^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.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of armies by country news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of Armies of the countries of the World Contents 1 List of armies by country 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesList of armies by country EditCountry Army Founded Endonym Ref nbsp Abkhazia nbsp Abkhazia Army 1992 31 years ago 1992 nbsp Afghanistan Afghan Army 1722 301 years ago 1722 Pashto افغان ملي پوځ nbsp Albania nbsp Albanian Land Force 2000 23 years ago 2000 Albanian Forca Tokesore te Republikes se Shqiperise nbsp Algeria nbsp Algerian Land Forces 1962 61 years ago 1962 Arabic القوات البرية الجزائرية nbsp Angola Angolan Army 1974 49 years ago 1974 Portuguese Exercito nbsp Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Regiment 1995 28 years ago 1995 nbsp Argentina nbsp Argentine Army 1810 213 years ago 1810 Spanish Ejercito Argentino nbsp Armenia nbsp Armenian Ground Forces 1992 31 years ago 1992 Armenian Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բանակ nbsp Australia nbsp Australian Army 1901 122 years ago 1901 nbsp Austria nbsp Austrian Land Forces 1920 103 years ago 1920 German Landstreitkrafte nbsp Azerbaijan nbsp Azerbaijani Land Forces 1918 105 years ago 1918 Azerbaycan Silahli Quvveleri Quru Qosunlari nbsp Bahrain nbsp Royal Bahraini Army 1969 54 years ago 1969 Arabic الجيش البحريني nbsp Bangladesh nbsp Bangladesh Army 1971 52 years ago 1971 Bengali ব ল দ শ স ন ব হ ন nbsp Barbados Barbados Regiment 1902 121 years ago 1902 nbsp Belarus nbsp Belarusian Ground Forces 1992 31 years ago 1992 Suhoputnye vojska Belorussii nbsp Belgium nbsp Belgian Land Component 1830 193 years ago 1830 Composante terre Landcomponent Landkomponente nbsp Belize nbsp Belize Defence Force 1978 45 years ago 1978 nbsp Benin Benin Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 French Armee de Terre nbsp Bhutan nbsp Royal Bhutan Army 1958 65 years ago 1958 བས ན ས ང དམག ས nbsp Bolivia nbsp Bolivian Army 1810 213 years ago 1810 Ejercito de Bolivia nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006 17 years ago 2006 Oruzane snage nbsp Botswana Botswana Ground Force 1977 46 years ago 1977 nbsp Brazil nbsp Brazilian Army 1822 201 years ago 1822 Brazilian Portuguese Exercito Brasileiro nbsp Brunei nbsp Royal Brunei Land Forces 1961 62 years ago 1961 Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Bulgarian Land Forces 1878 145 years ago 1878 Suhoptni vojski na Blgariya nbsp Burkina Faso Army of Burkina Faso 1961 62 years ago 1961 French L Armee de Terre nbsp Burundi nbsp Burundi Army 2005 18 years ago 2005 nbsp Cambodia nbsp Royal Cambodian Army 1953 70 years ago 1953 Kangtorp Cheung Kork nbsp Cameroon Cameroon Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 French Armee de terre nbsp Canada nbsp Canadian Army 1855 168 years ago 1855 French Armee canadienne 1 nbsp Cape Verde Cape Verdean National Guard 1975 48 years ago 1975 Guarda National nbsp Central African Republic Central African Republic Ground Forces 1960 63 years ago 1960 French Armee de Terre nbsp Chad nbsp Chadian Ground Forces 1960 63 years ago 1960 nbsp Chile nbsp Chilean Army 1810 213 years ago 1810 Ejercito de Chile nbsp China PRC nbsp People s Liberation Army Ground Force 1927 96 years ago 1927 中国人民解放军陆军 nbsp China ROC Taiwan nbsp Republic of China Army 1924 99 years ago 1924 中華民國陸軍 nbsp Colombia nbsp Colombian National Army 1819 204 years ago 1819 Ejercito Nacional de Colombia nbsp Comoros Comorian Army 1997 26 years ago 1997 nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo nbsp Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961 62 years ago 1961 Forces du Terrestres nbsp Republic of the Congo Congolese Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 nbsp Cote d Ivoire Ivorian army 1961 62 years ago 1961 Armee de terre nbsp Croatia nbsp Croatian Army 1991 32 years ago 1991 Hrvatska kopnena vojska nbsp Cuba nbsp Cuban Revolutionary Army 1959 64 years ago 1959 Ejercito Revolucionario nbsp Cyprus nbsp