List of armies by country
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This is a list of Armies (Land Forces) of the countries of the World.
List of armies by country[]
Country | Army | Founded | Endonym | Ref. |
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Abkhazia | Abkhazia Army | 1992 | ||
Albania | Albanian Land Force | 2000 | Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë | |
Algeria | Algerian Land Forces | 1962 | الجيش الوطني الشعبي | |
Angola | Angolan Army | 1974 | Exército | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda Regiment | 1995 | ||
Argentina | Argentine Army | 1810 | Ejército Argentino | |
Armenia | Armenian Ground Forces | 1992 | Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բանակ | |
Artsakh | Artsakh Defense Army | 1991 | Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ | |
Australia | Australian Army | 1901 | ||
Austria | Austrian Land Forces | 1920 | Landstreitkräfte | |
Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani Land Forces | 1918 | Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları | |
Bahrain | Royal Bahraini Army | 1969 | الجيش البحريني | |
Bangladesh | Bangladesh Army | 1971 | বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী | |
Barbados | Barbados Regiment | 1902 | ||
Belarus | Belarusian Ground Forces | 1992 | Сухопутные войска Белоруссии | |
Belgium | Belgian Land Component | 1830 | Composante terre / Landcomponent / Landkomponente | |
Belize | Belize Defence Force | 1978 | ||
Benin | Benin Army | 1960 | Armée de Terre | |
Bhutan | Royal Bhutan Army | 1958 | བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་ | |
Bolivia | Bolivian Army | 1810 | Ejército de Bolivia | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian Ground Forces | 2006 | ||
Botswana | Botswana Ground Force | 1977 | ||
Brazil | Brazilian Army | 1822 | Exército Brasileiro | |
Brunei | Royal Brunei Land Forces | 1961 | Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei | |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian Land Forces | 1878 | Сухопътни войски на България | |
Burkina Faso | Army of Burkina Faso | 1961 | L'Armée de Terre | |
Burundi | Burundi Army | 2005 | ||
Cambodia | Royal Cambodian Army | 1953 | Kangtorp Cheung Kork | |
Cameroon | Cameroon Army | 1960 | Armée de terre | |
Canada | Canadian Army | 1867 | Armée canadienne | [1] |
Cape Verde | Cape Verdean National Guard | 1975 | Guarda National | |
Central African Republic | Central African Republic Ground Forces | 1960 | Armée de Terre | |
Chad | Chadian Ground Forces | 1960 | ||
Chile | Chilean Army | 1810 | Ejército de Chile | |
China | People's Liberation Army Ground Force | 1927 | 中国人民解放军陆军 | |
Colombia | Colombian National Army | 1819 | Ejército Nacional de Colombia | |
Comoros | Comorian Army | 1997 | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1961 | Forces du Terrestres | |
Republic of the Congo | Congolese Army | 1960 | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Ivorian army | 1961 | Armée de terre | |
Croatia | Croatian Army | 1991 | Hrvatska kopnena vojska | |
Cuba | Cuban Revolutionary Army | 1959 | Ejército Revolucionario | |
Cyprus | Cypriot Ground Forces | 1964 | ||
Czech Republic | Czech Land Forces | 1993 | Pozemní síly Armády České republiky | |
Denmark | Royal Danish Army | 1614 | Hæren | [2] |
Djibouti | Djiboutian Army | 1977 | Armée de terre | |
Dominican Republic | Dominican Army | 1844 | Ejército de República Dominicana | |
East Timor | East Timor Army | 2001 | ||
Ecuador | Ecuadorian Army | 1830 | Ejército Ecuatoriano | |
Egypt | Egyptian Army | 1820 | القوات البريه المصريه | |
El Salvador | Salvadoran Army | 1824 | Ejército Salvadoreño | |
Equatorial Guinea | Army of Equatorial Guinea | 1992 | Ejército | |
Eritrea | Eritrean Army | 1991 | ||
Estonia | Estonian Land Forces | 1918 | Maavägi | |
Ethiopia | Ethiopian Army | 1987 | ||
Fiji | Fiji Infantry Regiment | 1920 | ||
Finland | Finnish Army | 1918 | Puolustusvoimat/Armén | |
France | French Army | 1420 | Armée de Terre | |
Gabon | Gabonese Army | 1960 | Armée de terre gabonaise | |
Gambia | Gambian National Army | 1965 | ||
Georgia | Georgian Land Forces | 1991 | საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები | |
Germany | German Army | 1955 | Deutsches Heer | |
Ghana | Ghana Army | 1959 | ||
