the BDF (established 1968) is responsible for territorial defense and support to internal security; its primary concern is Iran, both the conventional military threat and Tehran's support to regional terrorist groups; the BDF participates in multinational exercises and has conducted small deployments outside of the country; in 2015, for example, Bahrain joined the Saudi Arabia-led military intervention in Yemen, supplying a few hundred troops and combat aircraft
Bahrain’s closest security partners are Saudi Arabia and the US; Bahraini leaders have said that the security ties of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are “indivisible”; Saudi Arabia sent forces to Bahrain to assist with internal security following the 2011 uprising; Bahrain hosts the US Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT; established 1983), which includes the US 5th Fleet and the Combined Maritime Forces (established 2002), a coalition of more than 30 nations providing maritime security for regional shipping lanes; Bahrain also has close security ties with the UK, which maintains a naval support facility there | | Bahrain hosts the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Unified Maritime Operations Center and is a member of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "defense is the responsibility of the US", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 1, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:bg", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Bangladesh", "region": "south-asia", "iso_hint": "bg", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Armed Forces of Bangladesh (aka Bangladesh Defense Force): Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force | | Ministry of Home Affairs: Bangladesh Police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Coast Guard, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Ansars, Village Defense Party (VDP) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; approximately 170,000 active Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "much of the military's inventory is comprised of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment, but in recent years suppliers have expanded to include Germany, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "approximately 1,400 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,700 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO; plus about 200 police); 120 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,600 South Sudan (UNMISS); 500 Sudan (UNISFA) (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "varies by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military’s primary responsibility is external defense but it also has a domestic security role; following widespread domestic protests in September 2024, the Army was given law enforcement powers, including making arrests, conducting searches, and dispersing unlawful assemblies; the military has traditionally been a significant player in the country's politics and has commercial business interests in such areas as banking, food, hotels, manufacturing, real estate, and shipbuilding, and manages government infrastructure and construction projects | | the military has a long history of participating in UN peacekeeping missions, which has provided operational experience and a source of funding; it runs an international institute for the training of peacekeepers; the military also conducts multinational and bilateral exercises with foreign partners, particularly India (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.9% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, 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null, "formations": null }, { "name": "al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:bb", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Barbados", "region": "central-america-n-caribbean", "iso_hint": "bb", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Barbados Defense Force (BDF): The Barbados Regiment, The Barbados Coast Guard (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 600 active BDF personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the BDF's major equipment inventory is comprised mostly of donated items from China, the Netherlands, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-25 for voluntary active service at the start of recruit training; 18-30 for reserves (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "formed in 1979, the Barbados Defense Force (BDF) is responsible for protecting national security, but it may also be called up to maintain internal public order in times of crisis, emergency, or other specific needs, such as special joint patrols with the police; it also provides humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations both domestically and regionally; other duties include assisting with national development, such as through the training of the country's youth with the units of the Barbados Cadet Corps | | Barbados has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security; the RSS is headquartered in Barbados (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.7% of GDP (2023 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 50-60,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-origin equipment; Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs), including vehicles, guided weapons, and electronic warfare systems (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service; 17-year-olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military of Belarus is responsible for territorial defense; Russia is the country’s closest security partner, and the military conducts joint training exercises with Russian forces; in 2022, Belarus allowed the Russian military to stage on its territory for their invasion of Ukraine; in 2023, Belarus agreed to permit Russia to deploy nuclear weapons on its soil | | Belarus has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and has committed an airborne brigade to CSTO's rapid reaction force; the military trains regularly with other CSTO members (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:be", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Belgium", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "be", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Belgian Armed Forces (Defensie or La Défense): Land Component, Marine (Naval) Component, Air Component, Medical Component, Cyber Command (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 23,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the armed forces have a mix of weapons systems from European suppliers and the US; Belgium has an export-focused defense industry that focuses on components and subcontracting (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "has on average about 1,000 personnel deployed on foreign missions, including more than 300 ground forces deployed in Eastern Europe for the defense of NATO's eastern flank (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; maximum age varies by position; conscription abolished in 1995 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Belgian military's responsibilities include territorial defense, humanitarian/disaster relief, assistance to the police if required, international peacekeeping missions, and support to its NATO and EU security commitments, which Belgium considers vital components of its national security policy; outside of the country, the military operates almost always within an international organization or a coalition; Belgium was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) establishing NATO in 1949; it hosts the NATO headquarters in Brussels; Belgium also cooperates bilaterally with neighboring countries, such as Luxembourg and the Netherlands, in conducting joint patrols of their respective air spaces and in a composite combined special operations command with Denmark and the Netherlands (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "1.3% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:bh", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Belize", "region": "central-america-n-caribbean", "iso_hint": "bh", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Air Wing; Belize Coast Guard (BCG) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 1,500 BDF personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military has a small inventory consisting mostly of UK- and US-origin equipment (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient, but conscription has never been implemented; initial service obligation is 12 years (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Belize Defense Force (BDF) is responsible for external security but also provides some support to civilian authorities; it has limited powers of arrest within land and shoreline areas, while the Coast Guard has arrest powers and jurisdiction within coastal and maritime areas; the BDF traces its history back to the Prince Regent Royal Honduras Militia, a volunteer force established in 1817; the BDF was established in 1978 from the disbanded Police Special Force and the Belize Volunteer Guard to assist the resident British forces with the defense of Belize against Guatemala | | the British Army has maintained a presence in Belize since its independence; the presence consists of a small training support unit that provides jungle training to troops from the UK and international partners (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.9% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military is equipped with a mix of older, secondhand, and limited amounts of newer equipment from a variety of suppliers, including China, France, Germany, South Africa, the former Soviet Union, Spain, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-30 years of age for voluntary and selective compulsory military service for men and women; compulsory service is 18 months (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Beninese Armed Forces (FAB) are responsible for defense against external aggression and may be required to assist in maintaining public order and internal security under conditions defined by the country's president; it may also participate in economic development projects | | a key focus for the security forces of Benin is countering infiltrations into the country by terrorist groups tied to al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) operating just over the border from northern Benin in Burkina Faso and Niger; in 2022, the Benin Government said it was \"at war\" after suffering a series of attacks from these groups; later that same year, President TALON pledged to increase the size of the military, modernize military equipment, and establish forward operating bases; the military since 2022 has also deployed thousands of additional troops to the north of the country to better secure the border region; in addition, the FAB participates in the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeastern border 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integrity, as well as countering outside aggression, terrorism, and insurgency | | Brunei has a long-standing defense relationship with the UK and hosts a British Army garrison, which includes a Gurkha battalion and a jungle warfare school; Brunei also has close security ties with Singapore and hosts a Singaporean military training detachment | | the RBAF was formed in 1961 with British support as the Brunei Malay Regiment; \"Royal\" was added as an honorary title in 1965 and its current name was given in 1984 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2023": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "3.1% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)", "2019": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:bu", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Bulgaria", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "bu", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Bulgarian Armed Forces (aka Bulgarian Army): Land Forces, Air Force, Navy | | Ministry of Interior: General Directorate National Police (GDNP), General Directorate Border Police (GDBP), Special Unit for Combating Terrorism (SOBT) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 28,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory consists largely of Soviet-era armaments, although in recent years Bulgaria has procured some more modern Western weapons systems in an effort to modernize and achieve NATO interoperability (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "160 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Bulgarian military is responsible for guaranteeing Bulgaria’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, providing support to international peace and security missions, and contributing to national security in peacetime, including such missions as responding to disasters or assisting with border security; the military trains regularly including in multinational exercises with regional partners and with NATO since Bulgaria joined the organization in 2004; it also participates in overseas peacekeeping and other security missions under the EU, NATO, and the UN; in 2022, Bulgaria established and began leading a NATO multinational battlegroup as part of an effort to boost NATO defenses in Eastern Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; in 2021, Bulgaria approved a 10-year defense development program, which included calls for equipment upgrades and procurements, boosts in manpower, organizational reforms, and greater focus on such areas as cyber defense, communications, logistics support, and research and development | | the Bulgarian military has participated in several significant conflicts since its establishment in 1878, including the Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885), the First Balkan War (1912-13), the Second Balkan War (1913), World War I (1915-1918), and World War II (1941-45); during the Cold War it was one of the Warsaw Pact’s largest militaries with over 150,000 personnel and more than 200 Soviet-made combat aircraft (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.1% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.9% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", 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Brigade (Brigade Nationale de Sapeurs-Pompiers or BNSP); Homeland Defense Volunteers (Forcés de Volontaires de Défense pour la Patrie or VDP) | | Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security (Ministère de l'Administration Territoriale, de la Décentralisation et de la Sécurité): National Police of Burkina Faso (includes Border Police, Judicial Police, and Intervention Units, as well as State and Public Security forces) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 20,000 Armed Forces; estimated 50,000 Homeland Defense Volunteers (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the FABF has a mix of older and some modern armaments from a variety of suppliers, including China, Egypt, France, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK, and the UAE (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "generally, 18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; citizens 18-77 years of age are eligible to volunteer for the VDP (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF) are responsible for external defense but also have an internal security role and can be called out to assist internal security forces in restoring public order, combating crime, securing the border, and conducting counterterrorism/counterinsurgency/internal defense operations; the FABF has a history of involvement in the country’s politics, having conducted eight coups since its formation in 1960-61, including the most recent in September 2022 | | the FABF's primary focus is combatting militants of the al-Qa'ida and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist groups, which have operated in Burkina Faso for more than a decade and control portions of the country; Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups that act as al-Qa'ida in the Land of the Islamic Magreb's (AQIM) arm in the Sahel, is strongest in the north but active in nearly all of the country's 13 provinces, while ISIS in the Greater Sahara (aka ISIS-Sahel) operates in the eastern part of the country (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "4.