Cypriot Ground Forces 1964 59 years ago 1964 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Czech Land Forces 1993 30 years ago 1993 Pozemni sily Armady Ceske republiky nbsp Denmark nbsp Royal Danish Army 1614 409 years ago 1614 Danish Haeren 2 nbsp Djibouti nbsp Djiboutian Army 1977 46 years ago 1977 Armee de terre nbsp Dominican Republic nbsp Dominican Army 1844 179 years ago 1844 Ejercito de Republica Dominicana nbsp East Timor nbsp East Timor Army 2001 22 years ago 2001 nbsp Ecuador nbsp Ecuadorian Army 1830 193 years ago 1830 Ejercito Ecuatoriano nbsp Egypt nbsp Egyptian Army 1820 203 years ago 1820 القوات البرية المصرية nbsp El Salvador nbsp Salvadoran Army 1824 199 years ago 1824 Ejercito Salvadoreno nbsp Equatorial Guinea Army of Equatorial Guinea 1992 31 years ago 1992 Ejercito nbsp Eritrea Eritrean Army 1991 32 years ago 1991 nbsp Estonia nbsp Estonian Land Forces 1918 105 years ago 1918 Maavagi nbsp Ethiopia Ethiopian Army 1987 36 years ago 1987 nbsp Fiji Fiji Infantry Regiment 1920 103 years ago 1920 nbsp Finland nbsp Finnish Army 1918 105 years ago 1918 Puolustusvoimat Armen nbsp France nbsp French Army 1420 603 years ago 1420 Armee de Terre nbsp Gabon nbsp Gabonese Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 Armee de terre gabonaise nbsp Gambia nbsp Gambian National Army 1965 58 years ago 1965 nbsp Georgia nbsp Georgian Land Forces 1991 32 years ago 1991 საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები nbsp Germany nbsp German Army 1955 68 years ago 1955 Deutsches Heer nbsp Ghana nbsp Ghana Army 1959 64 years ago 1959 nbsp Greece nbsp Hellenic Army 1828 195 years ago 1828 Ellinikos Stratos nbsp Guatemala National Army of Guatemala 1823 200 years ago 1823 Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala nbsp Guinea People s Army of Guinea 1958 65 years ago 1958 Armee de terre nbsp Guinea Bissau nbsp Guinea Bissau Army 1964 59 years ago 1964 nbsp Guyana Guyanese Army 1966 57 years ago 1966 nbsp Haiti Haitian Army 2011 12 years ago 2011 nbsp Honduras Honduran Army 1825 198 years ago 1825 Ejercito de Honduras nbsp Hungary nbsp Hungarian Ground Forces 1990 33 years ago 1990 Magyar Szarazfoldi Hadero nbsp India nbsp Indian Army 1895 128 years ago 1895 भ रत य स न nbsp Indonesia nbsp Indonesian Army 1945 78 years ago 1945 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat nbsp Iran nbsp Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces 1811 212 years ago 1811 نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران nbsp Iran nbsp Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 1985 38 years ago 1985 نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی nbsp Iraq nbsp Iraqi Ground Forces 1921 102 years ago 1921 القوة البرية العراقية nbsp Ireland nbsp Irish Army 1922 101 years ago 1922 an tArm nbsp Israel nbsp Israeli Ground Forces 1948 75 years ago 1948 צבא ההגנה לישראל nbsp Italy nbsp Italian Army 1861 162 years ago 1861 Esercito Italiano nbsp Jamaica nbsp Jamaica Defence Force 1926 97 years ago 1926 nbsp Japan nbsp Japan Ground Self Defense Force 1954 69 years ago 1954 Japanese 陸上自衛隊 3 nbsp Jordan nbsp Royal Jordanian Army 1920 103 years ago 1920 القو ات البرية الاردني ة nbsp Kazakhstan nbsp Kazakh Ground Forces 1992 31 years ago 1992 Қurlyk kүshteri nbsp Kenya nbsp Kenya Army 1964 59 years ago 1964 nbsp North Korea nbsp Korean People s Army Ground Force 1947 76 years ago 1947 Korean 조선인민군 륙군 Hanja 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍 nbsp South Korea nbsp Republic of Korea Army 1948 75 years ago 1948 Korean 대한민국 육군 Hanja 大韓民國陸軍 nbsp Kosovo nbsp Kosovo Security Force 2009 14 years ago 2009 Forca e Sigurise se Kosoves nbsp Kuwait nbsp Kuwait Army 1949 74 years ago 1949 القوة البرية الكويتية nbsp Kyrgyzstan nbsp Kyrgyz Army 2017 6 years ago 2017 nbsp Laos nbsp Lao People s Army 1975 48 years ago 1975 nbsp Latvia nbsp Latvian Land Forces 1991 32 years ago 1991 Sauszemes Speki nbsp Lebanon nbsp Lebanese Ground Forces 1945 78 years ago 1945 الجيش اللبناني nbsp Lesotho nbsp Lesotho Army 1978 45 years ago 1978 nbsp Liberia Liberian