Greece | Hellenic Army | 1828 | Ellinikós Stratós | |
Guatemala | National Army of Guatemala | 1823 | Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala | |
Guinea | People's Army of Guinea | 1958 | Armée de terre | |
Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau Army | 1964 | ||
Guyana | Guyanese Army | 1966 | ||
Haiti | Haitian Army | 2011 | ||
Honduras | Honduran Army | 1825 | Ejército de Honduras | |
Hungary | Hungarian Ground Forces | 1990 | Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő | |
India | Indian Army | 1725 | भारतीय सेना | |
Indonesia | Indonesian Army | 1945 | Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat | |
Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces | 1923 | نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران | |
Iran | Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 1985 | ||
Iraq | Iraqi Ground Forces | 1921 | القوة البرية العراقية | |
Ireland | Irish Army | 1922 | an tArm | |
Israel | Israeli Ground Forces | 1948 | צבא ההגנה לישראל | |
Italy | Italian Army | 1861 | Esercito Italiano | |
Jamaica | Jamaica Defence Force | 1926 | ||
Japan | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | 1954 | 陸上自衛隊 | [3] |
Jordan | Royal Jordanian Army | 1920 | القوّات البرية الاردنيّة | |
Kazakhstan | Kazakh Ground Forces | 1992 | Құрлық күштері | |
Kenya | Kenya Army | 1964 | ||
North Korea | Korean People's Army Ground Force | 1947 | 조선인민군 륙군 | |
South Korea | Republic of Korea Army | 1948 | 대한민국 육군 | |
Kosovo | Kosovo Security Force | 2009 | Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës | |
Kurdistan | Peshmerga | 1920 | پێشمەرگه | |
Kuwait | Kuwait Army | 1949 | القوة البرية الكويتية | |
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Army | 2017 | ||
Laos | Lao People's Army | 1975 | ||
Latvia | Latvian Land Forces | 1991 | Sauszemes Spēki | |
Lebanon | Lebanese Ground Forces | 1945 | الجيش اللبناني | |
Lesotho | Lesotho Army | 1978 | ||
Liberia | Liberian Army | 1908 | ||
Libya | Libyan Ground Forces | 2011 | ||
Lithuania | Lithuanian Land Force | 1990 | Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos | |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg Army | 1881 | Lëtzebuerger Arméi | |
Madagascar | Malagasy Army | 1960 | Armée de terre | |
Malawi | Malawi Army | 1964 | ||
Malaysia | Malaysian Army | 1933 | Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia | |
Mali | Mali Army | 1960 | Armee de Terre | |
Malta | Armed Forces of Malta | 1973 | ||
Mauritania | Mauritanian National Army | 1960 | ||
Mexico | Mexican Army | 1884 | Ejército Mexicano | |
Moldova | Moldovan Ground Forces | 1991 | Armata Națională | |
Monaco | Prince's Company of Carabiniers | 1817 | Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince | |
Mongolia | Mongolian Ground Force | 1992 | Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин | |
Montenegro | Montenegrin Ground Army | 2006 | Копнена војска Црне Горе | |
Morocco | Royal Moroccan Army | 1956 | الجيش الملكي المغربي | |
Mozambique | Mozambican Ground Forces | 1994 | Forças terrestres | |
Myanmar | Myanmar Army | 1945 | တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း) | |
Namibia | Namibian Army | 1990 | ||
Nepal | Nepalese Army | 1768 | नेपाली सेना | |
Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Army | 1814 | Koninklijke Landmacht | |
New Zealand | New Zealand Army | 1845 | Ngāti Tumatauenga | |
Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Army | 1979 | ||
Niger | Niger Army | 1961 | L'armée de terre | |
Nigeria | Nigerian Army | 1960 | ||
North Macedonia | Army of the Republic of North Macedonia | 1992 | Армија на Република Северна Македонија | |
Northern Cyprus | Northern Cyprus Army | 1976 | Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı | |
Norway | Norwegian Army | 1905 | Hæren | |
Novorossiya | United Armed Forces of Novorossiya | 2014 | [4] | |
Oman | Royal Army of Oman | 1907 | القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية | |
Pakistan | Pakistan Army | 1947 | پاک فوج | |
Palestine | Palestine Liberation Army | 1964 | جيش التحرير الفلسطيني | |
Palestine | Palestinian National Security Forces | 1994 | قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني | |
Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Land Element | 1973 | ||
Paraguay | Paraguayan Army | 1811 | Ejército Paraguayo | |
