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.
Abkhazia  Abkhazia Army 1992
Afghanistan  Islamic National Army 1722 Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ, romanized: Afǧān millí pawź
Albania  Albanian Land Force 2000 Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë
Algeria  Algerian Land Forces 1962 Arabic: القوات البرية الجزائرية
Angola  Angolan Army 1974 Portuguese: Exército
Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda Regiment 1995
Argentina  Argentine Army 1810 Spanish: Ejército Argentino
Armenia  Armenian Ground Forces 1992 Armenian: Հայաստանի ցամաքային ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani ts’amak’ayin uzher
Australia  Australian Army 1901
Austria  Austrian Land Forces 1920 German: Landstreitkräfte
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijani Land Forces 1918 Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları
Bahrain  Royal Bahraini Army 1969 Arabic: الجيش البحريني, romanized: al-jayš al-baḥraynī
Bangladesh  Bangladesh Army 1971 Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, romanized: Baṅladex Sēnābāhinī
Barbados  Barbados Regiment 1902
Belarus  Belarusian Ground Forces 1992 Belarusian: Сухапутныя войскі Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Suxopútnyj vójski Respúblika Bjelarúsʹ
Belgium  Belgian Army 1830 Dutch: Landmacht, French: Force Terrestre
Belize  Belize Defence Force 1978
Benin Benin Army 1960 French: Armée de Terre
Bhutan  Royal Bhutan Army 1958 Dzongkha: བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་, romanized: bStan-srung dmag-sde
Bolivia  Bolivian Army 1810 Spanish: Ejército de Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnian Ground Forces 2006 Serbo-Croatian: Oružane snage
Botswana  Botswana Ground Force 1977
Brazil  Brazilian Army 1822 Brazilian Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro
Brunei  Royal Brunei Land Force 1961 Malay: Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei
Bulgaria  Bulgarian Land Forces 1878 Bulgarian: Сухопътни войски на България, romanized: Sukhopŭtni vojskí na Bǎlgárija
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Ground Force 1961 French: L'Armée de Terre
Burundi  Burundi Army 2005 French: L'Armée de Terre
Cambodia  Royal Cambodian Army 1953 Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, romanized: kɑɑng tŏəp cəəng koŭk
Cameroon  Cameroon Army 1960 French: Armée de terre
Canada  Canadian Army 1855 French: Armée canadienne [1]
Cape Verde  Cape Verdean National Guard 1975 Portuguese: Guarda National
Central African Republic  Central African Ground Forces 1960 French: Armée de Terre
Chad  Chadian Ground Forces 1960 French: Armée de terre tchadienne
Chile  Chilean Army 1810 Spanish: Ejército de Chile
China (PRC)  People's Liberation Army Ground Force 1927 Chinese: 中国人民解放军陆军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Lùjūn
Colombia  Colombian National Army 1819 Spanish: Ejército Nacional de Colombia
Comoros Comorian Army 1997 French: Armée de Terre
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961 French: Forces du Terrestres
Republic of the Congo  Congolese Army 1960 French: Force terrestre congolaise
Ivory Coast Ivorian army 1961 French: Armée de terre
Croatia  Croatian Army 1991 Croatian: Hrvatska kopnena vojska
Cuba  Cuban Revolutionary Army 1959 Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario
Cyprus  Cypriot Ground Forces 1964 Greek: Εθνοφυλακή, romanized: Ethnofylakí
Czech Republic  Czech Land Forces 1993 Czech: Pozemní síly Armády České republiky
Denmark  Royal Danish Army 1614 Danish: Hæren [2]
Djibouti  Djiboutian Army 1977 French: Armée de terre
Dominican Republic  Dominican Army 1844 Spanish: Ejército de República Dominicana
East Timor  Timor-Leste Army 2001
Ecuador  Ecuadorian Army 1830 Spanish: Ejército Ecuatoriano
Egypt  Egyptian Army 1820 Arabic: القوات البرية المصرية
El Salvador  Salvadoran Army 1824 Spanish: Ejército Salvadoreño
Equatorial Guinea Army of Equatorial Guinea 1992 Spanish: Ejército de Tierra de Guinea Ecuatorial
Eritrea Eritrean Army 1991
Estonia  Estonian Land Forces 1918 Estonian: Maavägi
Eswatini  Eswatini Army 1979
Ethiopia  Ethiopian Army 1987
Fiji Fiji Infantry Regiment 1920
Finland  Finnish Army 1918 Maavoimat/Armén
France  French Army 1420 French: Armée de Terre
Gabon  Gabonese Army 1960 French: 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  Guatemalan Army 1823 Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala
Guinea People's Army of Guinea 1958 French: Armée de terre
Guinea-Bissau  Guinea-Bissau Army 1964
Guyana Guyanese Army 1966
Haiti  Haitian Army 2011 French: Armée d'Haïti
Honduras  Honduran Army 1825 Ejército de Honduras
Hungary  Hungarian Ground Forces 1990 Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
India  Indian Army 1950 भारतीय सेना
Indonesia  Indonesian Army 1945 Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat
