Country
|
Army
|
Founded
|
Endonym
|
Ref.
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Abkhazia
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Abkhazia Army
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
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Afghanistan
|
Afghan Army
|
1722; 302 years ago (1722)
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Pashto: افغان ملي پوځ
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Albania
|
Albanian Land Force
|
2000; 24 years ago (2000)
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Albanian: Forca Tokësore të Republikës së Shqipërisë
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Algeria
|
Algerian Land Forces
|
1962; 62 years ago (1962)
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Arabic: القوات البرية الجزائرية
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Angola
|
Angolan Army
|
1974; 50 years ago (1974)
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Portuguese: Exército
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Antigua and Barbuda
|
Antigua and Barbuda Regiment
|
1995; 29 years ago (1995)
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Argentina
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Argentine Army
|
1810; 214 years ago (1810)
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Spanish: Ejército Argentino
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Armenia
|
Armenian Ground Forces
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
|
Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության բանակ
|
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Australia
|
Australian Army
|
1901; 123 years ago (1901)
|
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Austria
|
Austrian Land Forces
|
1920; 104 years ago (1920)
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German: Landstreitkräfte
|
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Azerbaijan
|
Azerbaijani Land Forces
|
1918; 106 years ago (1918)
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Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri Quru Qoşunları
|
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Bahrain
|
Royal Bahraini Army
|
1969; 55 years ago (1969)
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Arabic: الجيش البحريني
|
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Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh Army
|
1971; 53 years ago (1971)
|
Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী
|
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Barbados
|
Barbados Regiment
|
1902; 122 years ago (1902)
|
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Belarus
|
Belarusian Ground Forces
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
|
Сухопутные войска Белоруссии
|
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Belgium
|
Belgian Land Component
|
1830; 194 years ago (1830)
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Composante terre / Landcomponent / Landkomponente
|
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Belize
|
Belize Defence Force
|
1978; 46 years ago (1978)
|
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Benin
|
Benin Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
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French: Armée de Terre
|
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Bhutan
|
Royal Bhutan Army
|
1958; 66 years ago (1958)
|
བསྟན་སྲུང་དམག་སྡེ་
|
|
Bolivia
|
Bolivian Army
|
1810; 214 years ago (1810)
|
Ejército de Bolivia
|
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2006; 18 years ago (2006)
|
Oružane snage
|
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Botswana
|
Botswana Ground Force
|
1977; 47 years ago (1977)
|
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Brazil
|
Brazilian Army
|
1822; 202 years ago (1822)
|
Brazilian Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro
|
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Brunei
|
Royal Brunei Land Force
|
1961; 63 years ago (1961)
|
Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
|
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Bulgaria
|
Bulgarian Land Forces
|
1878; 146 years ago (1878)
|
Сухопътни войски на България
|
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Burkina Faso
|
Army of Burkina Faso
|
1961; 63 years ago (1961)
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French: L'Armée de Terre
|
