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  Belarus Army 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 Guyanan Army 1966
 Haiti Haitian Army 2011
 Honduras Honduran Army 1825 Ejército de Honduras
 Hungary  Hungarian Army 1990 Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
 India  Indian Army 1895 Bharatiya Sena
 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  Israel Army 1948 זרוע היבשה
 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 Косовске безбедносне снаге
 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 القوات البريّة
 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
 Macedonia Army of the Republic of Macedonia 1992 Армија на Република Македонија
 Madagascar Malagasy Army 1960 Armée de terre
 Malawi  Malawian Defence Force 1964
 Malaysia  Malaysian Army 1933 Tentera Darat 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 General Purpose 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
 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 Sandatahan 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 1992 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 2006 Копнена војска Србије
 Seychelles Seychelles Army 1977
 Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone Army 1961
 Singapore  Singapore Army 1957 Tentera Singapura
 Slovakia  Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic 1993 Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky
 Slovenia  Slovenian Ground Force 1991 Slovenska vojska
 Somalia Somali National Army[lower-alpha 1] 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 1992
 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  Uganda Army 1902
 Ukraine  Ukrainian Army 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  People's Army of Vietnam 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.

References

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