El Salvador65 (2007)
Equatorial Guinea5 (2007)
Eritrea18 (2007)
Estonia19 (2007)
Ethiopia84 (2007)
European Union3,393 (2006)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)6 (2007)
Faroe Islands1 (2007)
Fiji28 (2007)
Finland148 (2007)
France476 (2007)
French Polynesia54 (2007)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands4 (one each on Europa Island,Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in theIles Eparses district) (2006)
Gabon53 (2007)
Gambia, The1 (2007)
Gaza Strip2 (2007)
Georgia23 (2007)
Germany550 (2007)
Ghana12 (2007)
Gibraltar1 (2007)
Greece81 (2007)
Greenland14 (2007)
Grenada3 (2007)
Guam5 (2007)
Guatemala402 (2007)
Guernsey2 (2007)
Guinea16 (2007)
Guinea-Bissau27 (2007)
Guyana93 (2007)
Haiti14 (2007)
Honduras112 (2007)
Hong Kong2 (2007)
Hungary46 (2007)
Iceland99 (2007)
India346 (2007)
Indonesia652 (2007)
Iran331 (2007)
Iraq110 (2007)
Ireland34 (2007)
Isle of Man1 (2007)
Israel53 (2007)
Italy132 (2007)
Jamaica34 (2007)
Jan Mayen1 (2007)
Japan176 (2007)
Jersey1 (2007)
Jordan17 (2007)
Kazakhstan97 (2007)
Kenya225 (2007)
Kiribati19 (2007)
Korea, North77 (2007)
Korea, South105 (2007)
Kosovo10 (2008)
Kuwait7 (2007)
Kyrgyzstan30 (2007)
Laos42 (2007)
Latvia42 (2007)
Lebanon7 (2007)
Lesotho28 (2007)
Liberia53 (2007)
Libya141 (2007)
Lithuania87 (2007)
Luxembourg2 (2007)
Macau1 (2007)
Macedonia17 (2007)
Madagascar104 (2007)
Malawi39 (2007)
Malaysia116 (2007)
Maldives5 (2007)
Mali29 (2007)
Malta1 (2007)
Marshall Islands15 (2007)
Mauritania25 (2007)
Mauritius5 (2007)
Mayotte1 (2007)
Mexico1,834 (2007)
Micronesia, Federated States of6 (2007)
Moldova10 (2007)
Mongolia44 (2007)
Montenegro5 (2007)
Montserrat2 (2007)
Morocco60 (2007)
Mozambique147 (2007)
Namibia137 (2007)
Nauru1 (2007)
Nepal47 (2007)
Netherlands27 (2007)
Netherlands Antilles5 (2007)
New Caledonia25 (2007)
New Zealand121 (2007)
Nicaragua163 (2007)
Niger28 (2007)
Nigeria70 (2007)
Niue1 (2007)
Norfolk Island1 (2007)
Northern Mariana Islands5 (2007)
Norway98 (2007)
Oman137 (2007)
Pakistan146 (2007)
Palau3 (2007)
Panama116 (2007)
Papua New Guinea578 (2007)
Paracel Islands1 (2007)
Paraguay838 (2007)
Peru237 (2007)
Philippines255 (2007)
Poland123 (2007)
Portugal66 (2007)
Puerto Rico29 (2007)
Qatar5 (2007)
Romania61 (2007)
Russia1,260 (2007)
Rwanda9 (2007)
Saint Barthelemy1
Saint Helena1 (2007)
Saint Kitts and Nevis2 (2007)
Saint Lucia2 (2007)
Saint Martin1
Saint Pierre and Miquelon2 (2007)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6 (2007)
Samoa4 (2007)
Sao Tome and Principe2 (2007)
Saudi Arabia213 (2007)
Senegal20 (2007)
Serbia39 (2007)
Seychelles15 (2007)
Sierra Leone10 (2007)
Singapore8 (2007)
Slovakia35 (2007)
Slovenia14 (2007)
Solomon Islands35 (2007)
Somalia67 (2007)
South Africa728 (2007)
Spain154 (2007)
Spratly Islands3 (2007)
Sri Lanka18 (2007)
Sudan101 (2007)
Suriname50 (2007)
Svalbard4 (2007)
Swaziland18 (2007)
Sweden250 (2007)
Switzerland65 (2007)
Syria90 (2007)
Taiwan41 (2007)
Tajikistan26 (2007)
Tanzania124 (2007)
Thailand106 (2007)
Timor-Leste8 (2007)
Togo9 (2007)
Tonga6 (2007)
Trinidad and Tobago6 (2007)
Tunisia30 (2007)
Turkey117 (2007)
Turkmenistan28 (2007)
Turks and Caicos Islands8 (2007)
Tuvalu1 (2007)
Uganda32 (2007)
Ukraine437 (2007)
United Arab Emirates39 (2007)
United Kingdom449 (2007)
United States14,947 (2007)
United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesBaker Island: oneabandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation andunusableHowland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refuelingstop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and FredNOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island butwere never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceableJohnston Atoll: one closed and not maintainedKingman Reef: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaiiand American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937and 1938Midway Islands: 3 - one operational (2,409 m paved); no fuel forsale except emergenciesPalmyra Atoll: 1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2008)
Uruguay60 (2007)
Uzbekistan54 (2007)
Vanuatu31 (2007)
Venezuela390 (2007)
Vietnam44 (2007)
Virgin Islands2 (2007)
Wake Island1 (2007)
Wallis and Futuna2 (2007)
West Bank3 (2007)
Western Sahara9 (2007)
Worldtotal airports - 49,024top ten by passengers: Atlanta - 84,846,639; Chicago - 77,028,134;London - 67,530,197; Tokyo - 65,810,672; Los Angeles - 61,041,066;Dallas/Fort Worth - 60,226,138; Paris - 56,849,567; Frankfurt -52,810,683; Beijing - 48,654,770; Denver - 47,325,016top ten by cargo (metric tons): Memphis - 3,692,081; Hong Kong -3,609,780; Anchorage - 2,691,395; Seoul - 2,336,572; Tokyo -2,280,830; Shanghai - 2,168,122; Paris - 2,130,724; Frankfurt -2,127,646; Louisville (US) - 1,983,032; Singapore - 1,931,881 (2006)