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Burundi
|
Burundi Army
|
2005; 19 years ago (2005)
|
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Cambodia
|
Royal Cambodian Army
|
1953; 71 years ago (1953)
|
Kangtorp Cheung Kork
|
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Cameroon
|
Cameroon Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
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French: Armée de terre
|
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Canada
|
Canadian Army
|
1855; 169 years ago (1855)
|
French: Armée canadienne
|
[1]
|
Cape Verde
|
Cape Verdean National Guard
|
1975; 49 years ago (1975)
|
Guarda National
|
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Central African Republic
|
Central African Republic Ground Forces
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
French: Armée de Terre
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Chad
|
Chadian Ground Forces
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
|
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Chile
|
Chilean Army
|
1810; 214 years ago (1810)
|
Ejército de Chile
|
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China (PRC)
|
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
|
1927; 97 years ago (1927)
|
中国人民解放军陆军
|
|
China (ROC/“Taiwan”)
|
Republic of China Army
|
1924; 100 years ago (1924)
|
中華民國陸軍
|
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Colombia
|
Colombian National Army
|
1819; 205 years ago (1819)
|
Ejército Nacional de Colombia
|
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Comoros
|
Comorian Army
|
1997; 27 years ago (1997)
|
|
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
1961; 63 years ago (1961)
|
Forces du Terrestres
|
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Congolese Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
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Ivory Coast
|
Ivorian army
|
1961; 63 years ago (1961)
|
Armée de terre
|
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Croatia
|
Croatian Army
|
1991; 33 years ago (1991)
|
Hrvatska kopnena vojska
|
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Cuba
|
Cuban Revolutionary Army
|
1959; 65 years ago (1959)
|
Ejército Revolucionario
|
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Cyprus
|
Cypriot Ground Forces
|
1964; 60 years ago (1964)
|
|
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Czech Republic
|
Czech Land Forces
|
1993; 31 years ago (1993)
|
Pozemní síly Armády České republiky
|
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Denmark
|
Royal Danish Army
|
1614; 410 years ago (1614)
|
Danish: Hæren
|
[2]
|
Djibouti
|
Djiboutian Army
|
1977; 47 years ago (1977)
|
Armée de terre
|
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Dominican Republic
|
Dominican Army
|
1844; 180 years ago (1844)
|
Ejército de República Dominicana
|
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East Timor
|
Timor-Leste Army
|
2001; 23 years ago (2001)
|
|
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Ecuador
|
Ecuadorian Army
|
1830; 194 years ago (1830)
|
Ejército Ecuatoriano
|
|
Egypt
|
Egyptian Army
|
1820; 204 years ago (1820)
|
القوات البرية المصرية
|
|
El Salvador
|
Salvadoran Army
|
1824; 200 years ago (1824)
|
Ejército Salvadoreño
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Army of Equatorial Guinea
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
|
Ejército
|
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Eritrea
|
Eritrean Army
|
1991; 33 years ago (1991)
|
|
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Estonia
|
Estonian Land Forces
|
1918; 106 years ago (1918)
|
Maavägi
|
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Ethiopia
|
Ethiopian Army
|
1987; 37 years ago (1987)
|
|
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Fiji
|
Fiji Infantry Regiment
|
1920; 104 years ago (1920)
|
|
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Finland
|
Finnish Army
|
1918; 106 years ago (1918)
|
Maavoimat/Armén
|
|
France
|
French Army
|
1420; 604 years ago (1420)
|
Armée de Terre
|
|
Gabon
|
Gabonese Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
Armée de terre gabonaise
|
|
Gambia
|
Gambian National Army
|
1965; 59 years ago (1965)
|
|
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Georgia
|
Georgian Land Forces
|
1991; 33 years ago (1991)
|
საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები
|
|
Germany
|
German Army
|
1955; 69 years ago (1955)
|