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "4% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.9% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World 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"non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:bm", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Burma", "region": "east-n-southeast-asia", "iso_hint": "bm", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Burmese Defense Service (aka Armed Forces of Burma, Myanmar Army, Royal Armed Forces, the Tatmadaw, or the Sit-Tat): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay); People’s Militia | | Ministry of Home Affairs: Burma (People's) Police Force, Border Guard Forces/Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; estimated 150,000 active military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Burmese military's inventory is comprised of mostly Chinese, Russian, or Soviet-era armaments; Burma's defense industry is involved in shipbuilding and the production of ground force equipment based largely on Chinese and Russian designs (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for voluntary and conscripted military service; 24-month service obligation; conscripted professional men (ages 18-45) and women (ages 18-35), including doctors, engineers, and mechanics, serve up to 36 months; service terms may be extended to 60 months in an officially declared emergency (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "since the country’s founding, the Tatmadaw has been deeply involved in domestic politics and the national economy; it ran the country for five decades following a military coup in 1962; prior to the most recent coup in 2021, the military already controlled three key security ministries (Defense, Border, and Home Affairs), one of two vice presidential appointments, 25% of the parliamentary seats, and had a proxy political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP); it owns and operates two business conglomerates that have over 100 subsidiaries; the business activities of these conglomerates include banking and insurance, hotels, tourism, jade and ruby mining, timber, construction, real estate, and the production of palm oil, sugar, soap, cement, beverages, drinking water, coal, and gas; some of the companies supply goods and services to the military, such as food, clothing, insurance, and cellphone service; the military also manages a film industry, publishing houses, and television stations | | the Tatmadaw's primary operational focus is internal security, and it is conducting counterinsurgency operations against anti-regime forces that launched an armed rebellion following the 2021 coup and an array of ethnic armed groups (EAGs); as of 2024, the Tatmadaw was reportedly engaged in combat operations in 10 of its 14 regional commands | | EAGs have been fighting for self-rule against the Burmese Government since 1948; they range in strength from a few hundred fighters up to an estimated 30,000; some are organized along military lines with \"brigades\" and \"divisions\" and armed with heavy weaponry, including artillery; they control large tracts of the country’s territory, primarily in the border regions; key groups include the United Wa State Army, Karen National Union, Kachin Independence Army, Arakan Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, and the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army | | the opposition National Unity Government claims its armed wing, the People's Defense Force (PDF), has more than 60,000 fighters loosely organized into battalions; in addition, several EAGs have cooperated with the NUG and supported local PDF groups (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2023": "3.9% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "3.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "3.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "3% of GDP (2020 est.)", "2019": "4.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:by", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Burundi", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "by", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF; Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi, FDNB): Land Force (Army), Naval Force, Air Force, Specialized Units | | Ministry of Interior, Community Development, and Public Security: Burundi National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi, PNB) (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "limited available information; estimated 25-30,000 active-duty Defense Force troops (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military has a mix of mostly older armaments typically of French, Russian, and Soviet origin, and a smaller selection of more modern equipment from such countries as China, Egypt, South Africa, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "770 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); up to 10,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the National Defense Force (FDNB) is responsible for defending Burundi’s territorial integrity and protecting its sovereignty; it has an internal security role, including maintaining and restoring public order if required; the FDNB also participates in providing humanitarian/disaster assistance, countering terrorism, narcotics trafficking, piracy, and illegal arms trade, and protecting the country’s environment; the FDNB conducts limited training with foreign partners such as Russia and participates in regional peacekeeping missions, most recently in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Somalia; in recent years the FDNB has conducted operations against anti-government rebel groups based in the neighboring DRC that have carried out sporadic attacks in Burundi, such as the such as National Forces of Liberation (FNL), the Resistance for the Rule of Law-Tabara (aka RED Tabara), and Popular Forces of Burundi (FPB or FOREBU); Burundi has accused Rwanda of supporting the RED-Tabara | | the Arusha Accords that ended the 1993-2005 civil war created a unified military by balancing the predominantly Tutsi ex-Burundi Armed Forces (ex-FAB) and the largely Hutu dominated armed movements and requiring the military to have a 50/50 ethnic mix of Tutsis and Hutus (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "3.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:iv", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Côte d'Ivoire", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "iv", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Forces Armees de Cote d'Ivoire, FACI; aka Republican Forces of Ivory Coast, FRCI): Army, National Navy, Air Force, Special Forces; National Gendarmerie | | Ministry of Security and Civil Protection: National Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 25-30,000 active FACI, including Gendarmerie personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the inventory of the FACI consists mostly of older or secondhand armaments, typically of French or Soviet-era origin; in recent years, it has received small quantities of newer and secondhand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Bulgaria, China, France, Israel, South Africa, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "180 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-26 (up to 35 for healthcare professionals) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription is authorized but reportedly not enforced (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military (FACI) is responsible for external defense but also has a considerable internal role supporting the National Gendarmerie and other internal security forces; key areas of focus for the FACI are the country's porous international borders and the threat posed by Islamic militants associated with the al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorist group operating across the border in Burkina Faso and Mali; AQIM militants conducted attacks in the country in 2016 and 2020; Côte d’Ivoire since 2016 has stepped up border security and completed building a joint counter-terrorism training center with France near Abidjan in 2020; Cote d'Ivoire has long maintained a close security relationship with France | | the FACI has mutinied several times since the late 1990s, most recently in 2017, and has had a large role in the country’s political turmoil; it was established in 1960 from home defense units the French colonial government began standing up in 1950 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.8% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:cv", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Cabo Verde", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "cv", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Cabo Verdean Armed Forces (FACV): National Guard (GN), Cabo Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "the FACV has approximately 1,000-1,500 active personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the FACV has a limited amount of mostly dated or secondhand equipment, largely from China, some European countries, and the former Soviet Union (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World 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(Military Police); National Committee for Maritime Security (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; estimated 200,000 Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the RCAF is armed largely with older Chinese and Russian/Soviet origin armaments; in recent years it has received limited amounts of more modern equipment from several suppliers, particularly China (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "340 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 180 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 is the legal minimum age for military service for men and women (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the primary responsibilities of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) are border, coastal, and internal security; key security partners include China and Vietnam; in July 2025, following months of rising tensions, the RCAF and the military forces of Thailand clashed in multiple locations along their disputed border; both sides blamed the other for provoking the five-day conflict, which included cross-border artillery shelling by both sides and air attacks by RTARF fighter aircraft and drones | | the RCAF was re-established in 1993 under the first coalition government from the merger of the Cambodian Government’s military forces (Cambodian People’s Armed Forces) and the two non-communist resistance forces (Sihanoukist National Army, aka National Army for Khmer Independence, and the Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forces); thousands of communist Khmer Rouge fighters began surrendering by 1994 under a government amnesty program and the last of the Khmer Rouge forces (National Army of Democratic Kampuchea) were demobilized or absorbed into the RCAF in 1999 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": 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the US, and some Western European countries, particularly France (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "750 (plus about 400 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (18-28 for medical services); no conscription; service obligation 4 years (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Cameroon Armed Forces (FAC) are responsible for defending the country's territorial integrity, providing humanitarian assistance, supporting regional peacekeeping operations, and contributing to internal security; key areas of focus are the threat from the terrorist groups Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa along its frontiers with Nigeria and Chad (Far North region) and, since 2016, an insurgency from armed Anglophone separatist groups in the North-West and South-West regions; in addition, the FAC often deploys ground units to the border region with the Central African Republic to counter intrusions from armed militias and bandits; the Navy’s missions include protecting Cameroon’s oil installations, combatting crime and piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, and patrolling the country’s lakes and rivers; the FAC's small Air Force supports both the ground and naval forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Boko Haram", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – West Africa", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:ca", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Canada", 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enforcement as needed for such missions as counterterrorism, search and rescue, and responding to natural disasters or other major emergencies; it regularly participates in bilateral and multinational training exercises with a variety of partners, including NATO (Canada is one of the original members) and the US; the CAF also contributes to international peacekeeping, stability, humanitarian, combat, and capacity building operations, principally through NATO, but also with the UN and other security partners | | Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD; established 1958); NORAD is a Canada/US bi-national military command responsible for monitoring and defending North American airspace; traditionally, a CAF officer has served as the deputy commander of NORAD; Canada’s defense relationship with the US extends back to the Ogdensburg Declaration of 1940, when the two countries formally agreed on military cooperation, including the establishment of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD), which continues to be the highest-level bilateral defense forum between Canada and the US | | British troops withdrew from Canada in 1871 as part of the US-UK Treaty of Washington; following the withdrawal, the first Canadian militia, known as the Royal Canadian Regiment, was organized in 1883 to protect Canadian territory and defend British interests abroad, which it did in the South African War (1899-1902), Canada’s first overseas conflict; militia units formed the backbone of the more than 425,000 Canadian soldiers that went to Europe during World War I in what was called the Canadian Expeditionary Force; the Royal Canadian Navy was created in 1910, while the Canadian Air Force was established in 1920 and became the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924; the Canadian Army was officially founded in 1942; a unified Canadian Armed Forces was created in 1968 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", 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African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Army (includes an air squadron, Escadrille Centrafricaine) | | Ministry of Interior: National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale), National Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 10-15,000 active FACA (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "most of the military's heavy weapons and equipment were lost during the 2012–2014 civil war; prior to the war, most of its inventory was of French, Russian, or Soviet origin; in recent years, it has received some donated equipment from China and Russia, including armored vehicles, drones, helicopters, jet trainer aircraft, and some light weapons (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription although the constitution provides for the possibility of conscription in the event of an imminent threat to the country (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) are focused on internal security; since the 2013 coup, multiple armed groups have been active in the country, carrying out attacks, controlling territory, and undermining security; the coup resulted in the institutional collapse of the FACA; its forces were overwhelmed and forced to flee to neighboring countries; it has been estimated that only 10% of the FACA returned afterwards; over the past decade, the FACA has sought to rebuild with considerable foreign assistance, including from France, the EU, Russia, Rwanda, Uganda, and the UN; Russian private military contractors and Rwandan military forces have assisted the FACA in its operations against rebel groups | | the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has operated in the country since 2014; its mission includes providing security, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, disarming and demobilizing armed groups, and supporting the country’s transitional government (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.8% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:cd", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Chad", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "cd", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), Chadian National Gendarmerie; General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE) | | Ministry of Public Security and Immigration: National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 35-40,000 active Chadian National Army personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the ANT has a mix of older, secondhand, and some more modern armaments from a variety of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, Russia/former Soviet Union, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the UAE (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "note: Chad has committed approximately 1,000-1,500 troops to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeast border; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own territories, although cross‐border operations are conducted periodically", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-25 for voluntary service; men subject to 18-36 months of compulsory service at age 20; women are subject to 12 months of compulsory military or civic service at age 21 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "internal security is the primary focus of the Chadian National Army, and it is actively engaged in counterinsurgency operations against multiple terrorist and rebel groups; the terrorist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in West Africa operate in the Lake Chad Basin area; meanwhile, a number of anti-government militias operate in northern Chad, some from bases in southern Libya, including the FACT (Front pour le Changement et la Concorde au Tchad), the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (le Conseil de Commandement Militaire pour le salut de la République or CCSMR), the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (le Union des Forces pour la Démocratie et le Développement or UFDD), and the Union of Resistance Forces (le Union des Forces de la