Yemen50 (2007)
Zambia107 (2007)
Zimbabwe341 (2007)
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@2054 Birth rate (births/1,000 population)
Afghanistan45.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Albania15.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Algeria17.03 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
American Samoa23.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Andorra10.59 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Angola44.09 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Anguilla13.11 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda16.78 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Argentina18.11 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Armenia12.53 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Aruba12.81 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Australia12.55 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Austria8.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan17.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bahamas, The17.06 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bahrain17.26 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bangladesh28.86 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Barbados12.48 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belarus9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belgium10.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Belize27.84 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Benin39.8 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bermuda11.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bhutan20.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bolivia22.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina8.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Botswana22.96 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Brazil18.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
British Virgin Islands14.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Brunei18.39 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Bulgaria9.58 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso44.68 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Burma17.23 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Burundi41.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cambodia25.68 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cameroon34.59 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Canada10.29 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cape Verde23.95 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cayman Islands12.43 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Central African Republic33.13 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Chad41.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Chile14.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
China13.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Christmas IslandNA (2008 est.)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNA (2008 est.)
Colombia19.86 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Comoros35.78 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 43 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the41.76 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cook Islands16.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Costa Rica17.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire32.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Croatia9.64 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cuba11.27 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Cyprus12.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Czech Republic8.89 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Denmark10.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Djibouti38.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Dominica15.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic22.65 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ecuador21.54 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Egypt22.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
El Salvador25.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea37.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Eritrea34.94 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Estonia10.28 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ethiopia43.97 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
European Union10.25 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)NA (2008 est.)