Deutsches Heer
|
|
Ghana
|
Ghana Army
|
1959; 65 years ago (1959)
|
|
|
Greece
|
Hellenic Army
|
1828; 196 years ago (1828)
|
Ellinikós Stratós
|
|
Guatemala
|
National Army of Guatemala
|
1823; 201 years ago (1823)
|
Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala
|
|
Guinea
|
People's Army of Guinea
|
1958; 66 years ago (1958)
|
Armée de terre
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Guinea-Bissau Army
|
1964; 60 years ago (1964)
|
|
|
Guyana
|
Guyanese Army
|
1966; 58 years ago (1966)
|
|
|
Haiti
|
Haitian Army
|
2011; 13 years ago (2011)
|
|
|
Honduras
|
Honduran Army
|
1825; 199 years ago (1825)
|
Ejército de Honduras
|
|
Hungary
|
Hungarian Ground Forces
|
1990; 34 years ago (1990)
|
Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
|
|
India
|
Indian Army
|
1895; 129 years ago (1895)
|
भारतीय सेना
|
|
Indonesia
|
Indonesian Army
|
1945; 79 years ago (1945)
|
Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat
|
|
Iran
|
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
|
1811; 213 years ago (1811)
|
نیروی زمینی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران
|
|
Iran
|
Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
|
1985; 39 years ago (1985)
|
نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
|
|
Iraq
|
Iraqi Ground Forces
|
1921; 103 years ago (1921)
|
القوة البرية العراقية
|
|
Ireland
|
Irish Army
|
1922; 102 years ago (1922)
|
an tArm
|
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Israel
|
Israeli Ground Forces
|
1948; 76 years ago (1948)
|
צבא ההגנה לישראל
|
|
Italy
|
Italian Army
|
1861; 163 years ago (1861)
|
Esercito Italiano
|
|
Jamaica
|
Jamaica Defence Force
|
1926; 98 years ago (1926)
|
|
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Japan
|
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
|
1954; 70 years ago (1954)
|
Japanese: 陸上自衛隊
|
[3]
|
Jordan
|
Royal Jordanian Army
|
1920; 104 years ago (1920)
|
القوّات البرية الاردنيّة
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Kazakh Ground Forces
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
|
Құрлық күштері
|
|
Kenya
|
Kenya Army
|
1964; 60 years ago (1964)
|
|
|
North Korea
|
Korean People's Army Ground Force
|
1947; 77 years ago (1947)
|
Korean: 조선인민군 륙군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 陸軍
|
|
South Korea
|
Republic of Korea Army
|
1948; 76 years ago (1948)
|
Korean: 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍
|
|
Kosovo
|
Kosovo Security Force
|
2009; 15 years ago (2009)
|
Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës
|
|
Kuwait
|
Kuwait Army
|
1949; 75 years ago (1949)
|
القوة البرية الكويتية
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Kyrgyz Army
|
2017; 7 years ago (2017)
|
|
|
Laos
|
Lao People's Army
|
1975; 49 years ago (1975)
|
|
|
Latvia
|
Latvian Land Forces
|
1991; 33 years ago (1991)
|
Sauszemes Spēki
|
|
Lebanon
|
Lebanese Ground Forces
|
1945; 79 years ago (1945)
|
الجيش اللبناني
|
|
Lesotho
|
Lesotho Army
|
1978; 46 years ago (1978)
|
|
|
Liberia
|
23rd Infantry Brigade (Liberia)
|
1908; 116 years ago (1908)
|
|
|
Libya
|
Libyan Ground Forces
|
2011; 13 years ago (2011)
|
|
|
Lithuania
|
Lithuanian Land Force
|
1990; 34 years ago (1990)
|
Lietuvos sausumos pajėgos
|
|
Luxembourg
|
Luxembourg Army
|
1881; 143 years ago (1881)
|
Lëtzebuerger Arméi
|
|
Madagascar
|
Malagasy Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
Armée de terre
|
|
Malawi
|
Malawi Army
|
1964; 60 years ago (1964)
|
|
|
Malaysia
|
Malaysian Army
|
1933; 91 years ago (1933)
|
Tentera Darat Diraja Malaysia
|
|
Mali
|
Malian Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
Armee de Terre
|
|
Malta
|
Armed Forces of Malta
|
1973; 51 years ago (1973)
|
|
|
Mauritania
|
Mauritanian National Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
|
|
Mexico
|
Mexican Army
|
1884; 140 years ago (1884)
|
Ejército Mexicano
|
|
Moldova
|
Moldovan Ground Forces
|
1991; 33 years ago (1991)
|
Armata Națională
|
|
Monaco
|
Prince's Company of Carabiniers
|
1817; 207 years ago (1817)
|
Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince
|
|
Mongolia
|
Mongolian Ground Force
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
|
Монгол Улсын Ерөнхий Цэргийн Хүчин
|
|
Montenegro
|
Montenegrin Ground Army
|
2006; 18 years ago (2006)
|
Копнена војска Црне Горе
|
|
Morocco
|
Royal Moroccan Army
|
1956; 68 years ago (1956)
|
الجيش الملكي المغربي
|
|
Mozambique
|
Mozambican Ground Forces
|
1994; 30 years ago (1994)
|
Forças terrestres