Peru | Peruvian Army | 1821 | Ejército del Perú | |
Philippines | Philippine Army | 1897 | Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas | |
Poland | Polish Land Forces | 1918 | Wojska Lądowe | |
Portugal | Portuguese Army | 1139 | Exército Português | |
Qatar | Qatari Emiri Land Force | 1971 | القوات البرية القطرية | |
Romania | Romanian Land Forces | 1859 | Forţele Terestre Române | |
Russia | Russian Ground Forces | 1992 | Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации | |
Rwanda | Rwandan Army | 1962 | Ingabo z'u Rwanda | |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Polisario Front | 1973 | جبهة البوليساريو | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force | 1896 | ||
San Marino | Sammarinese Armed Forces | 1406 | Forze Armate Sammarinesi | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | Army of São Tomé and Príncipe | 1975 | Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe | |
Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Army | 1745 | القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة | |
Senegal | Senegalese Army | 1960 | Armée de terre sénégalaise | |
Serbia | Serbian Army | 1808 | Копнена војска Србије | |
Seychelles | Seychelles Army | 1977 | ||
Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Army | 1961 | ||
Singapore | Singapore Army | 1957 | Tentera Singapura | |
Slovakia | Slovak Ground Forces | 1993 | Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky | |
Slovenia | Slovenian Ground Force | 1991 | Slovenska vojska | |
Somalia | Somali National Army[a] | 1960 | ||
Somaliland | Somaliland Army | 1997 | ||
South Africa | South African Army | 1912 | ||
South Ossetia | South Ossetia Army | 1992 | ||
South Sudan | South Sudan Army | 2017 | ||
Spain | Spanish Army | 1492 | Ejército de Tierra | |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Army | 1881 | Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa | |
Sudan | Sudanese Army | 1925 | ||
Suriname | Suriname National Army | 1954 | ||
Swaziland | Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force | 1979 | ||
Sweden | Swedish Army | 1521 | Armén | |
Switzerland | Swiss Army | 1815 | Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero | |
Syria | Syrian Arab Army | 1945 | الجيش العربي السوري | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | Republic of China Army | 1924 | 中華民國陸軍 | |
Tajikistan | Tajik Ground Forces | 1993 | Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон | |
Tanzania | Tanzanian Army | 1964 | ||
Thailand | Royal Thai Army | 1874 | กองทัพบกไทย | |
Togo | Togolese Army | 1960 | ||
Tonga | HMAF Land Component | 1939 | ||
Transnistria | Transnistria Army | 1991 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Regiment | 1962 | ||
Tunisia | Tunisian Army | 1831 | جيش البر التونسي | |
Turkey | Turkish Land Forces | 1920 | Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri | [5] |
Turkmenistan | Turkmen Ground Forces | 1992 | ||
Uganda | Ugandan Land Forces | 1902 | ||
Ukraine | Ukrainian Ground Forces | 1991 | Сухопутні Війська України | |
United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Army | 1951 | ||
United Kingdom | British Army | 1660 | [6][7] | |
United States | United States Army | 1775 | [8][9] | |
Uruguay | National Army of Uruguay | 1828 | Ejército Nacional | |
Uzbekistan | Uzbek Ground Forces | 1992 | ||
Vanuatu | Vanuatu Mobile Force | 1975 | ||
Vatican City | Pontifical Swiss Guard | 1506 | Pontificia Cohors Helvetica | |
Venezuela | Venezuelan Army | 1810 | Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela | |
Vietnam | Vietnam People's Ground Force | 1944 | Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam | |
Yemen | Yemeni Land Forces | 1962 | القوات البرية اليمنية | |
Zambia | Zambian Army | 1968 | ||
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe National Army | 1980 |
See also[]
- List of militaries by country
- List of navies
- List of air forces
- List of space forces
- List of marine corps
- List of gendarmeries
- List of military special forces units
- List of comparative military ranks
- 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.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ 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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