (1628) | Hæren | |
Novorossiya | United Armed Forces of Novorossiya | 2014; 10 years ago (2014) | [4] | |
Oman | Royal Army of Oman | 1907; 117 years ago (1907) | القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية | |
Pakistan | Pakistan Army | 1947; 77 years ago (1947) | پاک فوج | |
Palestine | Palestine Liberation Army | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | جيش التحرير الفلسطيني | |
Palestine | Palestinian National Security Forces | 1994; 30 years ago (1994) | قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني | |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Land Element | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) | ||
Paraguay | Paraguayan Army | 1811; 213 years ago (1811) | Ejército Paraguayo | |
Peru | Peruvian Army | 1821; 203 years ago (1821) | Ejército del Perú | |
Philippines | Philippine Army | 1897; 127 years ago (1897) | Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas | |
Poland | Polish Land Forces | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | Wojska Lądowe | |
Portugal | Portuguese Army | 1139; 885 years ago (1139) | Exército Português | |
Qatar | Qatari Emiri Land Force | 1971; 53 years ago (1971) | القوات البرية القطرية | |
Romania | Romanian Land Forces | 1859; 165 years ago (1859) | Forţele Terestre Române | |
Russia | Russian Ground Forces | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации | |
Rwanda | Rwandan Army | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) | Ingabo z'u Rwanda | |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Sahrawi People's Liberation Army | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) | جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) | ||
San Marino | Sammarinese Armed Forces | 1406; 618 years ago (1406) | Forze Armate Sammarinesi | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | Army of São Tomé and Príncipe | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) | Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe | |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Army | 1745; 279 years ago (1745) | القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة | |
Senegal | Senegalese Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | Armée de terre sénégalaise | |
Serbia | Serbian Army | 1808; 216 years ago (1808) | Копнена војска Србије | |
Seychelles | Seychelles Army | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) | ||
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Army | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | ||
Singapore | Singapore Army | 1957; 67 years ago (1957) | Tentera Singapura | |
Slovakia | Slovak Ground Forces | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) | Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky | |
Slovenia | Slovenian Ground Force | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | Slovenska vojska | |
Somalia | Somali National Army[a] | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
Somaliland | Somaliland National Army | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) | Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland | |
South Africa | South African Army | 1912; 112 years ago (1912) | ||
South Ossetia | South Ossetia Army | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | ||
South Sudan | South Sudan Army | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) | ||
Spain | Spanish Army | 1492; 532 years ago (1492) | Ejército de Tierra | |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Army | 1881; 143 years ago (1881) | Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa | |
Sudan | Sudanese Army | 1925; 99 years ago (1925) | ||
Suriname | Surinamese Land Forces | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) | ||
Swaziland | Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) | ||
Sweden | Swedish Army | 1521; 503 years ago (1521) | Armén | |
Switzerland | Swiss Army | 1815; 209 years ago (1815) | Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero | |
Syria | Syrian Arab Army | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | الجيش العربي السوري | |
Tajikistan | Tajik Ground Forces | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) | Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон | |
Tanzania | Tanzanian Army | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
Thailand | Royal Thai Army | 1874; 150 years ago (1874) | กองทัพบกไทย | |
Togo | Togolese Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
Tonga | HMAF Land Component | 1939; 85 years ago (1939) | ||
Transnistria | Transnistria Army | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) | ||
Tunisia | Tunisian Army | 1831; 193 years ago (1831) | جيش البر التونسي | |
Turkey | Turkish Land Forces | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) | Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri | [5] |
Turkmenistan | Turkmen Ground Forces | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | ||
Uganda | Ugandan Land Forces | 1902; 122 years ago (1902) | ||
Ukraine | Ukrainian Ground Forces | 1991; 33 years ago (1991); | Сухопутні Війська України | |
United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Army | 1951; 73 years ago (1951) | ||
United Kingdom | British Army | 1660; 364 years ago (1660) | [6][7] | |
United States | United States Army | 1775; 249 years ago (1775) | [8][9] | |
Uruguay | National Army of Uruguay | 1811; 213 years ago (1811) | Spanish: Ejército Nacional | |
Uzbekistan | Uzbek Ground Forces | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | ||
Vanuatu | Vanuatu Mobile Forces | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) | ||
Vatican City | Pontifical Swiss Guard | 1506; 518 years ago (1506) | Pontificia Cohors Helvetica | |
Venezuela | Venezuelan Army | 1810; 214 years ago (1810) | Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela | |
Vietnam | Vietnam People's Ground Force | 1944; 80 years ago (1944) | Vietnamese: Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam | |
Yemen | Yemeni Land Forces | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) | القوات البرية اليمنية | |
Zambia | Zambian Army | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) | ||
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe National Army | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
See also
- List of militaries by country
- List of air forces
- List of gendarmeries
- List of marines and similar forces
- List of navies
- List of space forces
- List of military special forces units
- list of national guards, home guards and militias
Notes
- ^ Somalia's official military forces are in disarray due to the continuing Civil war in the country. Several areas and factions have their own militaries.
References
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- ^ Nørby, Søren (2006). Det danske forsvar (in Danish). København: Det historiske hus. p. 39. ISBN 87-11-11853-9.
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