Army 1908 115 years ago 1908 nbsp Libya nbsp Libyan Ground Forces 2011 12 years ago 2011 nbsp Lithuania nbsp Lithuanian Land Force 1990 33 years ago 1990 Lietuvos sausumos pajegos nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Luxembourg Army 1881 142 years ago 1881 Letzebuerger Armei nbsp Madagascar Malagasy Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 Armee de terre nbsp Malawi nbsp Malawi Army 1964 59 years ago 1964 nbsp Malaysia nbsp Malaysian Army 1933 90 years ago 1933 Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia nbsp Mali nbsp Malian Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 Armee de Terre nbsp Malta Armed Forces of Malta 1973 50 years ago 1973 nbsp Mauritania Mauritanian National Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 nbsp Mexico nbsp Mexican Army 1884 139 years ago 1884 Ejercito Mexicano nbsp Moldova nbsp Moldovan Ground Forces 1991 32 years ago 1991 Armata Națională nbsp Monaco Prince s Company of Carabiniers 1817 206 years ago 1817 Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince nbsp Mongolia nbsp Mongolian Ground Force 1992 31 years ago 1992 Mongol Ulsyn Eronhij Cergijn Hүchin nbsp Montenegro nbsp Montenegrin Ground Army 2006 17 years ago 2006 Kopnena voјska Crne Gore nbsp Morocco nbsp Royal Moroccan Army 1956 67 years ago 1956 الجيش الملكي المغربي nbsp Mozambique Mozambican Ground Forces 1994 29 years ago 1994 Forcas terrestres nbsp Myanmar nbsp Myanmar Army 1945 78 years ago 1945 တပ မတ က ည nbsp Namibia nbsp Namibian Army 1990 33 years ago 1990 nbsp Nepal nbsp Nepali Army 1768 255 years ago 1768 न प ल स न nbsp Netherlands nbsp Royal Netherlands Army 1814 209 years ago 1814 Koninklijke Landmacht nbsp New Zealand nbsp New Zealand Army 1845 178 years ago 1845 Ngati Tumatauenga nbsp Nicaragua Nicaraguan Army 1979 44 years ago 1979 nbsp Niger nbsp Niger Army 1961 62 years ago 1961 L armee de terre nbsp Nigeria nbsp Nigerian Army 1963 60 years ago 1963 nbsp North Macedonia Army of the Republic of North Macedonia 1992 31 years ago 1992 Armiјa na Republika Severna Makedoniјa nbsp Northern Cyprus nbsp Northern Cyprus Army 1976 47 years ago 1976 Guvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanligi nbsp Norway nbsp Norwegian Army 1905 118 years ago 1905 Haeren nbsp Novorossiya nbsp United Armed Forces of Novorossiya 2014 9 years ago 2014 4 nbsp Oman nbsp Royal Army of Oman 1907 116 years ago 1907 القوات المسلحة السلطانية الع مانية nbsp Pakistan nbsp Pakistan Army 1947 76 years ago 1947 پاک فوج nbsp Palestine Palestine Liberation Army 1964 59 years ago 1964 جيش التحرير الفلسطيني nbsp Palestine Palestinian National Security Forces 1994 29 years ago 1994 قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني nbsp Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Land Element 1973 50 years ago 1973 nbsp Paraguay nbsp Paraguayan Army 1811 212 years ago 1811 Ejercito Paraguayo nbsp Peru nbsp Peruvian Army 1821 202 years ago 1821 Ejercito del Peru nbsp Philippines nbsp Philippine Army 1897 126 years ago 1897 Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas nbsp Poland nbsp Polish Land Forces 1918 105 years ago 1918 Wojska Ladowe nbsp Portugal nbsp Portuguese Army 1139 884 years ago 1139 Exercito Portugues nbsp Qatar nbsp Qatari Emiri Land Force 1971 52 years ago 1971 القوات البرية القطرية nbsp Romania nbsp Romanian Land Forces 1859 164 years ago 1859 Forţele Terestre Romane nbsp Russia nbsp Russian Ground Forces 1992 31 years ago 1992 Suhoputnye vojska Rossijskoj Federacii nbsp Rwanda Rwandan Army 1962 61 years ago 1962 Ingabo z u Rwanda nbsp Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi People s Liberation Army 1972 51 years ago 1972 جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force 1896 127 years ago 1896 nbsp San Marino nbsp Sammarinese Armed Forces 1406 617 years ago 1406 Forze Armate Sammarinesi nbsp Sao Tome and Principe Army of Sao Tome and Principe 1975 48 years ago 1975 Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe nbsp Saudi Arabia nbsp Saudi Arabian Army 1745 278 years ago 1745 الق و ات