|
|
Myanmar
|
Myanmar Army
|
1945; 79 years ago (1945)
|
တပ်မတော်(ကြည်း)
|
|
Namibia
|
Namibian Army
|
1990; 34 years ago (1990)
|
|
|
Nepal
|
Nepali Army
|
1768; 256 years ago (1768)
|
नेपाली सेना
|
|
Netherlands
|
Royal Netherlands Army
|
1814; 210 years ago (1814)
|
Koninklijke Landmacht
|
|
New Zealand
|
New Zealand Army
|
1845; 179 years ago (1845)
|
Ngāti Tumatauenga
|
|
Nicaragua
|
Nicaraguan Army
|
1979; 45 years ago (1979)
|
|
|
Niger
|
Niger Army
|
1961; 63 years ago (1961)
|
L'armée de terre
|
|
Nigeria
|
Nigerian Army
|
1963; 61 years ago (1963)
|
|
|
North Macedonia
|
Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
|
Армија на Република Северна Македонија
|
|
Northern Cyprus
|
Northern Cyprus Army
|
1976; 48 years ago (1976)
|
Güvenlik Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı
|
|
Norway
|
Norwegian Army
|
1628; 396 years ago (1628)
|
Hæren
|
|
Oman
|
Royal Army of Oman
|
1907; 117 years ago (1907)
|
القوات المسلحة السلطانية العُمانية
|
|
Pakistan
|
Pakistan Army
|
1947; 77 years ago (1947)
|
پاک فوج
|
|
Palestine
|
Palestine Liberation Army
|
1964; 60 years ago (1964)
|
جيش التحرير الفلسطيني
|
|
Palestine
|
Palestinian National Security Forces
|
1994; 30 years ago (1994)
|
قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Papua New Guinea Land Element
|
1973; 51 years ago (1973)
|
|
|
Paraguay
|
Paraguayan Army
|
1811; 213 years ago (1811)
|
Ejército Paraguayo
|
|
Peru
|
Peruvian Army
|
1821; 203 years ago (1821)
|
Ejército del Perú
|
|
Philippines
|
Philippine Army
|
1897; 127 years ago (1897)
|
Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas
|
|
Poland
|
Polish Land Forces
|
1918; 106 years ago (1918)
|
Wojska Lądowe
|
|
Portugal
|
Portuguese Army
|
1139; 885 years ago (1139)
|
Exército Português
|
|
Qatar
|
Qatari Emiri Land Force
|
1971; 53 years ago (1971)
|
القوات البرية القطرية
|
|
Romania
|
Romanian Land Forces
|
1859; 165 years ago (1859)
|
Forţele Terestre Române
|
|
Russia
|
Russian Ground Forces
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
|
Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации
|
|
Rwanda
|
Rwandan Army
|
1962; 62 years ago (1962)
|
Ingabo z'u Rwanda
|
|
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
|
Sahrawi People's Liberation Army
|
1972; 52 years ago (1972)
|
جيش التحرير الشعبي الصحراوي
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
|
1896; 128 years ago (1896)
|
|
|
San Marino
|
Sammarinese Armed Forces
|
1406; 618 years ago (1406)
|
Forze Armate Sammarinesi
|
|
São Tomé and Príncipe
|
Army of São Tomé and Príncipe
|
1975; 49 years ago (1975)
|
Forças Armadas de São Tomé e Príncipe
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saudi Arabian Army
|
1745; 279 years ago (1745)
|
القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة
|
|
Senegal
|
Senegalese Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
Armée de terre sénégalaise
|
|
Serbia
|
Serbian Army
|
1808; 216 years ago (1808)
|
Копнена војска Србије
|
|
Seychelles
|
Seychelles Army
|
1977; 47 years ago (1977)
|
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
Sierra Leone Army
|
1961; 63 years ago (1961)
|
|
|
Singapore
|
Singapore Army
|
1957; 67 years ago (1957)
|
Tentera Singapura
|
|
Slovakia
|
Slovak Ground Forces
|
1993; 31 years ago (1993)
|
Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky
|
|
Slovenia
|
Slovenian Ground Force
|
1991; 33 years ago (1991)
|
Slovenska vojska
|
|
Somalia
|
Somali National Army[a]
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
|
|
Somaliland
|
Somaliland National Army
|
1993; 31 years ago (1993)
|
Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland
|
|
South Africa
|
South African Army
|
1912; 112 years ago (1912)
|
|
|
South Ossetia
|
South Ossetia Army
|
1992; 32 years ago (1992)
|
|
|
South Sudan
|
South Sudan Army
|
2017; 7 years ago (2017)
|
|
|
Spain
|
Spanish Army
|
1492; 532 years ago (1492)
|
Ejército de Tierra
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
Sri Lanka Army
|
1881; 143 years ago (1881)
|
Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Sri Lanka Yuddha Hamudawa
|
|
Sudan
|
Sudanese Army
|
1925; 99 years ago (1925)
|
|
|
Suriname
|
Surinamese Land Forces
|
1975; 49 years ago (1975)
|
|
|
Swaziland
|
Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force
|
1979; 45 years ago (1979)
|
|
|
Sweden
|
Swedish Army
|
1521; 503 years ago (1521)
|
Armén
|
|
Switzerland
|
Swiss Army
|
1815; 209 years ago (1815)
|
