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; 34 years ago
Afghanistan  Islamic National Army 1722; 304 years ago Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ, romanized: Afǧān millí pawź
Albania  Albanian Land Force 2000; 26 years ago Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë
Algeria  Algerian Land Forces 1962; 64 years ago Arabic: القوات البرية الجزائرية
Angola  Angolan Army 1974; 52 years ago Portuguese: Exército
Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda Regiment 1995; 31 years ago
Argentina  Argentine Army 1810; 216 years ago Spanish: Ejército Argentino
Armenia  Armenian Ground Forces 1992; 34 years ago Armenian: Հայաստանի ցամաքային ուժեր, romanized: Hayastani ts’amak’ayin uzher
Australia  Australian Army 1901; 125 years ago
Austria  Austrian Land Forces 1920; 106 years ago German: Landstreitkräfte
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijani Land Forces 1918; 108 years ago Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları
Bahrain  Royal Bahraini Army 1969; 57 years ago Arabic: الجيش البحريني, romanized: al-jayš al-baḥraynī
Bangladesh  Bangladesh Army 1971; 55 years ago Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী, romanized: Baṅladex Sēnābāhinī
Barbados  Barbados Regiment 1902; 124 years ago
Belarus  Belarusian Ground Forces 1992; 34 years ago Belarusian: Сухапутныя войскі Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Suxopútnyj vójski Respúblika Bjelarúsʹ
Belgium  Belgian Army 1830; 196 years ago Dutch: Landmacht, French: Force Terrestre
Belize  Belize Defence Force 1978; 48 years ago
Benin Benin Army 1960; 66 years ago French: Armée de Terre
Bhutan  Royal Bhutan Army 1958; 68 years ago Dzongkha: བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་, romanized: bStan-srung dmag-sde
Bolivia  Bolivian Army 1810; 216 years ago Spanish: Ejército de Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnian Ground Forces 2006; 20 years ago Serbo-Croatian: Oružane snage
Botswana  Botswana Ground Force 1977; 49 years ago
Brazil  Brazilian Army 1822; 204 years ago Brazilian Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro
Brunei  Royal Brunei Land Force 1961; 65 years ago Malay: Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei
Bulgaria  Bulgarian Land Forces 1878; 148 years ago Bulgarian: Сухопътни войски на България, romanized: Sukhopŭtni vojskí na Bǎlgárija
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Ground Force 1961; 65 years ago French: L'Armée de Terre
Burundi  Burundi Army 2005; 21 years ago French: L'Armée de Terre
Cambodia  Royal Cambodian Army 1953; 73 years ago Khmer: កងទ័ពជើងគោក, romanized: kɑɑng tŏəp cəəng koŭk
Cameroon  Cameroon Army 1960; 66 years ago French: Armée de terre
Canada  Canadian Army 1855; 171 years ago French: Armée canadienne [1]
Cape Verde  Cape Verdean National Guard 1975; 51 years ago Portuguese: Guarda National
Central African Republic  Central African Ground Forces 1960; 66 years ago French: Armée de Terre
Chad  Chadian Ground Forces 1960; 66 years ago French: Armée de terre tchadienne
Chile  Chilean Army 1810; 216 years ago Spanish: Ejército de Chile
China (PRC)  People's Liberation Army Ground Force 1927; 99 years ago Chinese: 中国人民解放军陆军; pinyin: Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Lùjūn
Colombia  Colombian National Army 1819; 207 years ago Spanish: Ejército Nacional de Colombia
Comoros Comorian Army 1997; 29 years ago French: Armée de Terre
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961; 65 years ago French: Forces du Terrestres
Republic of the Congo  Congolese Army 1960; 66 years ago French: Force terrestre congolaise
Ivory Coast Ivorian army 1961; 65 years ago French: Armée de terre
Croatia  Croatian Army 1991; 35 years ago Croatian: Hrvatska kopnena vojska