Faroe Islands13.25 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Fiji22.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Finland10.39 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
France12.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
French Polynesia16.16 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gabon35.75 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gambia, The38.36 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gaza Strip37.75 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Georgia10.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Germany8.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ghana29.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Gibraltar10.71 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Greece9.54 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Greenland14.87 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Grenada21.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guam18.37 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guatemala28.55 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guernsey8.57 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guinea37.84 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guinea-Bissau36.4 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Guyana17.85 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Haiti35.69 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Honduras26.93 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Hong Kong7.37 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Hungary9.59 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iceland13.5 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
India22.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Indonesia19.24 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iran16.89 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Iraq30.77 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ireland14.33 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Isle of Man10.86 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Israel20.02 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Italy8.36 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jamaica20.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Japan7.87 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jersey8.84 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Jordan20.13 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan16.44 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kenya37.89 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kiribati30.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Korea, North14.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Korea, South9.09 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kuwait21.9 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan23.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Laos34.46 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Latvia9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lebanon17.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lesotho24.41 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Liberia42.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Libya25.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Liechtenstein9.86 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Lithuania9 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Luxembourg11.77 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Macau8.69 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Macedonia12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Madagascar38.38 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Malawi41.79 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Malaysia22.44 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Maldives14.84 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mali49.38 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Malta10.33 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Marshall Islands31.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mauritania40.14 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mauritius14.64 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mayotte39.79 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mexico20.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 23.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Moldova11.01 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Monaco9.09 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mongolia21.09 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Montenegro11.17 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Montserrat12.01 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Morocco21.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Mozambique38.21 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Namibia23.19 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nauru24.26 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nepal29.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Netherlands10.53 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Netherlands Antilles14.37 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
New Caledonia17.39 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
New Zealand14.09 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nicaragua23.7 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Niger49.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Nigeria37.23 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
NiueNA (2008 est.)
Norfolk IslandNA (2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islands19.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Norway11.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Oman35.26 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Pakistan28.35 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Palau17.4 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Panama20.68 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea28.14 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Paraguay28.47 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Peru19.77 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Philippines26.42 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Pitcairn IslandsNA (2008 est.)
Poland10.01 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Portugal10.45 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Puerto Rico12.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Qatar15.69 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Romania10.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Russia11.03 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Rwanda39.97 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Helena11.45 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis17.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Lucia15.4 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon12.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Samoa28.2 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
San Marino9.74 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe39.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia28.85 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Senegal36.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Seychelles15.6 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sierra Leone45.08 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Singapore8.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Slovakia10.64 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Slovenia8.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Solomon Islands28.48 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Somalia44.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
South Africa20.23 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Spain9.87 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka16.63 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sudan34.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Suriname17.02 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