Résistance UFR); former Chadian President Idriss DEBY was killed in April 2021 during fighting between the FACT and government forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "3% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.9% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": 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de Chile, includes Marine Corps and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate or Directemar), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 70,000 active Armed Forces (40,000 Army; 20,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 Carabineros (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Chilean military's inventory is comprised of a mix of mostly older foreign supplied armaments and some domestically produced weapons systems; significant foreign suppliers have included Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the US; Chile's defense industry is active in the production of military aircraft, ships, and vehicles (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-24 for voluntary military service for men and women (17 for men with parental permission); selective compulsory service for men 18-24 (there are usually enough volunteers to make compulsory service unnecessary); service obligation is a maximum of 24 months (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Chilean military's responsibilities are territorial defense, ensuring the country’s sovereignty, assisting with disaster and humanitarian relief, and providing some internal security duties such as border security or maintaining public order if required; a key focus in recent years has been assisting with securing the border area with Bolivia and Peru; it trains regularly and participates in bilateral and multinational training exercises, as well as international peacekeeping operations | | Chile and Argentina have a joint peacekeeping force known as the Combined Southern Cross Peacekeeping Force (FPC), designed to be made available to the UN; the FPC is made up of air, ground, and naval components, as well as a combined logistics support unit | | the Chilean Army was founded in 1810, but traces its origins back to the Army of the Kingdom of Chile, which was established by the Spanish Crown in the early 1600s; Chile's military aviation was inaugurated in 1913 with the creation of a military aviation school; the Navy traces its origins to 1817; it was first led by a British officer and the first ships were largely crewed by American, British, and Irish sailors; by the 1880s, the Chilean Navy was one of the most powerful in the Americas, and included the world’s first protected cruiser (a ship with an armored deck to protect vital 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and attracted narcotics trafficking and other cross-border crime; both the ELN and FARC dissidents operate openly in the border region; ELN and FARC insurgents have also used neighboring Ecuador to rest, resupply, and shelter | | Colombia has close security ties with the US, including joint training, military assistance, and designation in 2022 as a Major Non-NATO Ally, which provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense, trade, and security cooperation; it also has close security ties with regional neighbors, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru; Colombian military and security forces have training programs with their counterparts from a variety of countries, mostly those from Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "3.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "3% of GDP 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"source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the focus for the security forces is search and rescue operations and maintaining internal security; a defense treaty with France provides naval resources for the protection of territorial waters, training of Comoran military personnel, and air surveillance; France maintains a small maritime base and a Foreign Legion contingent on neighboring Mayotte (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, 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rebels; others joined ethnic-based factions loyal to regional warlords; forces backing SASSOU-Nguesso were supported by Angolan troops and received some French assistance; the FAC also has undergone at least three reorganizations that included the incorporation of former rebel combatants and various ethnic and political militias; in recent years, France has provided some advice and training, and a military cooperation agreement was signed with Russia in 2019 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { 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Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT), Defense and Production Brigades (Brigadas de Producción y Defensa, BPD), Civil Defense Organization (Defensa Civil de Cuba) | | Ministry of Interior: National Revolutionary Police (Policía Nacional Revolucionaria, PNR), Directorate of Border Guard Troops (Dirección de Tropas de Guardia Fronteriza, TGF), Department of State Security (Departamento de Seguridad del Estado, DSE) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "limited available information; estimated 50,000 active Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory is comprised of Russian and Soviet-era equipment (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, 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upon reaching the age of 18; women may volunteer for 6 months of service at age 18; men and women may also enlist as contract soldiers up to age 42 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "established in 1964, the National Guard (EF) is responsible for ensuring Cyprus’s territorial integrity and sovereignty; its primary focus is Turkey, which invaded Cyprus in 1974 and maintains a large military presence in the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; the majority of the force is deployed along the “Green Line” that separates the Greek Cypriots from the Turkish Cypriots; the EF also participates in some internal missions, such as providing assistance during natural disasters; Greece is its primary security partner and maintains a military presence on Cyprus; the EF has conducted training exercises with other militaries including France, Israel, and the US; since Cyprus 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"grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 28,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Czech military has a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more recently acquired modern weapons and equipment from such suppliers as France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the US; its domestic defense industry produces such items as armored combat vehicles and light attack aircraft (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "up to 130 Lithuania (NATO); 130 Slovakia (NATO) (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2004 (2025)", "as_of": 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Policing operations, rapid response forces, and operations in Kosovo; it also exercises regularly with NATO partners and maintains close bilateral ties to a number of militaries particularly partner members of the Visegrad Group (Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) and Germany | | the military has commands for its land, air, cyber/information operations, and territorial forces, as well as a joint operations command and a separate special forces directorate; the Territorial Command is responsible for the active reserves and regional military commands that align with each of Czechia’s 13 regions and the capital, Prague (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 100-150,000 active FARDC (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the FARDC is equipped mostly with Soviet-era and older French armaments; in recent years, it has received some more modern equipment, such as armored vehicles and armed drones, from China, South Africa, Turkey, and the UAE (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men; it is unclear how much conscription is used (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public 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originating from Burundi, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), and the March 23 Movement (aka M23 or Congolese Revolutionary Army), which Rwanda has been accused of supporting militarily; the FARDC incorporates some non-state armed groups and has been accused of collaborating with some IOGs, such as the NDC-R | | the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; its mandate had been extended to the end of 2026; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": 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"fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Danish Armed Forces (Forsvaret): Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 17,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Danish military inventory is comprised of modern European, Israeli, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment; the Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy are produced domestically (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "Denmark contributes air, ground, and naval forces to a variety of international missions, including grounds troops to NATO's forward defenses in Latvia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women; draftees serve 11 months, including five months of basic training, followed by six months in an operational unit (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Danish Armed Forces (Forsvaret) have a variety of missions, including enforcing the country’s sovereignty, monitoring Danish waters and airspace, search and rescue, environmental protection, host nation support for alliance partners, international peacekeeping, fulfilling Denmark’s commitments to NATO, and providing assistance to the police for border control, guard tasks, air surveillance, and during national disasters and other emergencies | | NATO has been a cornerstone of Danish security and defense police since it joined in 1949 as one of the organization’s original members under the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty); the Forsvaret regularly exercises with NATO allies and participates in a number of NATO missions, including its Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe, air policing in the Baltics, naval operations in the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic, and an advisory mission in Iraq; the Forsvaret leads NATO’s Multinational Division – North (inaugurated 2019), a headquarters based in Latvia that supports the defense planning of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the coordination of regional military activities, including NATO’s forward deployed forces; it also takes part in other international missions for Europe and the UN ranging from peacekeeping in Africa to protecting Europe's external borders by patrolling the Mediterranean Sea in support of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; Denmark is a member of the EU and voted to join the EU’s Common Defense and Security Policy in a 2022 referendum; the Forsvaret cooperates closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO; established 2009), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden in such areas as armaments, training and exercises, and operations; it also has a joint composite special operations command with Belgium and the Netherlands | | the Forsvaret has an Arctic Command to protect the sovereignty of Denmark in the Arctic region, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, and conducts maritime pollution prevention, environmental monitoring, fishery inspections, search and rescue, and hydrographical surveys, plus support to governmental science missions; there is also a joint service Special Operations Command (SOKOM), which includes the 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France, Italy, Japan, and the US maintain bases in Djibouti for regional military missions, including counterterrorism, counter-piracy, crisis response, and security assistance; other countries, such as Germany and Spain, have smaller military contingents; the EU and NATO also maintain a presence in Djibouti to support multinational naval counter-piracy operations and maritime training efforts (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2019": "3.5% of GDP (2019 est.)", "2018": "3.5% of GDP (2018 est.)", "2017": "3.3% of GDP (2017 est.)", "2016": "2.7% of GDP (2016 est.)", "2015": "2.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, 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and Security Committee (PSC), which meets at the ambassadorial level as a preparatory body for the Council of the EU; it assists with defining policies and preparing a crisis response | | the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) is the EU's highest military body; it is composed of the chiefs of defense (CHODs) of the Member States, who are regularly represented by their permanent Military Representatives; the EUMC provides the PSC with advice and recommendations on all military matters within the EU | | the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM) provides advice and recommendations to the PSC in parallel with the EUMC on civilian aspects of crisis management | | the Politico-Military Group (PMG) provides advice and recommendations to the PSC on political aspects of EU military and civil-military issues, including concepts, capabilities and operations and missions, and monitors implementation | | other bodies set up under the CSDP include the Security and Defense Policy Directorate (SECDEFPOL), the Integrated approach for Security and Peace Directorate (ISP), the EU Military Staff (EUMS), the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), the Civilian Operations Headquarters (CivOpsHQ), the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), the European Defense Agency (EDA), the European Security and Defense College (ESDC), the EU Institute for Security Studies, the EU Satellite Center, the Peace, Partnerships and Crisis Management Directorate (PCM) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": "since 2003, the EU has launched more than 30 civilian and military crisis-management, advisory, and training missions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and a naval operation in the Mediterranean to disrupt human smuggling and trafficking networks and prevent the loss of life at sea (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "the EU partners with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); NATO is an alliance of 32 countries from North America and Europe; its role is to safeguard the security of its member countries by political and military means; NATO conducts crisis management and peacekeeping missions; member countries that participate in the military aspect of the Alliance contribute forces and equipment, which remain under national command and control until a time when they are required by NATO for a specific purpose (i.e., conflict or crisis, peacekeeping); NATO, however, does possess some common capabilities owned and operated by the Alliance, such as some early warning radar aircraft; relations between NATO and the EU were institutionalized in the early 2000s, building on steps taken during the 1990s to promote greater European responsibility in defense matters; cooperation and coordination covers a broad array of issues, including crisis management, defense and political consultations, civil preparedness, capacity building, military capabilities, maritime security, planning, cyber defense, countering hybrid threats, information sharing, logistics, defense industry, counterterrorism, etc.; since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU and NATO have intensified their work and cooperation; NATO and the EU have 23 member countries in common | | there are no permanent standing EU forces, but Europe has a variety of multinational military organizations that may be deployed through the EU, in a NATO environment, upon the mandate of the participating countries, or upon the mandate of other international organizations, such as the UN or OSCE including: | | the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity (EU RDC) was declared operational in May 2025; the RDC's purpose is to enable the EU to respond to different crisis scenarios by providing a flexible and scalable military instrument of up to 5,000 troops that can be deployed in a swift manner; missions could include capacity building, conflict prevention, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, rescue and evacuation, or stabilization; the use of the RDC is subject to a unanimous decision by the EU Member States | | EU Battlegroups (BGs) are rapid reaction multinational army units that form a key part of the EU's capacity to respond to crises and conflicts; their deployment is subject to a unanimous decision by the European Council; BGs typically consists of 1,500-2,000 troops organized around an infantry battalion depending on the mission; the troops and equipment are drawn from EU member states and under the direction of a lead nation; two BGs are always on standby for a period of six months; the BGs were declared operational in 2007 but have never been used operationally due to political and financial obstacles | | the European Corps (Eurocorps) is an independent