Cuba  Cuban Revolutionary Army 1959; 67 years ago Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario
Cyprus  Cypriot Ground Forces 1964; 62 years ago Greek: Εθνοφυλακή, romanized: Ethnofylakí
Czech Republic  Czech Land Forces 1993; 33 years ago Czech: Pozemní síly Armády České republiky
Denmark  Royal Danish Army 1614; 412 years ago Danish: Hæren [2]
Djibouti  Djiboutian Army 1977; 49 years ago French: Armée de terre
Dominican Republic  Dominican Army 1844; 182 years ago Spanish: Ejército de República Dominicana
East Timor  Timor-Leste Army 2001; 25 years ago
Ecuador  Ecuadorian Army 1830; 196 years ago Spanish: Ejército Ecuatoriano
Egypt  Egyptian Army 1820; 206 years ago Arabic: القوات البرية المصرية
El Salvador  Salvadoran Army 1824; 202 years ago Spanish: Ejército Salvadoreño
Equatorial Guinea Army of Equatorial Guinea 1992; 34 years ago Spanish: Ejército de Tierra de Guinea Ecuatorial
Eritrea Eritrean Army 1991; 35 years ago
Estonia  Estonian Land Forces 1918; 108 years ago Estonian: Maavägi
Eswatini  Eswatini Army 1979; 47 years ago
Ethiopia  Ethiopian Army 1987; 39 years ago
Fiji Fiji Infantry Regiment 1920; 106 years ago
Finland  Finnish Army 1918; 108 years ago Maavoimat/Armén
France  French Army 1420; 606 years ago French: Armée de Terre
Gabon  Gabonese Army 1960; 66 years ago French: Armée de terre gabonaise
Gambia  Gambian National Army 1965; 61 years ago
Georgia  Georgian Land Forces 1991; 35 years ago საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები
Germany  German Army 1955; 71 years ago Deutsches Heer
Ghana  Ghana Army 1959; 67 years ago
Greece  Hellenic Army 1828; 198 years ago Ellinikós Stratós
Guatemala  Guatemalan Army 1823; 203 years ago Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala
Guinea People's Army of Guinea 1958; 68 years ago French: Armée de terre
Guinea-Bissau  Guinea-Bissau Army 1964; 62 years ago
Guyana Guyanese Army 1966; 60 years ago
Haiti  Haitian Army 2011; 15 years ago French: Armée d'Haïti
Honduras  Honduran Army 1825; 201 years ago Ejército de Honduras
Hungary  Hungarian Ground Forces 1990; 36 years ago Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
India  Indian Army 1950; 76 years ago भारतीय सेना
Indonesia  Indonesian Army 1945; 81 years ago Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat
Iran  Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces 1811; 215 years ago نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Iran Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 1985; 41 years ago نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Iraq  Iraqi Ground Forces 1921; 105 years ago Arabic: القوة البرية العراقية
Ireland  Irish Army 1922; 104 years ago an tArm
Israel  Israeli Ground Forces 1948; 78 years ago צבא ההגנה לישראל
Italy  Italian Army 1861; 165 years ago Esercito Italiano
Jamaica  Jamaica Defence Force 1926; 100 years ago
Japan  Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1954; 72 years ago Japanese: 陸上自衛隊 [3]
Jordan  Royal Jordanian Army 1920; 106 years ago Arabic: القوّات البرية الاردنيّة
Kazakhstan  Kazakh Ground Forces 1992; 34 years ago Құрлық күштері
Kenya  Kenya Army 1964; 62 years ago
North Korea  Korean People's Army Ground Force 1947; 79 years ago Korean: 조선인민군 륙군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍
South Korea  Republic of Korea Army 1948; 78 years ago Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍
Kosovo  Kosovo Security Force 2009; 17 years ago Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës
Kuwait  Kuwait Army 1949; 77 years ago القوة البرية الكويتية
Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyz Army 2017; 9 years ago
Laos  Lao People's Army 1975; 51 years ago
Latvia  Latvian Land Forces 1991; 35 years ago Sauszemes Spēki
Lebanon  Lebanese Ground Forces 1945; 81 years ago Arabic: الجيش اللبناني
Lesotho  Lesotho Army 1978; 48 years ago