SvalbardNA (2008 est.)
Swaziland26.6 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sweden10.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Switzerland9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Syria26.57 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Taiwan8.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tajikistan27.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tanzania35.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Thailand13.57 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Timor-Leste26.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Togo36.66 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
TokelauNA (2008 est.)
Tonga21.81 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago13.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tunisia15.5 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turkey16.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan25.07 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands21.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Tuvalu22.75 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uganda48.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Ukraine9.55 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates16.06 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United Kingdom10.65 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
United States14.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uruguay14.17 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Uzbekistan17.99 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Vanuatu21.95 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Venezuela20.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Vietnam16.47 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Virgin Islands12.29 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Wallis and FutunaNA (2008 est.)
West Bank25.95 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Western Sahara39.95 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
World20.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Yemen42.42 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Zambia40.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe31.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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@2055 Military branches
AfghanistanAfghan Armed Forces: Afghan National Army (ANA, includesAfghan National Army Air Corps) (2008)
AlbaniaLand Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, AirDefense Command, General Staff Headquarters (includes LogisticsCommand, Training and Doctrine Command) (2007)
AlgeriaNational Popular Army (ANP; includes Land Forces), AlgerianNational Navy (MRA), Air Force (QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force(2005)
Andorrano regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra
AngolaAngolan Armed Forces (FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra,MdG), Angolan National Air Force (FANA) (2007)
Antigua and BarbudaRoyal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (2007)
ArgentinaArgentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the ArgentineRepublic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and navalinfantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2008)
ArmeniaArmed Forces: Ground Forces, Nagorno-Karabakh Self DefenseForce (NKSDF), Air Force and Air Defense (2008)
Arubano regular indigenous military forces; the Netherlandsmaintains a detachment of marines, a frigate, and an amphibiouscombat detachment in the neighboring Netherlands Antilles (2008)
AustraliaAustralian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, RoyalAustralian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special OperationsCommand (2006)
AustriaLand Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)
AzerbaijanArmy, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2008)
Bahamas, TheRoyal Bahamian Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, AirWing (2007)
BahrainBahrain Defense Forces (BDF): Ground Force (includes AirDefense), Naval Force, Air Force, National Guard
BangladeshBangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, BangladeshNavy, Bangladesh Air Force (Bangladesh Biman Bahini, BAF) (2008)
BarbadosRoyal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, BarbadosCoast Guard (2007)
BelarusBelarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force(2008)
BelgiumBelgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, NavalOperations Command, Air Operations Command (2008)
BelizeBelize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing, BDF VolunteerGuard (2007)
BeninBenin Armed Forces (FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy(Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin People's Air Force (ForceAerienne Populaire de Benin, FAPB) (2008)
BermudaBermuda Regiment (2008)
BhutanRoyal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal BhutanPolice) (2008)
BoliviaBolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano),Bolivian Navy (Armada Boliviana; includes marines), Bolivian AirForce (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2008)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces (OSBiH):Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Air and Air Defense Forces of Bosniaand Herzegovina (Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzracna Obrana, ZPO) (2007)
BotswanaBotswana Defense Force: Ground Forces, Air Wing (2008)
BrazilBrazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB),includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)),Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2008)
BruneiRoyal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF): Royal Brunei Land Forces,Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara DirajaBrunei) (2008)
BulgariaBulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces,Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2008)
Burkina FasoArmy, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne deBurkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie (2008)
BurmaMyanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw): Army, Navy, Air Force(Tatmadaw Lay) (2008)
BurundiNational Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN):Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2008)
CambodiaRoyal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, RoyalKhmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force (2008)
CameroonCameroon Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes navalinfantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC) (2008)
CanadaCanadian Forces: Land Forces Command (LFC), Maritime Command(MARCOM), Air Command (AIRCOM), Canada Command (homeland security)(2008)
Cape VerdePeople's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP): Army, CoastGuard (includes maritime air wing) (2007)
Cayman Islandsno regular military forces; Royal Cayman IslandsPolice Force (2007)
Central African RepublicCentral African Armed Forces (Forces ArmeesCentrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces, General Directorate ofGendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), Military Air Service, National Police(2008)
ChadArmed Forces: Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad,ANT), Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT),Gendarmerie (2008)
ChileArmy of the Nation, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includesnaval air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant MarineDirectorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile,FACh), Carabineros Corps (Cuerpo de Carabineros) (2008)
ChinaPeople's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includesmarines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes airborne forces),and Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's ArmedPolice (PAP); PLA Reserve Force (2008)
ColombiaNational Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (ArmadaNacional, includes Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (Infanteria deMarina, Colmar), and Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aereade Colombia, FAC) (2008)
