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List of armies by country

This is a list of Armies (Land Forces) of the countries of the World.

List of armies, by country

Country Army Founded Endonym Ref.
Abkhazia Abkhazia Army 1992
Afghanistan Afghan National Army 2002 افغان ملي پوځ
Albania Albanian Land Force 2000 Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë
Algeria Algerian People's National Army 1962 الجيش الوطني الشعبي
Angola Angolan Army 1974 Exército
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Regiment 1995
Argentina Argentine Army 1810 Ejército Argentino
Armenia Armenia Army 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 1992 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
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
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 Gabon 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 Army 1990 Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
India Indian Army 1895 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
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
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 National Army 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
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
United States United States Army 1775
Uruguay National Army of Uruguay 1828
Uzbekistan Uzbek Ground Forces 1992
Vanuatu Vanuatu Mobile Force 1975
Vatican City Pontifical Swiss Guard 1506 Pontificia Cohors Helvetica
Venezuela National Army of Venezuela 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

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.
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