multinational land force corps headquarters composed of personnel from six framework nations and five associated nations; the corps has no standing operational units; during a crisis, units would be drawn from participating states, and the corps would be placed at the service of the EU and NATO; Eurocorps was established in 1992 by France and Germany; Belgium (1993), Spain (1994), and Luxembourg (1996) joined over the next few years; Poland joined in 2022; Greece and Turkey (since 2002), Italy, Romania, and Austria (since 2009, 2016, and 2021 respectively) participate as associated nations; Eurocorps is headquartered in France | | the European Gendarmerie Force (EURGENDFOR) is an operational, pre-organized, and rapidly deployable European gendarmerie/police force; it is not established at the EU level, but is capable of performing police tasks, including law enforcement, stability operations, and training in support of the EU, the UN, OSCE, NATO, and other international organizations or ad hoc coalitions; member state gendarmeries include those of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain; the Lithuanian Public Security Service is a partner, while Turkey's Gendarmerie is an observer force | | the European Medical Corps (EMC) was set up in the aftermath of the Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014 to enable the deployment of teams and equipment from EU member states to provide medical assistance and public health expertise in response to emergencies inside and outside the EU; 12 European states have committed teams and equipment to the EMC | | the European Medical Command (EMC) was formed to provide a standing EU medical capability, increase medical operational readiness, and improve interoperability amongst the participating EU members; it operates closely with the NATO Framework Nations Concept’s Multinational Medical Coordination Center (MMCC) under a single administrative and infrastructural framework (MMCC/EMC); the EMC was declared operational in May 2022 | | the European Air Transport Command (EATC) is a single multinational command for more than 150 military air mobility assets from seven member states, including transport, air-to-air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation; the EATC headquarters is located in the Netherlands, but the air assets remain located at member national air bases; the EATC was established in 2010 | | the European Air Group (EAG) is an independent organization formed by the air forces of its seven member nations (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and the UK) that is focused on improving interoperability between the air forces of EAG members and its 14 partner and associate nations; it was established in the late 1990s and is headquartered in the UK | | the European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR or EMF) is a four-nation (France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain), non-standing naval force with the ability to carry out naval, air, and amphibious operations; EUROMARFOR was formed in 1995 to conduct missions such as crisis response, humanitarian missions, peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and sea control; it can deploy under EU, NATO, or UN mandate, but also as long as the four partner nations agree | | the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) is a deployable, combined France-UK military force of up to 10,000 personnel for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, up to and including high intensity combat operations; the CJEF has no standing forces but would be available at short notice for French-UK bilateral, NATO, EU, UN, or other operations; it was established in 2010 and declared operational in 2020 | | the 1st German/Netherlands (Dutch) Corps is a combined army corps headquarters that has the ability to conduct operations under the command and control of Germany and the Netherlands, NATO, or the EU; in peacetime, approximately 1,100 Dutch and German soldiers are assigned, but during a crisis up to 80,000 troops may be assigned; it was formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Germany | | the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG) is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units; units affiliated with the multinational brigade remain within the structures of the armed forces of their respective countries until the brigade is activated for participation in an international operation; it was formed in 2014 and is headquartered in Poland (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, 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"name": "Ecuador", "region": "south-america", "iso_hint": "ec", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Ecuadorian Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador): Ground Force (Fuerza Terrestre), Naval Force (Fuerza Naval; includes naval infantry, naval aviation, coast guard), Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 40,000 active Ecuadorian Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory includes a mix of mostly older and limited quantities of more modern equipment from a variety of sources such as Brazil, Chile, China, France, Italy, Germany, Russia/Soviet-Union, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month service obligation; conscription abolished in 2008 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military is responsible for preserving Ecuador’s national sovereignty and defending the integrity of the state; it also has some domestic security responsibilities and may complement police operations in maintaining public order if required; the military shares responsibility for border enforcement with the National Police; it participates in bilateral and multinational training exercises and has sent troops on UN peacekeeping missions; the military has defense ties to regional countries, such as Chile, Colombia, and Peru | | border conflicts with Peru dominated the military’s focus until the late 1990s and border security remains a priority, but in more recent years, security challenges have included counterinsurgency and counternarcotics operations, particularly in the northern border area where violence and other criminal activity related to terrorism, insurgency, and narco-trafficking in Colombia, as well as refugees from Venezuela, have spilled over the border; the military has established a joint service task force for counterinsurgency and counternarcotics operations and boosted troop deployments along those borders; other missions include countering illegal mining, smuggling, and maritime piracy; since 2012, the Ecuadorian Government has expanded the military’s role in general public security and domestic crime operations, in part due to rising violence, police corruption, and police ineffectiveness; in 2024, Ecuador passed a constitutional amendment formally authorizing the military to participate in complementary security roles such as supporting law enforcement in high-risk areas, conducting joint operations against organized crime, and providing logistical assistance in maintaining public order | | the military ruled the country from 1963-1966 and 1972-1979, and supported a dictatorship in 1970-1972; during the 1980s, the military remained loyal to the civilian government, but civilian-military relations were at times tenuous, and the military had considerable autonomy from civilian oversight; it was involved in coup attempts in 2000 and 2010 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via 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"africa", "iso_hint": "eg", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF): Army (includes Republican Guard), Navy (includes Coast Guard), Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Border Guard Forces | | Interior Ministry: Public Security Sector Police, the Central Security Force, National Security Agency (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 450,000 active Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more modern, typically Western, weapons systems; in recent years, the EAF has embarked on an equipment modernization program with purchases from foreign suppliers, including China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, UAE, the UK, and the US; Egypt's defense industry produces a range of products from small arms to armored vehicles and naval vessels; it also has licensed and co-production agreements with several countries, including Germany and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "775 (plus nearly 200 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,100 Somalia (AUSSOM); also has about 200 police deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo under MONUSCO (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "voluntary enlistment possible from age 16 for men and 17 for women; 18-30 years of age for compulsory service for men; service obligation 14-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; active service length depends on education; high school drop-outs serve for the full 36 months, while college graduates serve for lesser periods of time, depending on their education level (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) are responsible for external defense but also have an internal role assisting police and paramilitary security forces during emergencies and in anti-terrorism operations; the EAF also participates in foreign peacekeeping and other security missions, as well as both bilateral and multinational exercises; the military has considerable political power and independence; it has long had a crucial role in Egypt’s politics and has a large stake in the civilian economy, including running banks, businesses, gas stations, shipping lines, and utilities, and producing consumer and industrial goods, importing commodities, and building and managing infrastructure projects, such as bridges, roads, hospitals, and housing | | key areas of concern for the EAF include Islamist militant groups operating out of the Sinai Peninsula, regional challenges such as ongoing conflicts and instability, and maritime security; since 2011, the EAF has been conducting operations alongside other security forces in the North Sinai governorate against several militant groups, particularly the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); over the past decade, it has deployed additional units along the border with Libya, provided air support to the Saudi-led coalition's intervention in Yemen, and most recently boosted its presence on the border with Gaza in response to the HAMAS-Israel conflict; the Navy in recent years has sought to modernize and expand its capabilities and profile in the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea, including the acquisition of helicopter carriers, modern frigates, and attack submarines, as well as the establishment of a joint service military base on the Red Sea | | the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) has operated in the Sinai since 1982 as a peacekeeping and monitoring force to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace; the MFO is an independent international organization, created by agreement between Egypt and Israel; it has about 1,150 troops from 13 countries; Colombia, Fiji, and the US are the leading providers of troops to the MFO (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, 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considerable domestic security responsibilities; while the National Civil Police (PNC) are responsible for maintaining public security, the country’s constitution allows the president to use the FAES “in exceptional circumstances” to maintain internal peace and public security; in 2016, the government created a special joint unit of Army commandos and police to fight criminal gangs; more military personnel were devoted to internal security beginning in 2019 when President BUKELE signed a decree authorizing military involvement in police duties to combat rising gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security | | the military led the country for much of the 20th century; from 1980 to 1992, it fought a bloody civil war against guerrillas from the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front or FMLN, the paramilitary arm of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (Frente Democrático Revolucionario), a coalition of left-wing dissident political groups backed by Cuba and the Soviet Union; the FAES received considerable US support during the conflict; significant human rights violations occurred during the war and approximately 75,000 Salvadorans, mostly civilians, were killed (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)", "actor_type": 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and secondhand weapons systems; in recent years, it has sought to modernize its naval inventory with purchases of vessels from several countries, including Bulgaria and Israel; China and Russia have also supplied some equipment to the FAGE (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-25 for voluntary military service; selective compulsory military service for men; 24-month service obligation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) are responsible for defending the territory and sovereignty of the country; the FAGE also has some internal security duties, including fulfilling some police 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"service_obligation": { "value": "Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens age 18-40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which reportedly includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 59 eligible for recall during mobilization (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military’s primary responsibilities are external defense, border security, and providing the regime a vehicle for national cohesion; the conscript-based Army is the dominant service | | since the country's independence in 1991, the Eritrean military has participated in numerous conflicts, including the Hanish Island Crisis with Yemen (1995), the First Congo War (1996-1997), the Second Sudanese Civil War (1996-1998), the Eritrea-Ethiopia War (1998-2000), the Djiboutian-Eritrean border conflict (2008), and the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia (2020-2022); during the Tigray conflict, the Eritrean Defense Forces were accused of human rights abuses; in recent years, it has provided training support to the military of Somalia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2019": "10% of GDP (2019 est.)", "2018": "10.2% of GDP (2018 est.)", "2017": "10.3% of GDP (2017 est.)", "2016": "10.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "2015": "10.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:en", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Estonia", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "en", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Estonian Defense Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force; Estonian Defense League | | Ministry of Interior: Police and Border Guard Board, Internal Security Service (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 7,500 active-duty military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Estonian military has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, Western-origin weapons and equipment; suppliers in recent years include France, Israel, South Korea, Sweden, Türkiye, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service for men; conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; non-commissioned officers, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months; women can volunteer, and as of 2018 could serve in any military branch (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "Estonia’s defense policy aims to guarantee the country’s independence and sovereignty, protect its territorial integrity, including waters and airspace, and preserve constitutional order; Estonia’s main defense goals are developing and maintaining a credible deterrent to outside aggression and ensuring the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) can fulfill their commitments to NATO and interoperate with the armed forces of NATO and EU member states; the EDF’s primary external focus is Russia; since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Estonia has boosted defense spending, sent arms to Ukraine, and sought to boost the EDF’s capabilities in such areas as air defense, artillery, personnel readiness, and surveillance | | Estonia has been a member of NATO since 2004, is fully integrated within the NATO structure, and relies on its NATO partners for defense; since 2017, Estonia has hosted a UK-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; as the EDF Air Force does not have any combat aircraft, NATO has provided airspace protection for Estonia since 2004 through its Baltic Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on four-month rotations; NATO fighter aircraft have been hosted at Estonia’s Ämari Air Base since 2014; Estonia also hosts a NATO cyber security center; it cooperates closely with the EU on defense issues through the EU Common Security and Defense Policy and is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and High North regions; Estonia also has close defense ties with its Baltic neighbors and has bilateral military agreements with a number of European countries, as well as Canada and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "3.4% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "3.