ComorosNational Development Army (AND): Comoran Security Force;Comoran Federal Police (2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of theArmed Forces of the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratiquedu Congo, FARDC): Army, National Navy (La Marine Nationale),Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2008)
Congo, Republic of theCongolese Armed Forces (Forces ArmeesCongolaises, FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'AirCongolaise), Gendarmerie, Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP)(2008)
Cook Islandsno regular military forces; National Police Department(2007)
Costa Ricano regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security,Government, and Police (2008)
Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire Defense and Security Forces (FDSC):Army, Navy, Air Force (2006)
CroatiaArmed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane SnageRepublike Hrvatske, OSRH), consists of five major commands directlysubordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska KopnenaVojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), AirForce (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo, HRZ), Joint Education andTraining Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supportseach of the three Croatian military forces (2008)
CubaRevolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias,FAR): Revolutionary Army (ER; includes Territorial Militia Troops,MTT), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR;includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force(DAAFAR), Youth Labor Army (EJT) (2008)
CyprusRepublic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (EthnikiForea, EF; includes air and naval elements); northern Cyprus:Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) (2007)
Czech RepublicArmy of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint ForcesCommand (includes Army and Air Forces), Support and Training ForcesCommand (2008)
DenmarkDefense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral DanishFleet, Island Command Greenland, Tactical Air Command, Home Guard(2008)
DjiboutiDjibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force)
Dominicano regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica PoliceForce (includes Coast Guard) (2008)
Dominican RepublicArmy, Navy, Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana,FAD) (2007)
EcuadorArmy, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, CoastGuard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007)
EgyptArmy, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command
El SalvadorSalvadoran Army (ES), Salvadoran Navy (FNES), SalvadoranAir Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2008)
Equatorial GuineaNational Guard (Guardia Nacional (Army), withCoast Guard (Navy) and Air Wing) (2008)
EritreaEritrean Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (2008)
EstoniaEstonian Defense Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force (EestiOhuvagi), Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit, KL) (2008)
EthiopiaEthiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces,Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) (2008)note: Ethiopia is landlocked and has no navy; following thesecession of Eritrea, Ethiopian naval facilities remained inEritrean possession
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)no regular military forces
Faroe Islandsno regular military forces
FijiRepublic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, NavalForces (2008)
FinlandFinnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army, Navy (includes CoastalDefense Forces), Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) (2007)
FranceArmy (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, ArmyLight Aviation), Navy (Marine Nationale, includes Naval Air), AirForce (Armee de l'Air, includes Air Defense), National Gendarmerie(2008)
French Polynesiano regular military forces; Gendarmerie andNational Police Force (2007)
GabonArmy, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police
Gambia, TheOffice of the Chief of Defense: Gambian National Army(National Guard, GNA), Gambian Navy (GN) (2008)
Gaza Stripin accordance with the peace agreement, the PalestinianAuthority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are,however, public security forces (2008)
GeorgiaGeorgian Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy (includes coastguard), Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard (2008)
GermanyFederal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy(Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe),Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst) (2008)
GhanaGhanaian Army, Ghanaian Navy, Ghanaian Air Force (2007)
GibraltarRoyal Gibraltar Regiment
GreeceHellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy(Ellinikos Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (EllinikiPolimiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2007)
Greenlandno regular military forces
Grenadano regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force(includes Coast Guard) (2007)
GuatemalaArmy, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
GuineaArmed Forces: Army, Navy (Marine Guineenne, includesMarines), Air Force, Presidential Guard (2008)
Guinea-BissauPeople's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy,Air Force; paramilitary force
GuyanaGuyana Defense Force: Army (includes Coast Guard, Air Corps)(2007)
Haitino regular military forces - small Coast Guard; the regularHaitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have beendemobilized but still exist on paper unless they areconstitutionally abolished (2007)
Holy See (Vatican City)Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della GuardiaSvizzera Pontificia) (2007)
HondurasArmy, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force(Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2008)
Hong Kongno regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrisonof China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of thePLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces areunder the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission inBeijing and under administrative control of the adjacent GuangzhouMilitary Region (2007)
HungaryGround Forces, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML)(2008)
Icelandno regular military forces; Icelandic National Police (2008)
IndiaArmy, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force (Bharatiya VayuSena), Coast Guard (2008)
IndonesiaIndonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI):Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut(TNI-AL); includes marines, naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-AngkatanUdara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando PertahananUdara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2008)
IranIslamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): GroundForces, Navy, Air Force of the Military of the Islamic Republic ofIran (Niru-ye Hava'i-ye Artesh-e Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran; includesair defense); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-eEnqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force, Qods Force(special operations), and Basij Force (Popular Mobilization Army);Law Enforcement Forces (2008)
IraqIraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Army (includes Iraqi SpecialOperations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (formerIraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army AirCorps) (2005)
IrelandIrish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includesNaval Service and Air Corps (Aer-Chor na h-Eireann)) (2008)
IsraelIsrael Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Forces (INF),Israel Air Force (IAF) (2007)
ItalyItalian Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Italian Navy (MarinaMilitare Italiana, MMI), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica MilitareItaliana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC) (2008)
JamaicaJamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing(2007)
JapanJapanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force(Rikujou Jietai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jietai,MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai, ASDF) (2008)
JordanJordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force,Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwatal-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya, RJAF), Special OperationsCommand (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls underMinistry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis)(2008)
KazakhstanGround Forces, Naval Force, Air and Air Defense Forces,Republican Guard
KenyaKenyan Army, Kenyan Navy, Kenyan Air Force (2008)
Kiribatino regular military forces (constitutionally prohibited);Police Force (2008)
Korea, NorthNorth Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, AirForce; civil security forces (2005)
Korea, SouthRepublic of Korea Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps),Air Force (2008)
KuwaitLand Forces, Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwatal-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya), National Guard (2007)
KyrgyzstanArmy, Air Force, National Guard (2005)
LaosLao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA;includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2008)
LatviaNational Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): GroundForces, Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (LatvijasKara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), BorderGuard, Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2008)
LebanonLebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army (includes Navy), Air Force(2008)
LesothoLesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2008)
LiberiaArmed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
LibyaArmed Peoples on Duty (APOD, Army), Libyan Arab Navy, LibyanArab Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriya al-Arabiaal-Libyya, LAAF) (2008)
Liechtensteinno regular military forces (constitutionallyprohibited); Principality of Liechtenstein National Police(Landespolizei, LP) (2008)
LithuaniaGround Forces, Naval Force, Lithuanian Military AirForces, National Defense Volunteer Forces (2005)
LuxembourgArmy (2007)
Macauno regular military forces; defense is the responsibility ofChina (2008)
MacedoniaArmy of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM): Joint OperationalCommand, with subordinate Air Wing (Makedonsko VoenoVozduhoplovstvo, MVV), Special Operations Regiment (2007)
MadagascarPeople's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, DevelopmentForce, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie
MalawiMalawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and NavalDetachment) (2007)
MalaysiaMalaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM):Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy(Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force(Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2008)
MaldivesMaldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Quick ReactionForce, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2007)
MaliMalian Armed Forces: Army, Republic of Mali Air Force (ForceAerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM), National Guard (2008)
MaltaArmed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes air and maritimeelements) (2007)
Marshall Islandsno regular military forces; under the 1983 Compactof Free Association, the US has full authority and responsibilityfor security and defense of the Marshall Islands; Marshall IslandsPolice (2008)
MauritaniaMauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (MarineMauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Islamic Air Force ofMauritania (Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, FAIM) (2008)
Mauritiusno regular military forces; National Police Force, SpecialMobile Force, National Coast Guard (2008)
MexicoSecretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de DefensaNacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito, includes Mexican Air Force(Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM)); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretariade Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico, ARM, includesNaval Air Force (FAN) and naval infantry) (2008)
Micronesia, Federated States ofno regular military forces
MoldovaNational Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air andAir Defense Forces (2008)
Monacono regular military forces; the Palace Guard performsceremonial duties
MongoliaMongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian Army, Mongolian AirForce; there is no navy (2008)
MontenegroArmed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro: Army, Navy(serves as Coast Guard), Air Force (2008)
Montserratno regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force(2008)
MoroccoRoyal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR): RoyalMoroccan Army (includes Air Defense), Navy (includes Marines), RoyalMoroccan Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawyiya al Malakiya Marakishiya;Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2008)
MozambiqueMozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM): Mozambique Army,Mozambique Navy (Marinha Mocambique, MM), Mozambique Air Force(Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2006)
NamibiaNamibian Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Wing (2008)
Nauruno regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2008)
NepalNepalese Army, Armed Police Force (2008)
NetherlandsRoyal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includesNaval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force(Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police (2008)
Netherlands Antillesno regular military forces; National Guard(2008)
New Caledoniano regular indigenous military forces; French ArmedForces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
New ZealandNew Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army,Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2008)
NicaraguaNational Army of Nicaragua (ENN; includes Navy, Air Force)(2008)
NigerNigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army,Niger Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2008)
NigeriaNigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (2008)
Niueno regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
NorwayNorwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (KongeligeNorske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard(Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige NorskeLuftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2007)
OmanSultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy ofOman, Royal Air Force of Oman (2008)
PakistanArmy (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines andMaritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya)(2008)
Palauno regular military forces; Palau National Police (2008)
Panamano regular military forces; Panamanian Public Forces or PPFincludes the Panamanian National Police (PNP), National MaritimeService (NMS), and National Air Service (NAS) (2008)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includesMaritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2008)
ParaguayArmy, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes NavalAviation, Marine Corps, General Naval Prefecture), Air Force (FuerzaAerea Paraguay, FAP) (2008)
PeruArmy of Peru (Ejercito Peruano), Navy of Peru (Marina de Guerradel Peru, MGP (includes naval air, naval infantry, and CoastGuard)), Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2008)
PhilippinesArmed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy(includes Marine Corps), Air Force (2008)
PolandPolish Armed Forces: Land Forces (includes Navy (MarynarkaWojenna, MW)), Polish Air Force (Sily Powietrzne RzeczypospolitejPolskiej, SPRP) (2008)