Liberia 23rd Infantry Brigade (Liberia) 1908; 118 years ago
Libya  Libyan Ground Forces 2011; 15 years ago
Lithuania  Lithuanian Land Force 1990; 36 years ago Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos
Luxembourg  Luxembourg Army 1881; 145 years ago Lëtzebuerger Arméi
Madagascar Malagasy Army 1960; 66 years ago French: Armée de terre
Malawi  Malawi Army 1964; 62 years ago
Malaysia  Malaysian Army 1933; 93 years ago Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia
Mali  Malian Army 1960; 66 years ago French: Armee de Terre
Malta Armed Forces of Malta 1973; 53 years ago
Mauritania Mauritanian National Army 1960; 66 years ago
Mexico  Mexican Army 1884; 142 years ago Ejército Mexicano
Moldova  Moldovan Ground Forces 1991; 35 years ago Armata Națională
Monaco Prince's Company of Carabiniers 1817; 209 years ago Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
Mongolia  Mongolian Ground Force 1992; 34 years ago Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин
Montenegro  Montenegrin Ground Army 2006; 20 years ago Копнена војска Црне Горе
Morocco  Royal Moroccan Army 1956; 70 years ago Arabic: الجيش الملكي المغربي
Mozambique  Mozambican Army 1994; 32 years ago Forças terrestres
Myanmar  Myanmar Army 1945; 81 years ago တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း)
Namibia  Namibian Army 1990; 36 years ago
  Nepal  Nepali Army 1768; 258 years ago नेपाली सेना
Netherlands  Royal Netherlands Army 1814; 212 years ago Koninklijke Landmacht
New Zealand  New Zealand Army 1845; 181 years ago Ngāti Tumatauenga
Nicaragua  Nicaraguan Army 1979; 47 years ago
Niger  Niger Army 1961; 65 years ago French: L'armée de terre
Nigeria  Nigerian Army 1963; 63 years ago
North Macedonia Army of the Republic of North Macedonia 1992; 34 years ago Армија на Република Северна Македонија
Northern Cyprus  Northern Cyprus Army 1976; 50 years ago Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı
Norway  Norwegian Army 1628; 398 years ago Hæren
Oman  Royal Army of Oman 1907; 119 years ago Arabic: القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية
Pakistan  Pakistan Army 1947; 79 years ago Urdu: پاکستان فوج, romanized: Pākistān Fãuj
Palestine Palestine Liberation Army 1964; 62 years ago Arabic: جيش التحرير الفلسطيني
Palestine Palestinian National Security Forces 1994; 32 years ago Arabic: قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Land Element 1973; 53 years ago
Paraguay  Paraguayan Army 1811; 215 years ago Ejército Paraguayo
Peru  Peruvian Army 1821; 205 years ago Ejército del Perú
Philippines  Philippine Army 1897; 129 years ago Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas
Poland  Polish Land Forces 1918; 108 years ago Wojska Lądowe
Portugal  Portuguese Army 1139; 887 years ago Exército Português
Qatar  Qatari Emiri Land Force 1971; 55 years ago Arabic: القوات البرية القطرية
Romania  Romanian Land Forces 1859; 167 years ago Forţele Terestre Române
Russia  Russian Ground Forces 1992; 34 years ago Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации
Rwanda  Rwandan Army 1962; 64 years ago Ingabo z'u Rwanda
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sahrawi People's Liberation Army 1972; 54 years ago جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force 1896; 130 years ago
San Marino  Sammarinese Armed Forces 1406; 620 years ago Forze Armate Sammarinesi
São Tomé and Príncipe Army of São Tomé and Príncipe 1975; 51 years ago Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe
Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabian Army 1745; 281 years ago Arabic: القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah as-Su'udiyah
Senegal Senegalese Army 1960; 66 years ago French: Armée de terre sénégalaise
Serbia  Serbian Army 1808; 218 years ago Копнена војска Србије