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:wz", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Eswatini", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "wz", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Umbutfo Eswatini Defense Force (UEDF): Army (includes a small air wing); the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 3,000 active-duty Defense Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the UEDF 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of defense for day-to-day operations; the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) is responsible for maintaining internal security as well as migration and border crossing enforcement; it is under the prime minister, although the king is the force’s titular commissioner in chief; the UEDF was originally created in 1973 as the Royal Swaziland Defense Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.4% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:et", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Ethiopia", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "et", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF; aka Federal Defense Force of Ethiopia, FDRE): Army, Air Force, Naval Force, Defense Cyber Main Directorate (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "available information varies widely; estimated 150-300,000 active-duty Defense Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the ENDF's inventory has traditionally been comprised of Russian, Soviet, and Eastern Bloc armaments; it suffered considerable equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; in more recent years, Ethiopia has diversified its arms sources to include such suppliers as China, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the UAE; Ethiopia's defense industry produces small arms, as well as armored vehicles under license (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "1,500 South Sudan (UNMISS); estimated to have as many as 10,000 troops Somalia (approximately 2,500 under the AU; the remainder under a bilateral agreement with the Somali Government) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service; 24-month service obligation; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) is focused on both external threats emanating from its neighbors and internal threats from multiple internal armed groups; since 1998, the ENDF has engaged in several conventional and counterinsurgency operations, including border wars with Eritrea (1998-2000) and Somalia (2006-2008) and internal conflicts with the Tigray regional state (2020-2022), multiple insurgent groups and ethnic militias, and the al-Shabaab terrorist group; as of 2025, the ENDF was actively conducting counterinsurgency operations against anti-government militants in several states, including the Amhara militia Fano and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), as well as al-Shabaab in Somalia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.7% of GDP (2022 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) are responsible for external security but can be assigned some domestic security responsibilities in specific circumstances; the RFMF has a history of intervening in the country’s politics, and it continues to have significant political power; it also has a tradition of participating in UN peacekeeping operations, which have offered experience and a source of financial support; Fiji has sent troops on nearly 20 such missions since first deploying personnel to South Lebanon in 1978 | | Fiji has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Fiji's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:fi", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Finland", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "fi", "fields": { 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(UNIFIL); Finland also contributes to several ongoing EU and NATO missions (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard upon reaching the age of 18 (length of service depends on the type of duty); women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option to perform non-military service which lasts for 8.5 or 11.5 months; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 50 for rank-and-file and 60 for non-commissioned and commissioned officers (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Finnish Defense Forces (FDF) are focused primarily on territorial defense, which is based on having a large, trained reserve force created by general conscription; other FDF responsibilities include support to international peacekeeping operations and some domestic security duties, such as assisting the National Police in maintaining law and order in crises | | the FDF is also focused on fulfilling its commitment to NATO; following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Finland applied for NATO membership, gaining entry in April 2023; Finland had been part of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program since 1994 and participated in NATO-led military missions in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq; in 2024, it joined NATO's Air Policing mission in Eastern Europe | | Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and actively participates in EU crisis management missions and operations; the FDF also cooperates closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation structure (NORDEFCO; established 2009), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden and involves cooperation in such areas as armaments, education, human resources, training and exercises, and operations; Sweden, the UK, and the US are close bi-lateral defense partners; in 2022, Finland signed a mutual security agreement with the UK, and since 2014 has been part of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and High North regions (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.8% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", 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Air Defense), National Guard (Garde Nationale), National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 200,000 active duty Armed Forces; approximately 150,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 80,000 National Guard (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the French military's inventory consists mostly of domestically produced weapons systems, including some jointly produced with other European countries; there is a smaller mix of armaments from other Western countries, particularly the US; France has a large and sophisticated defense industry capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "France typically has up to 30,000 total air, ground, and naval forces deployed on permanent or temporary foreign missions; up to 10,000 are permanently deployed, including Djibouti (1,500); French Guyana (2,600); French Polynesia (1,000); French West Indies (1,000); Reunion Island (2,100); UAE (800) | | other non-permanent deployments include military missions under NATO, the EU, and the UN, as well as some unilateral operations, in such places as Europe, Africa, and the Middle East and adjacent waters (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "generally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public 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defense responsibilities have expanded to include cyber and space domains | | in 2010, France and the UK signed a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), a deployable, combined Anglo-French military force for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, including high intensity operations, peacekeeping, disaster relief, and humanitarian assistance; the CJEF has no standing forces, but would be available at short notice for French-UK bilateral, NATO, EU, UN, or other operations (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.1% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.9% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.9% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", 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from such suppliers as China, Japan, Jordan, Türkiye, the UK, and the US; the government has committed to an increase in funding for equipment acquisitions, including armor, mechanized, and special forces capabilities for the Army, light attack aircraft for the Air Force, and more modern coastal patrol vessels for the Navy (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "875 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 725 (plus about 275 police) South Sudan (UNMISS); 670 Sudan (UNISFA) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military’s primary missions are border defense, assisting with internal security, peacekeeping, and protecting the country’s territorial waters, particularly its offshore oil and gas infrastructure; it has benefited from cooperation with foreign partners, such as the UK and the US, and experience gained from participation in multiple international peacekeeping missions | | in recent years, Ghana has expanded the Army and reinforced its presence in the northern part of the country to shore up porous borders, interdict smuggling routes, and counter threats from the terrorist organization Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups which has a considerable presence in Burkina Faso and has conducted attacks in Cote d'Ivoire and Togo; Ghana has also made efforts to increase the Navy's capabilities to protect its maritime claims and counter threats such as piracy and illegal fishing (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, 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domestically produced and imported armaments from Europe and the US; in recent years, France, Germany, the UK, and the US have been major suppliers of weapons systems; Greece's defense industry is capable of producing a range of military hardware, including naval vessels and associated subsystems (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "approximately 1,000 Cyprus; 120 Kosovo (NATO); 130 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; all Greek men 19-45 are subject to compulsory military service; 12-month obligation for all services (note - as an exception, the duration of the full military service is 9 instead of 12 months if conscripts, after the initial training, serve the entire remaining time in certain areas of the eastern borders, in Cyprus, or in certain military units) (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Hellenic Armed Forces (HAF) are responsible for protecting Greece’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; the HAF also maintains a presence on Cyprus (the Hellenic Force in Cyprus or ELDYK) to assist and support the Cypriot National Guard; as a member of the EU, NATO, and other international organizations, the HAF participates in multinational peacekeeping and other security missions abroad, taking a particular interest in missions occurring in the near regions, such as the Balkans, the Mediterranean and Aegean seas, the Middle East, and North Africa; areas of focus for the HAF include instability in the Balkans, territorial disputes with Turkey, and support to European security through the EU and NATO | | Greece’s NATO membership is a key component of its security; it became a NATO member in 1952 and occupies a strategic location in the Eastern Mediterranean on NATO’s southern flank; Greece is host to several NATO facilities, including the Deployable Corps Greece (NDC-GR) headquarters in Thessaloniki, the Combined Air Operations Center in Larissa, the Multinational Peace Support Operations Training Center in Kilkis, the Multinational Sealift Coordination Center in Athens, and the Naval Base, Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre, and NATO Missile Firing Installation at Souda, Crete (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.9% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.7% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "3.9% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "3.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, 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Guatemala (Ejercito de Guatemala; aka Armed Forces of Guatemala or Fuerzas Armadas de Guatemala): Land Forces (Fuerzas de Tierra), Naval Forces (Fuerzas de Mar), and Air Force (Fuerza de Aire) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 20,000 active Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military is lightly armed with an inventory mostly comprised of ageing US equipment; in recent years, the US has provided additional secondhand equipment (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "180 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, 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regional countries; the military has security ties with regional partners such as Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, and Honduras; cooperation with El Salvador and Honduras has included a combined police-military anti-gang task force to patrol border areas; it also has ties with the US, including joint training exercises and material assistance | | the military held power during most of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war (1960-1996) and conducted a campaign of widespread violence and repression, particularly against the country’s majority indigenous population; more than 200,000 people were estimated to have been killed or disappeared during the conflict (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.4% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, 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"service_branches": { "value": "People's Revolutionary Armed Force (Forcas Armadas Revolucionarias do Povo or FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force | | Ministry of Internal Administration: National Guard (a gendarmerie force), Public Order Police, Border Police, Rapid Intervention Police, Maritime Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 4,000 active FARP (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-25 years of age for 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"CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military has a limited inventory comprised mostly of older or secondhand platforms imported from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, India, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) was established in 1965; its primary missions are territorial defense, maritime security, search and rescue, medical evacuation, aviation and engineering support, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, peace support operations, and community engagement; key areas of concern include illegal fishing, narcotics trafficking, piracy, porous borders, and threats from Venezuela over disputed territory; the GDF participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises and has relationships with Brazil, China, France, the UK, and the US | | Guyana joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 2022; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)", "as_of": "2025", 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Security: Haitian National Police (Police Nationale d'Haïti or PNH) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimates vary; up to 2,000 trained military personnel (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); estimates for the National Police range from a low of 9,000 to a high of about 13,000 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "in recent years, Canada, Taiwan, UAE, and the US have provided some equipment to the Haitian security forces, including vehicles (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "men and women 18-25 may volunteer for the FAdH (2023)", "as_of": "2023", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "Haiti's military was disbanded in 1995 after it participated in multiple coups and was accused of other political interference and human rights violations; the military was reinstated by former President MOISE in 2017 after the UN ended its peacekeeping operation in Haiti; the reconstituted military established an Army command in 2018 and has received some training assistance from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, France, and Mexico; the military’s stated mission is to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime; in 2023, Prime Minister HENRY called upon the military to assist the National Police (PNH) in combating armed gangs, which have overwhelmed the PNH, killed hundreds of Haitians, and seized control of swaths of territory, including much of the capital Port-au-Prince, since the assassination of President MOISE in 2021 | | in 2023, the UN Security Council approved the deployment of a Kenya-led multinational security support mission (MSS) to help bring gang violence under control; the first contingent of MSS personnel from the Kenya National Police Service arrived in mid-2024; other countries pledging forces included the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad, and Jamaica; the mission is slated to have a total of 2,500 personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, 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force that helps augment the Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps during the Pope’s appearances, as well as providing general security, traffic direction, and investigative duties for the Vatican City State (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps: 