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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![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | ||
![]() | Afghan Army | 1722; 302 years ago (1722) | Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ | |
![]() | ![]() | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) | Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë | |
![]() | ![]() | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) | Arabic: القوات البرية الجزائرية | |
![]() | Angolan Army | 1974; 50 years ago (1974) | Portuguese: Exército | |
![]() | Antigua and Barbuda Regiment | 1995; 29 years ago (1995) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1810; 214 years ago (1810) | Spanish: Ejército Argentino | |
![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բանակ | |
![]() | ![]() | 1901; 123 years ago (1901) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) | German: Landstreitkräfte | |
![]() | ![]() | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları | |
![]() | ![]() | 1969; 55 years ago (1969) | Arabic: الجيش البحريني | |
![]() | ![]() | 1971; 53 years ago (1971) | Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী | |
![]() | Barbados Regiment | 1902; 122 years ago (1902) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Сухопутные войска Белоруссии | |
![]() | ![]() | 1830; 194 years ago (1830) | Composante terre / Landcomponent / Landkomponente | |
![]() | ![]() | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) | ||
![]() | Benin Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de Terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) | བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་ | |
![]() | ![]() | 1810; 214 years ago (1810) | Ejército de Bolivia | |
![]() | ![]() | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) | Oružane snage | |
![]() | Botswana Ground Force | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1822; 202 years ago (1822) | Brazilian Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro | |
![]() | ![]() | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei | |
![]() | ![]() | 1878; 146 years ago (1878) | Сухопътни войски на България | |
![]() | Army of Burkina Faso | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | French: L'Armée de Terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1953; 71 years ago (1953) | Kangtorp Cheung Kork | |
![]() | Cameroon Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1855; 169 years ago (1855) | French: Armée canadienne | [1] |
![]() | Cape Verdean National Guard | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) | Guarda National | |
![]() | Central African Republic Ground Forces | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | French: Armée de Terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1810; 214 years ago (1810) | Ejército de Chile | |
![]() | ![]() | 1927; 97 years ago (1927) | 中国人民解放军陆军 | |
![]() | ![]() | 1924; 100 years ago (1924) | 中華民國陸軍 | |
![]() | ![]() | 1819; 205 years ago (1819) | Ejército Nacional de Colombia | |
![]() | Comorian Army | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | Forces du Terrestres | |
![]() | Congolese Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
![]() | Ivorian army | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | Armée de terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | Hrvatska kopnena vojska | |
![]() | ![]() | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) | Ejército Revolucionario | |
![]() | ![]() | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) | Pozemní síly Armády České republiky | |
![]() | ![]() | 1614; 410 years ago (1614) | Danish: Hæren | [2] |
![]() | ![]() | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) | Armée de terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1844; 180 years ago (1844) | Ejército de República Dominicana | |
![]() | ![]() | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1830; 194 years ago (1830) | Ejército Ecuatoriano | |
![]() | ![]() | 1820; 204 years ago (1820) | القوات البرية المصرية | |
![]() | ![]() | 1824; 200 years ago (1824) | Ejército Salvadoreño | |
![]() | Army of Equatorial Guinea | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Ejército | |
![]() | Eritrean Army | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | Maavägi | |
![]() | Ethiopian Army | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) | ||
![]() | Fiji Infantry Regiment | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | Maavoimat/Armén | |
![]() | ![]() | 1420; 604 years ago (1420) | Armée de Terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | Armée de terre gabonaise | |
![]() | ![]() | 1965; 59 years ago (1965) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები | |
![]() | ![]() | 1955; 69 years ago (1955) | Deutsches Heer | |
![]() | ![]() | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1828; 196 years ago (1828) | Ellinikós Stratós | |
![]() | National Army of Guatemala | 1823; 201 years ago (1823) | Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala | |
![]() | People's Army of Guinea | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) | Armée de terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