الب ر ي ة الم ل ك ي ة الس ع ود ي ة nbsp Senegal Senegalese Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 Armee de terre senegalaise nbsp Serbia nbsp Serbian Army 1808 215 years ago 1808 Kopnena voјska Srbiјe nbsp Seychelles Seychelles Army 1977 46 years ago 1977 nbsp Sierra Leone nbsp Sierra Leone Army 1961 62 years ago 1961 nbsp Singapore nbsp Singapore Army 1957 66 years ago 1957 Tentera Singapura nbsp Slovakia nbsp Slovak Ground Forces 1993 30 years ago 1993 Pozemne sily Slovenskej republiky nbsp Slovenia nbsp Slovenian Ground Force 1991 32 years ago 1991 Slovenska vojska nbsp Somalia Somali National Army a 1960 63 years ago 1960 nbsp Somaliland nbsp Somaliland National Army 1993 30 years ago 1993 Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland nbsp South Africa nbsp South African Army 1912 111 years ago 1912 nbsp South Ossetia nbsp South Ossetia Army 1992 31 years ago 1992 nbsp South Sudan nbsp South Sudan Army 2017 6 years ago 2017 nbsp Spain nbsp Spanish Army 1492 531 years ago 1492 Ejercito de Tierra nbsp Sri Lanka nbsp Sri Lanka Army 1881 142 years ago 1881 Sinhala ශ ර ල ක ය ද ධ හම ද ව romanized Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa nbsp Sudan nbsp Sudanese Army 1925 98 years ago 1925 nbsp Suriname Surinamese Land Forces 1975 48 years ago 1975 nbsp Swaziland Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force 1979 44 years ago 1979 nbsp Sweden nbsp Swedish Army 1521 502 years ago 1521 Armen nbsp Switzerland nbsp Swiss Army 1815 208 years ago 1815 Schweizer Armee Armee suisse Esercito svizzero nbsp Syria nbsp Syrian Arab Army 1945 78 years ago 1945 الجيش العربي السوري nbsp Tajikistan nbsp Tajik Ground Forces 1993 30 years ago 1993 Artishi millii Toҷikiston nbsp Tanzania nbsp Tanzanian Army 1964 59 years ago 1964 nbsp Thailand nbsp Royal Thai Army 1874 149 years ago 1874 kxngthphbkithy nbsp Togo Togolese Army 1960 63 years ago 1960 nbsp Tonga HMAF Land Component 1939 84 years ago 1939 nbsp Transnistria nbsp Transnistria Army 1991 32 years ago 1991 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago nbsp Trinidad and Tobago Regiment 1962 61 years ago 1962 nbsp Tunisia nbsp Tunisian Army 1831 192 years ago 1831 جيش البر التونسي nbsp Turkey nbsp Turkish Land Forces 1920 103 years ago 1920 Turkish Turk Silahli Kuvvetleri 5 nbsp Turkmenistan nbsp Turkmen Ground Forces 1992 31 years ago 1992 nbsp Uganda nbsp Ugandan Land Forces 1902 121 years ago 1902 nbsp Ukraine nbsp Ukrainian Ground Forces 1991 32 years ago 1991 Suhoputni Vijska Ukrayini nbsp United Arab Emirates nbsp United Arab Emirates Army 1951 72 years ago 1951 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp British Army 1660 363 years ago 1660 6 7 nbsp United States nbsp United States Army 1775 248 years ago 1775 8 9 nbsp Uruguay nbsp National Army of Uruguay 1811 212 years ago 1811 Spanish Ejercito Nacional nbsp Uzbekistan nbsp Uzbek Ground Forces 1992 31 years ago 1992 nbsp Vanuatu Vanuatu Mobile Forces 1980 43 years ago 1980 nbsp Vatican City nbsp Pontifical Swiss Guard 1506 517 years ago 1506 Pontificia Cohors Helvetica nbsp Venezuela nbsp Venezuelan Army 1810 213 years ago 1810 Ejercito Nacional de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela nbsp Vietnam nbsp Vietnam People s Ground Force 1944 79 years ago 1944 Vietnamese Lục quan Nhan dan Việt Nam nbsp Yemen nbsp Yemeni Land Forces 1962 61 years ago 1962 القوات البرية اليمنية nbsp Zambia nbsp Zambian Army 1968 55 years ago 1968 nbsp Zimbabwe nbsp Zimbabwe National Army 1980 43 years ago 1980 See also EditList of militaries by country List of navies List of air forces List of space forces List of marines and naval infantry forces List of gendarmeries List of military special forces units list of national guards home guards and militiasNotes Edit 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 Edit 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 Norby Soren 2006 Det danske forsvar in Danish Kobenhavn 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 Samym 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