Iran  Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces 1811 نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Iran Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 1985 نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Iraq  Iraqi Ground Forces 1921 Arabic: 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 Japanese: 陸上自衛隊
Jordan  Royal Jordanian Army 1920 Arabic: القوّات البرية الاردنيّة
Kazakhstan  Kazakh Ground Forces 1992 Құрлық күштері
Kenya  Kenya Army 1964
North Korea  Korean People's Army Ground Force 1947 Korean: 조선인민군 륙군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍
South Korea  Republic of Korea Army 1948 Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍
Kosovo  Kosovo Security Force 2009 Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës
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 Arabic: الجيش اللبناني
Lesotho  Lesotho Army 1978
Liberia 23rd Infantry Brigade (Liberia) 1908
Libya  Libyan Ground Forces 2011
Lithuania  Lithuanian Land Force 1990 Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos
Luxembourg  Luxembourg Army 1881 Lëtzebuerger Arméi
Madagascar Malagasy Army 1960 French: Armée de terre
Malawi  Malawi Army 1964
Malaysia  Malaysian Army 1933 Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia
Mali  Malian Army 1960 French: 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 Arabic: الجيش الملكي المغربي
Mozambique  Mozambican Army 1994 Forças terrestres
Myanmar  Myanmar Army 1945 တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း)
Namibia  Namibian Army 1990
  Nepal  Nepali 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 French: L'armée de terre
Nigeria  Nigerian Army 1963
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 1628 Hæren
Oman  Royal Army of Oman 1907 Arabic: القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية
Pakistan  Pakistan Army 1947 Urdu: پاکستان فوج, romanized: Pākistān Fãuj
Palestine Palestine Liberation Army 1964 Arabic: جيش التحرير الفلسطيني
Palestine Palestinian National Security Forces 1994 Arabic: 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 Arabic: 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 Sahrawi People's Liberation Army 1972 جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي
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 Arabic: القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah as-Su'udiyah
Senegal Senegalese Army 1960 French: 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 National Army 1993 Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland
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, romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa
Sudan  Sudanese Army 1925
Suriname  Surinamese Land Forces 1975
Sweden  Swedish Army 1521 Armén
 Switzerland  Swiss Army 1815 Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero
Syria  Syrian Army 1945 الجيش العربي السوري
Taiwan (ROC)  Republic of China Army 1924 Chinese: 中華民國陸軍; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhōnghuá Mínguó Lùjūn; Tâi-lô: Tiong-huâ-bîn-kok lio̍k-kun
Tajikistan  Tajik Ground Forces 1993 Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон
Tanzania  Tanzanian Army 1964
Thailand  Royal Thai Army 1874 กองทัพบกไทย
Togo Togolese Army 1960 French: Armée de terre togolaise
Tonga  Tongan Land Force 1939
Transnistria  Transnistria Army 1991
Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago Regiment 1962
Tunisia  Tunisian Army 1831 Arabic: جيش البر التونسي
Turkey  Turkish Land Forces 1920 Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri [3]
Turkmenistan  Turkmen Ground Forces 1992 Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň gury ýer güýçleri
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 [4][5]
United States  United States Army 1775 [6][7]
Uruguay  National Army of Uruguay 1811 Spanish: Ejército Nacional
Uzbekistan  Uzbek Ground Forces 1992 Uzbek: O'zbekiston quruqlik qo'shinlari
Vanuatu  Vanuatu Mobile Forces 1980
Vatican City  Pontifical Swiss Guard 1506 Latin: Pontificia Cohors Helvetica
Venezuela  Venezuelan Army 1810 Spanish: Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Vietnam  Vietnam People's Ground Force 1944 Vietnamese: Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
Yemen  Yemeni Land Forces 1962 Arabic: القوات البرية اليمنية
Zambia  Zambian Army 1968
Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe National Army 1980

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Nørby, Søren (2006). Det danske forsvar (in Danish). København: Det historiske hus. p. 39. ISBN 87-11-11853-9.
  3. ↑ Suat İlhan, Atatürk ve Askerlik: Düşünce ve Uygulamaları, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi, 1990, p. 88. (in Turkish)
  4. ↑ Clifford Walton (1894). History of the British Standing Army. A.D. 1660 to 1700. Harrison and Sons. pp. 1–2.
  5. ↑ Noel T. St. John Williams (1994). Redcoats and courtesans: the birth of the British Army (1660–1690). Brassey's. p. 16. ISBN 9781857530971.
  6. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007.
  7. ↑ Maass, John R. "June 14th: The Birthday of the U.S. Army". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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