![]() | Guyanese Army | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) | ||
![]() | Haitian Army | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) | ||
![]() | Honduran Army | 1825; 199 years ago (1825) | Ejército de Honduras | |
![]() | ![]() | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) | Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő | |
![]() | ![]() | 1895; 129 years ago (1895) | भारतीय सेना | |
![]() | ![]() | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat | |
![]() | ![]() | 1811; 213 years ago (1811) | نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
![]() | ![]() | 1985; 39 years ago (1985) | نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی | |
![]() | ![]() | 1921; 103 years ago (1921) | القوة البرية العراقية | |
![]() | ![]() | 1922; 102 years ago (1922) | an tArm | |
![]() | ![]() | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) | צבא ההגנה לישראל | |
![]() | ![]() | 1861; 163 years ago (1861) | Esercito Italiano | |
![]() | ![]() | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1954; 70 years ago (1954) | Japanese: 陸上自衛隊 | [3] |
![]() | ![]() | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) | القوّات البرية الاردنيّة | |
![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Құрлық күштері | |
![]() | ![]() | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1947; 77 years ago (1947) | Korean: 조선인민군 륙군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍 | |
![]() | ![]() | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) | Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍 | |
![]() | ![]() | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) | Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës | |
![]() | ![]() | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) | القوة البرية الكويتية | |
![]() | ![]() | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | Sauszemes Spēki | |
![]() | ![]() | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | الجيش اللبناني | |
![]() | ![]() | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) | ||
![]() | Liberian Army | 1908; 116 years ago (1908) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) | Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos | |
![]() | ![]() | 1881; 143 years ago (1881) | Lëtzebuerger Arméi | |
![]() | Malagasy Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | Armée de terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) | Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia | |
![]() | ![]() | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | Armee de Terre | |
![]() | Armed Forces of Malta | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) | ||
![]() | Mauritanian National Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) | Ejército Mexicano | |
![]() | ![]() | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | Armata Națională | |
![]() | Prince's Company of Carabiniers | 1817; 207 years ago (1817) | Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince | |
![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин | |
![]() | ![]() | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) | Копнена војска Црне Горе | |
![]() | ![]() | 1956; 68 years ago (1956) | الجيش الملكي المغربي | |
![]() | Mozambican Ground Forces | 1994; 30 years ago (1994) | Forças terrestres | |
![]() | ![]() | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း) | |
![]() | ![]() | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1768; 256 years ago (1768) | नेपाली सेना | |
![]() | ![]() | 1814; 210 years ago (1814) | Koninklijke Landmacht | |
![]() | ![]() | 1845; 179 years ago (1845) | Ngāti Tumatauenga | |
![]() | Nicaraguan Army | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | L'armée de terre | |
![]() | ![]() | 1963; 61 years ago (1963) | ||
![]() | Army of the Republic of North Macedonia | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Армија на Република Северна Македонија | |
![]() | ![]() | 1976; 48 years ago (1976) | Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı | |
![]() | ![]() | 1628; 396 years ago (1628) | Hæren | |
![]() | ![]() | 2014; 10 years ago (2014) | [4] | |
![]() | ![]() | 1907; 117 years ago (1907) | القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية | |
![]() | ![]() | 1947; 77 years ago (1947) | پاک فوج | |
![]() | Palestine Liberation Army | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | جيش التحرير الفلسطيني | |
![]() | Palestinian National Security Forces | 1994; 30 years ago (1994) | قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني | |
![]() | Papua New Guinea Land Element | 1973; 51 years ago (1973) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1811; 213 years ago (1811) | Ejército Paraguayo | |
![]() | ![]() | 1821; 203 years ago (1821) | Ejército del Perú | |
![]() | ![]() | 1897; 127 years ago (1897) | Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas | |
![]() | ![]() | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | Wojska Lądowe | |
![]() | ![]() | 1139; 885 years ago (1139) | Exército Português | |
![]() | ![]() | 1971; 53 years ago (1971) | القوات البرية القطرية | |
![]() | ![]() | 1859; 165 years ago (1859) | Forţele Terestre Române | |
![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации | |
![]() | Rwandan Army | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) | Ingabo z'u Rwanda | |
![]() | Sahrawi People's Liberation Army | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) | جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي | |
![]() | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1406; 618 years ago (1406) | Forze Armate Sammarinesi | |
![]() | Army of São Tomé and Príncipe | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) | Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe | |
![]() | ![]() | 1745; 279 years ago (1745) | القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة | |
![]() | Senegalese Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | Armée de terre sénégalaise | |
![]() | ![]() | 1808; 216 years ago (1808) | Копнена војска Србије | |
![]() | Seychelles Army | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1957; 67 years ago (1957) | Tentera Singapura | |
![]() | ![]() | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) | Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky | |
![]() | ![]() | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | Slovenska vojska | |
![]() | Somali National Army[a] | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) | Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland | |
![]() | ![]() | 1912; 112 years ago (1912) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1492; 532 years ago (1492) | Ejército de Tierra | |
![]() | ![]() | 1881; 143 years ago (1881) | Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa | |
![]() | ![]() | 1925; 99 years ago (1925) | ||
![]() | Surinamese Land Forces | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) | ||
![]() | Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1521; 503 years ago (1521) | Armén | |
![]() | ![]() | 1815; 209 years ago (1815) | Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero | |
![]() | ![]() | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | الجيش العربي السوري | |
![]() | ![]() | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) | Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон | |
![]() | ![]() | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1874; 150 years ago (1874) | กองทัพบกไทย | |
![]() | Togolese Army | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
![]() | HMAF Land Component | 1939; 85 years ago (1939) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1831; 193 years ago (1831) | جيش البر التونسي | |
![]() | ![]() | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) | Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri | [5] |
![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1902; 122 years ago (1902) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1991; 33 years ago (1991); | Сухопутні Війська України | |
![]() | ![]() | 1951; 73 years ago (1951) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1660; 364 years ago (1660) | [6][7] | |
![]() | ![]() | 1775; 249 years ago (1775) | [8][9] | |
![]() | ![]() | 1811; 213 years ago (1811) | Spanish: Ejército Nacional | |
![]() | ![]() | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) | ||
![]() | Vanuatu Mobile Forces | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 1506; 518 years ago (1506) | Pontificia Cohors Helvetica | |
![]() | ![]() | 1810; 214 years ago (1810) | Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela | |
![]() | ![]() | 1944; 80 years ago (1944) | Vietnamese: Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam | |
![]() | ![]() | 1962; 62 years ago (1962) | القوات البرية اليمنية | |
![]() | ![]() | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) | ||
![]() | ![]() | 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
- ^ "An Act to regulate the militia of this province and to repeal the acts now in force for that purpose [microform]: assented to 19th of May, 1855". Archive.org. S. Derbyshire and G. Desbarats. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Nørby, Søren (2006). Det danske forsvar (in Danish). København: Det historiske hus. p. 39. ISBN 87-11-11853-9.
- ^ "Japan Self-Defense Force | Defending Japan". Defendingjapan.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ^ "Самым неспокойным городом Украины в последние дни неожиданно стал Донецк. «Народное ополчение Донбасса» ... еще 3 марта взяло штурмом областную администрацию"
Русский и бессмысленный // LENTA.RU от 6 марта 2014 - ^ Suat İlhan, Atatürk ve Askerlik: Düşünce ve Uygulamaları, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi, 1990, p. 88. (in Turkish)
- ^ Clifford Walton (1894). History of the British Standing Army. A.D. 1660 to 1700. Harrison and Sons. pp. 1–2.
- ^ Noel T. St. John Williams (1994). Redcoats and courtesans: the birth of the British Army (1660–1690). Brassey's. p. 16. ISBN 9781857530971.
- ^ Wright, Robert K. Jr. (1983). The Continental Army (Army Lineage Series). Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army. ISBN 9780160019319. OCLC 8806011.
- ^ Maass, John R. "June 14th: The Birthday of the U.S. Army". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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Militaries of Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Alboran Island / Plazas de soberanía (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)