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be a single Roman Catholic male with Swiss citizenship who has completed basic training with the Swiss military and can obtain a 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via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24–36 month service obligation; no conscription (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) are responsible for maintaining the country’s territory, defending its sovereignty, providing emergency/humanitarian assistance, and supporting the National Police (PNH); the FFAA’s primary focus is internal and border security, and since 2011 a considerable portion of it has been deployed to support the PNH in combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime; military support to domestic security included the creation of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) in 2013 to provide security in areas controlled by street gangs to combat crime and make arrests; the FFAA, including the PMOP, cooperates with the militaries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua on border security | | the FFAA has received military equipment, training, humanitarian, and technical assistance from the US military; the US military maintains a joint service task force co-located with the FFAA at Soto Cano Air Base (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, 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elements of the PLA Army, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force and are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Southern Theater Command (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via 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"A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 30,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the HDF has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, NATO-compatible arms from such countries as Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Türkiye, and the US; in 2017, Budapest launched a modernization program aimed at replacing its Soviet-era weaponry with modern systems; Hungary has also placed emphasis on building up its defense industrial capacity (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 200 Chad; 470 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2005) (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) are responsible for ensuring the defense of the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and citizens, and fulfilling Hungary’s commitments to the EU and NATO, as well as contributing to other international peacekeeping efforts under the UN; key areas of concern for the HDF the HDF is also responsible for some aspects of domestic security, crisis management, disaster response, and assisting law enforcement forces in border security | | Hungary has been a member of NATO since 1999 and considers the collective defense ensured within the Alliance as a cornerstone of the country’s security; NATO membership is complemented by Hungary’s ties to the EU under its Common Security and Defense Policy; the HDF has participated in multiple NATO-led security missions, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo, as well as EU-led missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali; it hosts a NATO battlegroup comprised of troops from Croatia, Hungary, Italy, and the US, and NATO’s Multinational Division Center, a headquarters capable of commanding a division-sized force (typically 15-20,000 troops) in a crisis; both organizations were established as a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine; Hungary is a member of the Visegrad Group, a regional platform that brings together Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia to discuss cultural, defense, and political cooperation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.1% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:ic", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Iceland", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "ic", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "no regular military forces; the Icelandic National Police, the regional police forces, and the Icelandic Coast Guard fall under the purview of the Ministry of Justice (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "Iceland was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949; Iceland is the only NATO member that has no standing military force; defense of Iceland is a NATO commitment, and NATO maintains an air policing presence in Icelandic airspace; Iceland participates in international peacekeeping missions with the civilian-manned Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU) | | Iceland also cooperates with the militaries of other regional countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) and the Joint Expeditionary Force (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK); in 1951, Iceland and the US concluded an agreement to make arrangements regarding the defense of Iceland and for the use of facilities in Iceland to that end (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 2, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:in", "actor_type": "state", "name": "India", "region": "south-asia", "iso_hint": "in", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Indian Armed Forces (IAF): Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard | | Ministry of Home Affairs: Central Police Organization, Central Armed Police Forces (includes Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Security Guards, Sashastra Seema Bal) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; approximately 1.5 million active Indian Armed Forces, including about 1.25 million in the Army (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory consists of Russian- and Soviet-origin equipment along with a smaller mix of Western and domestically produced arms; Russia continues to be the leading provider of arms to India, although in recent years India has increased acquisitions from other suppliers, including France, Israel, the UK, and the US; India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of air, land, missile, and naval weapons systems for both domestic use and export; it also produces weapons systems under license (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "1,100 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 200 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 900 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 2,400 South Sudan (UNMISS); 600 Sudan (UNISFA) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Indian military's primary mission is external/territorial defense while secondary missions include regional power projection, UN peacekeeping deployments, humanitarian operations, and support to internal security forces; it participates in multinational exercises and is one of the world's largest contributors to UN peacekeeping operations | | the military's chief external focuses are China and Pakistan; the short 1962 Sino-India War left in place one of the World’s longest disputed international borders--known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC)--resulting in occasional standoffs between Indian and Chinese security forces, including lethal clashes in 1975 and 2020; naval competition and influence in the Indian Ocean is also an area of interest | | India has fought four wars and several skirmishes with Pakistan; three of the wars have been over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, the status of which has been unsettled since the UK's 1947 withdrawal and the partition and independence of India and Pakistan; a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the militarized Line of Control which serves as the border remains contested, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir where Indian military and security forces have conducted counterinsurgency operations since the 1980s; in the Spring of 2025, India held Pakistan responsible for a terrorist attack in India-controlled Kashmir and retaliated, sparking a brief cross-border conflict involving aircraft, artillery, drone, and missile strikes | | the Kashmir dispute also includes the Siachen Glacier, located in the Karakoram Mountain Range, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area several times between 1985 and 1995; despite the 2003 cease-fire, both sides continue to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties are due to extreme weather and the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.2% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "al-Qa’ida", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Harakat ul-Mujahidin", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Hizbul Mujahideen", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Indian Mujahedeen", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – India (ISI)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": " Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "The Resistance Front (TRF)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:id", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Indonesia", "region": "east-n-southeast-asia", "iso_hint": "id", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Indonesian National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat, TNI-AD), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut, TNI-AL; includes Marine Corps (Korps Marinir or KorMar)), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara, TNI-AU) | | Indonesian National Police (aka The State Police of the Republic of Indonesia or POLRI) | | Ministry of Transportation: Indonesia Sea and Coast Guard (Kesatuan Penjagaan Laut dan Pantai Republik Indonesia, KPLP); Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs: Maritime Security Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (Badan Keamanan Laut Republik Indonesia, Bakamla) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 400,000 active Armed Forces, including about 300,000 Army (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory is a mix of older and new weapons platforms from China, Russia, Europe, the US, and other countries; in recent years, major suppliers have included China, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the US; the TNI has been engaged in a modernization program for more than a decade; Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries; it has jointly produced aircraft and naval vessels (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "250 (plus about 170 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,025 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 1,225 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; upper age limits vary by military service, position, specialty; compulsory service authorized but not utilized (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military is responsible for external defense, combatting separatism, and responding to national emergencies and natural disasters; in certain conditions it may provide operational support to police, such as for counterterrorism operations, maintaining public order, and addressing communal conflicts | | key operational priorities include an insurgency on Papua and the security of Indonesia's vast maritime domain; the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Organization, has been fighting a low-level insurgency in Papua since Indonesia annexed the former Dutch colony in the 1960s; maritime issues include piracy, transnational crime, illegal fishing, and incursions by People's Republic of China (PRC) vessels; Indonesia is not a formal claimant in the South China Sea, although some of its waters lie within the PRC's “nine-dash line” maritime claims, resulting in some stand offs in recent years; over the past decade, the Indonesian military has bolstered its presence on and around the strategically located Natuna Islands (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.8% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (aka Jemaah Anshorut Daulah)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Jemaah Islamiyah", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:ir", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Iran", "region": "middle-east", "iso_hint": "ir", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "the military forces of Iran are divided between the Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC or Sepah): | | Artesh: Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Air Defense Forces | | IRGC: Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Aerospace Force (controls strategic missile force), Qods Force (aka Quds Force; special operations), Cyber Electronic Command, Basij Paramilitary Forces | | Ministry of Interior: Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) | | Ministry of Intelligence and Security (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; up to 600,000 total active armed forces personnel; estimated 400,000 Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (350,000 Ground Forces; 18,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force/Air Defense Forces); up to estimated 190,000 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (100-150,000 Ground Forces; 20,000 Navy; 15,000 Aerospace Force; 5,000 Qods Force); estimated 90,000 active Basij Paramilitary Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian/Soviet, and US origin (US equipment acquired prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979); it also has some military equipment from North Korea such as midget submarines and ballistic missiles; in recent years, Iran has received some newer equipment from Russia; Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "note: Iran maintained a military presence in Syria and recruited, trained, and funded thousands of Syrian and foreign fighters to support the ASAD regime during the Syrian civil war (2011-December 2024)", "as_of": "2011", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "16 for voluntary military service for men; military service is compulsory for all Iranian men at age 18 or 19 years of age; compulsory service obligation 14-21 months, depending on the location of service; women exempted from conscription but may volunteer (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979 in the immediate aftermath of Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI’s fall, as leftists, nationalists, and Islamists jockeyed for power; while the interim prime minister controlled the government and state institutions, such as the Army, followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI organized counterweights, including the IRGC, to protect the Islamic revolution; the IRGC’s command structure bypassed the elected president and went directly to KHOMEINI; the IRGC played a critical role in helping KHOMEINI consolidate power in the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, and it ensured that KHOMEINI's Islamic revolutionary vision prevailed against domestic challenges from nationalists and leftist factions in the scramble for control after the Shah's departure | | the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) transformed the IRGC into more of a conventional fighting force with its own ground, air, naval, and special forces, plus control over Iran’s strategic missile and rocket forces; today, the IRGC is a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces (Artesh); it is involved in internal security and has influence in the political and economic spheres of Iranian society, as well as Iran’s foreign policy; on the economic front, it owns factories and corporations and subsidiaries in banking, infrastructure, housing, airlines, tourism and other sectors; its special operations forces, known as the Qods/Quds Force, specialize in foreign missions and have provided advice, funding, guidance, material support, training, and weapons to militants in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, as well as extremist groups, including HAMAS, Hizballah, Kata’ib Hizballah, and Palestine Islamic Jihad; the Qods Force also conducts intelligence and reconnaissance operations; note - both the IRGC and the Qods Force have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the US (see Terrorist Organizations under References) | | the Supreme Council for National Security (SCNS) is the senior-most body for formulating Iran’s foreign and security policy; it is formally chaired by the president, who also appoints the SCNS secretary; its members include the speaker of the Majles, the head of the judiciary, the chief of the Armed Forces General Staff (chief of defense or CHOD), the commanders of the Artesh (regular forces) and IRGC, and the ministers of defense, foreign affairs, interior, and intelligence; the SCNS reports to the supreme leader; the supreme leader is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces | | the Iranian Armed Forces are divided between the regular forces (Artesh) and the IRGC; the Artesh primarily focuses on defending Iran’s borders and territorial waters from external threats, while the IRGC has a broader mission to defend the Iranian revolution from any foreign or domestic threat; in 1989, Iran established the Armed Forces General Staff to coordinate military action across both the Artesh and the IRGC; Iran also has a joint military headquarters, the Khatam ol-Anbia Central Headquarters, to command the Artesh and IRGC in wartime (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": 