Seychelles Seychelles Army 1977; 49 years ago
Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone Army 1961; 65 years ago
Singapore  Singapore Army 1957; 69 years ago Tentera Singapura
Slovakia  Slovak Ground Forces 1993; 33 years ago Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky
Slovenia  Slovenian Ground Force 1991; 35 years ago Slovenska vojska
Somalia  Somali National Army[a] 1960; 66 years ago
Somaliland  Somaliland National Army 1993; 33 years ago Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland
South Africa  South African Army 1912; 114 years ago
South Ossetia  South Ossetia Army 1992; 34 years ago
South Sudan  South Sudan Army 2017; 9 years ago
Spain  Spanish Army 1492; 534 years ago Ejército de Tierra
Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka Army 1881; 145 years ago Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa
Sudan  Sudanese Army 1925; 101 years ago
Suriname  Surinamese Land Forces 1975; 51 years ago
Sweden  Swedish Army 1521; 505 years ago Armén
 Switzerland  Swiss Army 1815; 211 years ago Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero
Syria  Syrian Army 1945; 81 years ago الجيش العربي السوري
Taiwan (ROC)  Republic of China Army 1924; 102 years ago 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; 33 years ago Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон
Tanzania  Tanzanian Army 1964; 62 years ago
Thailand  Royal Thai Army 1874; 152 years ago กองทัพบกไทย
Togo Togolese Army 1960; 66 years ago French: Armée de terre togolaise
Tonga  Tongan Land Force 1939; 87 years ago
Transnistria  Transnistria Army 1991; 35 years ago
Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago Regiment 1962; 64 years ago
Tunisia  Tunisian Army 1831; 195 years ago Arabic: جيش البر التونسي
Turkey  Turkish Land Forces 1920; 106 years ago Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri [4]
Turkmenistan  Turkmen Ground Forces 1992; 34 years ago Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň gury ýer güýçleri
Uganda  Ugandan Land Forces 1902; 124 years ago
Ukraine  Ukrainian Ground Forces 1991; 35 years ago; Сухопутні Війська України
United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates Army 1951; 75 years ago
United Kingdom  British Army 1660; 366 years ago [5][6]
United States  United States Army 1775; 251 years ago [7][8]
Uruguay  National Army of Uruguay 1811; 215 years ago Spanish: Ejército Nacional
Uzbekistan  Uzbek Ground Forces 1992; 34 years ago Uzbek: O'zbekiston quruqlik qo'shinlari
Vanuatu  Vanuatu Mobile Forces 1980; 46 years ago
Vatican City  Pontifical Swiss Guard 1506; 520 years ago Latin: Pontificia Cohors Helvetica
Venezuela  Venezuelan Army 1810; 216 years ago Spanish: Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Vietnam  Vietnam People's Ground Force 1944; 82 years ago Vietnamese: Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
Yemen  Yemeni Land Forces 1962; 64 years ago Arabic: القوات البرية اليمنية
Zambia  Zambian Army 1968; 58 years ago
Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe National Army 1980; 46 years ago

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. ↑ "Japan Self-Defense Force | Defending Japan". Defendingjapan.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  4. ↑ Suat İlhan, Atatürk ve Askerlik: Düşünce ve Uygulamaları, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi, 1990, p. 88. (in Turkish)
  5. ↑ Clifford Walton (1894). History of the British Standing Army. A.D. 1660 to 1700. Harrison and Sons. pp. 1–2.
  6. ↑ Noel T. St. John Williams (1994). Redcoats and courtesans: the birth of the British Army (1660–1690). Brassey's. p. 16. ISBN 9781857530971.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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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