Schweizer Armee / Armée suisse / Esercito svizzero
|
|
Tajikistan
|
Tajik Ground Forces
|
1993; 31 years ago (1993)
|
Артиши миллии Тоҷикистон
|
|
Tanzania
|
Tanzanian Army
|
1964; 60 years ago (1964)
|
|
|
Thailand
|
Royal Thai Army
|
1874; 150 years ago (1874)
|
กองทัพบกไทย
|
|
Togo
|
Togolese Army
|
1960; 64 years ago (1960)
|
|
|
Tonga
|
Tongan Land Force
|
1939; 85 years ago (1939)
|
|
|
Transnistria
|
Transnistria Army
|
1991; 33 years ago (1991)
|
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment
|
1962; 62 years ago (1962)
|
|
|
Tunisia
|
Tunisian Army
|
1831; 193 years ago (1831)
|
جيش البر التونسي
|
|
Turkey
|
Turkish Land Forces
|
1920; 104 years ago (1920)
|
Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri
|
[4]
|
Turkmenistan
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Turkmen Ground Forces
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1992; 32 years ago (1992)
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Uganda
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Ugandan Land Forces
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1902; 122 years ago (1902)
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Ukraine
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Ukrainian Ground Forces
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1991; 33 years ago (1991);
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Сухопутні Війська України
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United Arab Emirates
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United Arab Emirates Army
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1951; 73 years ago (1951)
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United Kingdom
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British Army
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1660; 364 years ago (1660)
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United States
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United States Army
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1775; 249 years ago (1775)
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Uruguay
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National Army of Uruguay
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1811; 213 years ago (1811)
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Spanish: Ejército Nacional
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Uzbekistan
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Uzbek Ground Forces
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1992; 32 years ago (1992)
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Vanuatu
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Vanuatu Mobile Forces
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1980; 44 years ago (1980)
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Vatican City
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Pontifical Swiss Guard
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1506; 518 years ago (1506)
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Pontificia Cohors Helvetica
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Venezuela
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Venezuelan Army
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1810; 214 years ago (1810)
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Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
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Vietnam
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Vietnam People's Ground Force
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1944; 80 years ago (1944)
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Vietnamese: Lục quân Nhân dân Việt Nam
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Yemen
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Yemeni Land Forces
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1962; 62 years ago (1962)
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القوات البرية اليمنية
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Zambia
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Zambian Army
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1968; 56 years ago (1968)
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Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe National Army
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1980; 44 years ago (1980)
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