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"CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "al-Qa’ida", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:iz", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Iraq", "region": "middle-east", "iso_hint": "iz", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Ministry of Defense: Iraqi Army, Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Air Force | | Office of the Prime Minister: Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS); Popular Mobilization Committee (PMC) | | Ministry of Interior: Federal Police Forces Command, Border Guard Forces Command, Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency, Emergency Response Division, Facilities Protection Directorate, and Provincial Police; Ministry of Oil: Energy Police Directorate (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 200,000 active armed forces personnel under the Ministry of Defense (Army, Aviation Command, Air/Air Defense, Navy, Special Forces); approximately 20-25,000 National-Level Security Forces | | Ministry of Peshmerga: estimated 150,000 active personnel | | Popular Mobilization Forces: estimated 200,000 militia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Iraqi military's inventory includes a mix of European, Russian, Soviet-era, and US armaments (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via 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December 2021, the US-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) transitioned from a combat role to an advise, assist, and enable role (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Ansar al-Islam", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook 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to the EU’s Rapid Reaction Force; Ireland is not a member of NATO but has a relationship with it going back to 1997, when it deployed personnel in support of the NATO-led peacekeeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ireland joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1999; it has been active in UN peacekeeping operations since the 1950s (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, 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"approximately 170,000 active-duty Defense Forces (130,000 Ground Forces; 10,000 Naval; 30,000 Air Force); more than 400,000 reserves (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically produced or imported from Europe and the US; the US has been the leading supplier of arms in recent years; Israel's defense industry can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems for both domestic use and export, particularly armored vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, air defense, and guided missiles (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-28 years of age for voluntary military service; 18 months service for men, 12 months for women; 18-21 years of age for compulsory military service for men and women; Jews and Druze can be conscripted; Christians, Circassians, and Muslims may volunteer; conscript service obligation is up to 36 months for enlisted personnel (depending on sex, marital status, and military occupation); officers serve 48 months; Air Force pilots commit to 9 years of service (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the IDF is responsible for external defense but also has some domestic security responsibilities; its primary operational focuses include the threat posed by Iran, instability in Syria, and terrorist organizations, including HAMAS, Hizballah, and Palestine Islamic Jihad; since its creation from armed Jewish militias during the First Arab-Israeli War in 1948-49, the IDF, particularly the Ground Force, has been guided by a requirement to rapidly mobilize and defend the country’s territory from numerically superior neighboring countries; the active-duty military is backed up by a large force of trained reserves--approximately 300-400,000 personnel--that can be mobilized rapidly | | Israel’s primary security partner is the US; consistent with a 10-year (2019-2028) Memorandum of Understanding, the US annually provides over $3 billion in military financing and cooperative military programs, such as missile defense; the US also provides Israel access to US-produced military weapons systems including advanced fighter aircraft; Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation | | the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; UNDOF consists of about 1,300 total personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "8% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via 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industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in aircraft, armored vehicles, and naval vessels; it also participates in joint development and production of advanced weapons systems with other European countries and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "Italy has on average about 8,000 military personnel deployed in support of NATO, UN, and other foreign missions; significant ground troop deployments include Bulgaria (750), Hungary (250), Kosovo (870), Latvia (300), and Lebanon (875); in addition, air and naval units are deployed in support of NATO missions (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "17 or 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women ; voluntary service is a minimum of 12 months with the option to extend in the Armed Forces or compete for positions in other government security organizations; conscription abolished 2004 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Italian military is responsible for Italy’s national defense and security and fulfilling the country’s commitments to the EU, NATO, the UN, and other multinational military, security, and humanitarian operations; it also has some domestic security duties; key areas of emphasis for Italy’s security policy and multinational cooperation are Europe’s eastern and southern flanks, including the Mediterranean Sea, East and North Africa, and the Middle East and its adjacent waters | | Italy has been an active member of NATO since its founding in 1948, and the Alliance is a cornerstone of Rome’s national security strategy; it is one of NATO’s leading contributors of military forces and participates in such Alliance missions as Air Policing in the Baltics, the Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe, and maritime patrols in the Mediterranean and beyond; it hosts NATO’s Joint Force Command in Naples and a NATO Rapid Deployable Corps headquarters in Milan | | Italy is also active in European/EU defense cooperation and integration, including hosting the headquarters for the EU’s Mediterranean naval operations force in Rome; in addition, Italy has close defense ties with the US and hosts several US military air, army, and naval bases and facilities (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, 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Self-Defense Force (JSDF) has a range of missions, including territorial defense, monitoring the country’s air and maritime spaces, countering piracy and terrorism, and conducting humanitarian operations; the JSDF exercises regularly with the US military and increasingly with other regional countries, including Australia and the Philippines | | Japan’s alliance with the US is one of the cornerstones of the country’s security, as well as a large component of the US security posture in Asia; the US-Japan mutual defense treaty grants the US the right to base US military forces in Japan, including aircraft and ships, in return for US security guarantees; the Japanese Government provides approximately $3 billion on average per year to offset the cost of stationing US forces in Japan; in addition, it pays compensation to localities hosting US troops, rent for bases, and costs for new facilities to support the US presence; Japan also has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation | | Japan was disarmed after its defeat in World War II; shortly after the Korean War began in 1950, US occupation forces in Japan created a 75,000-member lightly armed force called the National Police Reserve; the JSDF was founded in 1954; Article 9 of Japan’s 1947 constitution renounced the use of force as a means of settling international disputes; however, Japan has interpreted Article 9 to mean that it can maintain a military for national defense purposes and, since 1991, has allowed the JSDF to participate in noncombat roles overseas in a number of UN peacekeeping missions and in the US-led coalition in Iraq; in 2014-2015, the Japanese Government reinterpreted the constitution as allowing for \"collective self-defense,\" described as the use of force on others’ behalf if Japan’s security was threatened; in 2022, the government released security 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security, arms transfers, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism; Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "4.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "4.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham 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1994 and has obligated troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also has had a relationship with NATO since 1992 focused on democratic, institutional, and defense reforms (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.9% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.9% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:ke", "actor_type": "state", 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standards designated by NATO; the KSF was certified as fully operational by the North Atlantic Council in 2013, indicating the then 2,200-strong KSF was entirely capable of performing the tasks assigned under its mandate, which included non-military security functions that were not appropriate for the police, plus missions such as search and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal, control and clearance of hazardous materials, firefighting, and other humanitarian assistance tasks | | in 2019, Kosovo approved legislation that began a process to transition the KSF by 2028 into a professional military (the Kosovo Armed Forces) led by a General Staff and comprised of a Land Force, a National Guard, a Logistics Command, and a Doctrine and Training Command; it would have a strength of up to 5,000 with about 3,000 reserves; at the same time, the KSF’s mission was expanded to include traditional military functions, such as territorial defense and international peacekeeping; the KSF’s first international mission was the deployment of a small force to Kuwait in 2021 | | the NATO-led KFOR has operated in the country as a peace support force since 1999; in addition to assisting in the development of the KSF, KFOR is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment and ensuring freedom of movement for all citizens; as of 2025, it had approximately 4,700 troops from more than 30 countries (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": 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"the Kuwaiti Armed Forces (KAF) are responsible for defending Kuwait's sovereignty and territory; Kuwait’s security concerns include regional threats from state and non-state actors, maritime security, and terrorism; the KAF participates in bilateral and multilateral exercises, as well as a limited number of multinational security operations such as maritime patrols in the Persian Gulf; it also provided a few fighter aircraft to the Saudi-led coalition intervention in Yemen in 2015; the KAF is part of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region | | Kuwait's key security partner since the 1991 Gulf War has been the US; the US maintains thousands of military personnel as well as logistics and training facilities in Kuwait as part of mutual cooperation agreements signed in 1991 and 2013; the KAF conducts bilateral exercises with the US military and would look to US assistance in the event of an external attack; Kuwait has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "4.9% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "4.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "6.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { 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of Interior: State Police, State Border Guards, State Security Service (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 9,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Latvian military's inventory consists of European and US armaments (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "140 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "mandatory military service for all men 18-24; men and women 18-27 may volunteer for military service; service length 11 months in the Armed Forces or National Guard, or 5 years in the National 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NATO partner forces; Latvia also hosts NATO partner forces; since 2017, it has hosted a Canadian-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; in addition, NATO has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Baltics Air Policing mission | | Latvia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and High North regions (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "3.7% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "3.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": 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number of multinational operations in parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia; it trains and exercises regularly with EU and NATO partners and has contributed to the NATO battlegroup forward deployed in Lithuania since 2017; Luxembourg was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) establishing NATO in 1949 | | in 2015, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories; under the agreement, which went into effect in January 2017, the Belgian and Dutch Air Forces trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, 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via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; service obligation 18 months; conscription available in times of national emergency or war (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military’s responsibilities include ensuring sovereignty and territorial integrity and protecting Madagascar’s maritime domain, particularly against piracy, drug trafficking, and smuggling; it also assists the Gendarmerie with maintaining law and order in rural areas, largely in areas affected by banditry, cattle rustling, and criminal groups; the military has a history of influence in domestic politics and seized control of the government in October 2025; security relationships have included France, India, and Russia; Madagascar's small Navy has traditionally looked to India for assistance with maritime security (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.7% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:mi", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Malawi", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "mi", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Malawi Defense Force (MDF): Malawi Army (Land Forces), Malawi Maritime Force (MMF), Malawi Air Force (MAF), Malawi National Service (MNS) | | Ministry of Homeland Security: Malawi Police Service (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 10,000 active Malawi Defense Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the MDF's inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand armaments originating from such countries as China, France, Israel, South Africa, and the UK (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "750 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-24 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the MDF’s primary responsibility is external security; it is also tasked as necessary with providing support to civilian authorities during emergencies, supporting the Police Service, protecting national forest reserves, and participating in regional peacekeeping missions, as well as assisting with infrastructure development; key areas of concern include border security, regional conflict, and international terrorism; the MDF participates in exercises with foreign partners and contributes regularly to African Union and UN peace support operations; Malawi contributes regularly to African Union and UN peace support operations | | the MDF was established in 1964 from elements of the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Great Britain's various possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during the World Wars (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.8% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.9% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, 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weapons and equipment; its inventory originates from a variety of suppliers across Europe, Asia, and the US; Malaysia has a domestic defense industry that has some co-production agreements with countries such as France, Germany, and Türkiye in areas such as armored vehicles and naval vessels (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "825 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service for men and women (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Malaysian military is responsible for defense of the country's national interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; it also has some domestic responsibilities, such as responding to natural disasters; key areas of focus for the military include cyber defense, crime and piracy in the Strait of Malacca, and tensions in the South China Sea; the Army has traditionally been the dominant service, but air and maritime security have received increased emphasis in recent years; Malaysia has undertaken efforts to procure more modern aircraft and ships, improve air and maritime surveillance, expand the Navy’s support infrastructure (particularly bases/ports) and domestic ship-building capacities, and increase cooperation with regional and international partners such as Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the US | | Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.9% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Abu Sayyaf Group, al-Qa'ida, Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham 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"the Defense Force has a limited inventory consisting of mostly secondhand or donated equipment from suppliers such as Germany, India, Japan, Türkiye, and the UK (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-25 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) is responsible for defending and safeguarding the Maldives' territorial integrity, economic exclusion zone, and people; it is also responsible for disaster relief, and if requested, assisting the Maldives Police Service in maintaining internal security and law and order; maritime security is its largest focus; the Indian Armed Forces have long been the MNDF's most important partner (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 5, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:ml", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Mali", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "ml", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Malian Armed Forces (Forces Armées Maliennes or FAMa): Army (l’Armée de Terre), Air Force (l’Armée de l’Air); National Guard (la Garde Nationale du Mali); National Gendarmerie of Mali (Gendarmerie Nationale du Mali) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; estimated 35-40,000 active FAMa, Gendarmerie, and National Guard (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the FAMa's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of more modern material from a variety of suppliers, including France, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, and the UAE (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World 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gained independence in 1960 (1968, 1976, 1978, 1991, 2012) | | the FAMa and other security forces are actively engaged in combat operations against several insurgent/terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), as well as other armed rebel organizations, communal militias, and criminal bands spread across the central, northern, and southern regions of the country; a large portion of the country--up to 50% by some estimates--is outside of government control | | the FAMa and the remainder of the security forces collapsed in 2012 during the fighting against Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants and were rebuilt beginning in 2013 with external assistance from the EU and the UN; the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) ended their missions in 2023 and 2024, respectively; France intervened militarily in Mali in 2013 to assist with regaining the northern half of the country from rebel and Islamic militant groups; French troops withdrew in 2022; since 2021, Mali has increased security ties with Russia, which has provided equipment, training, and other forms of military support (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "4.3% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "4% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "3.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "3.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Ansar al-Dine", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:mt", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Malta", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "mt", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM): Land Component (combat, combat support, and combat service support divided into three regiments), Maritime Squadron, Air Wing; Volunteer Reserve Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 2,000 active Armed Forces of Malta (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military has a small inventory of armaments from a mix of European countries, particularly Italy, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-30 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) are responsible for external security but also have some domestic security responsibilities; the AFM’s primary roles include maintaining the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, monitoring and policing its territorial waters, participating in overseas peacekeeping and stability operations, and providing search and rescue and explosive ordnance disposal capabilities; secondary missions include assisting civil authorities during emergencies, supporting the police and other security services, and providing ceremonial and other public support duties | | Malta maintains a security policy of neutrality but contributes to EU, Organization for the Security and Cooperation (OSCE), and UN military missions and joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1995 (suspended in 1996, but reactivated in 2008); it also participates in various bilateral and multinational military exercises; Malta cooperates closely with Italy on defense matters; in 1973, Italy established a military mission in Malta to provide advice, training, and search and rescue assistance (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:rm", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Marshall Islands", "region": "australia-oceania", "iso_hint": "rm", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Marshall Islands Police Department (includes a Sea Patrol Division)", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "defense is the responsibility of the US; in 1982, the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the US, which granted the Marshall Islands financial assistance and access to many US domestic programs in exchange for exclusive US military access and defense responsibilities; the COFA entered into force in 1986; the Marshall Islands hosts a US Army missile test site | | the Marshall Islands has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within its designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 2, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:mr", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Mauritania", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "mr", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Mauritanian Armed Forces (aka Armée Nationale Mauritanienne): National Army, National Navy, Air Force; Gendarmerie | | Ministry of Interior and Decentralization: National Police, National Guard (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 17,000 active Mauritanian Armed Forces; estimated 3,000 Gendarmerie (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory is limited and made up largely of older French and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, Mauritania has received some secondhand and new military equipment from several suppliers, including China, France, and the UAE (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "450 (plus about 325 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; has a compulsory two-year military service law, but the law has reportedly never been applied (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "founded in 1960, the Mauritanian military is responsible for territorial defense and internal security; it also assists in economic development projects, humanitarian missions, and disaster response; border and maritime security, regional stability, and the threat of terrorist groups operating in the Sahel, particularly Mali, are key areas of focus; Mauritania has received security assistance from the EU, France, NATO, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:mp", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Mauritius", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "mp", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "no regular military forces; the Mauritius Police Force (MPF) under the Ministry of Defense is responsible for the country's security; it includes a paramilitary unit known as the Special Mobile Force, which includes some motorized infantry and light armored units; the MPF also has a Police Helicopter Squadron, a Special Support Unit (riot police), and the National Coast Guard (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World 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includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)) | | Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection/SEDENA: National Guard (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; approximately 260,000 active-duty Armed Forces; approximately 110,000 National Guard personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Mexican military inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported armaments from a variety of mostly Western suppliers, particularly the US; Mexico's defense industry produces light armored vehicles and some naval vessels, as well as small arms and other miscellaneous equipment (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age (16 with parental consent) for voluntary service for men and women; men at age 18 subject to lottery-based 12-month compulsory military service (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Mexican military is responsible for defending the independence, integrity, and sovereignty of Mexico, as well as providing for internal security, disaster response, humanitarian assistance, and socio-economic development; internal security duties are a key focus, particularly combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime groups, as well as border control and immigration enforcement; the constitution was amended in 2019 to grant the president the authority to use the armed forces to protect internal and national security, and courts have upheld the legality of the armed forces’ role in law enforcement activities in support of civilian authorities through 2028; the military also provides security for strategic facilities, such as oil production infrastructure, and administers most of the country's land and sea ports and customs services, plus a state-owned development bank; in addition, President LÓPEZ OBRADOR placed the military in charge of a growing number of infrastructure projects, such as building and operating a new airport for Mexico City and sections of a train line in the country’s southeast (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.9% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.7% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) 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territorial integrity, cooperating in international and multinational security, and assisting civil authorities during emergencies such as natural disasters; since Montenegro joined NATO in 2017, another focus has been integrating into the Alliance, including adapting NATO standards for planning and professionalization, structural reforms, and modernization by replacing its Soviet-era equipment; the Army trains and exercises with NATO partners and actively supports NATO missions and operations, committing small numbers of troops in Afghanistan, Kosovo, and NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence mission in Eastern Europe; a few personnel have also been deployed on EU- and UN-led operations (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "1.7% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.6% of GDP 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null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 2, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:mo", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Morocco", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "mo", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes the Moroccan Royal Guard), Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force, Moroccan Royal Guard, Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie | | Ministry of Interior: General Directorate for National Security (DGSN; aka National Police), Auxiliary Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 220,000 active Armed Forces (175,000 Army; 10,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force, 20,000 Gendarmerie) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Moroccan military's inventory is mostly a mix of older and some more modern armaments from France and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "775 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 890 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "19-25 years of age for 12-month compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are responsible for protecting Morocco’s national interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; key areas of concern for the FAR include international terrorism, maritime security, and regional challenges such as the Polisario Front in Western Sahara and Algeria; the Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), an organization that seeks the independence of Western Sahara, disputes Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the territory; Moroccan and Polisario forces fought intermittently from 1975, when Spain relinquished colonial authority over the territory, until a 1991 cease-fire and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping mission; the Polisario withdrew from the cease-fire in November 2020, and since then there have been reports of low-intensity hostilities between Morocco and the Polisario Front across the 2,500-kilometer-long berm built in 1987 that separates the two sides; Algeria is seen as a regional rival and has openly backed the Polisario Front | | the FAR participates in international peacekeeping operations, as well as both bilateral and multinational training exercises; it has relations with a variety of partners including the militaries of France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and the US, as well as NATO, the Arab League, and the African Union; Morocco has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation | | the FAR was created in May 1956; Moroccans were recruited for service in the Spahi and Tirailleur regiments of the French Army during the period of the French protectorate (1912-1956), and Moroccans fought under the French Army during both World Wars, as well as the First Indochina War (1946-1954); the Spanish Army recruited Moroccans from the Spanish Protectorate during both the Rif War (1921-26) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) | | the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established by Security Council resolution 690 in April 1991 in accordance with settlement proposals accepted in August 1988 by Morocco and the Polisario Front; MINURSO was unable to carry out all the original settlement proposals, but continues to monitor the cease-fire and reduce the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance, and has provided logistic support to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "4% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "4.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham 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created in 1990, largely from demobilized former members of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) and the South West Africa Territorial Force (SWATF); the PLAN was the armed wing of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), while SWATF was an auxiliary of the South African Defense Force and comprised the armed forces of the former South West Africa, 1977-1989; from 1990-1995, the British military assisted with the forming and training the NDF (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.8% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { 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has received limited amounts of newer hardware from several countries, including China, Indonesia, Italy, and Russia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "1240 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,150 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 440 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 875 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 225 Liberia (UNSMIL); 100 South Sudan/Sudan (UNISFA); 1,750 (plus about 200 police) South Sudan (UNMISS) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; upper age limit varies; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Nepali Army is responsible for territorial defense, fulfilling Nepal's commitments to UN peacekeeping, and some domestic duties such as disaster relief/humanitarian assistance, social services, and nature conservation efforts; during the 10-year civil war that ended in 2006, it conducted counterinsurgency operations against Maoist guerrillas; the Army has a long history of supporting UN missions, having sent its first UN observers to Lebanon in 1958 and its first troop contingent to Egypt in 1974; as of 2025, 150,000 Nepali military personnel have deployed on over 40 UN missions; Nepal's key security partners are China, India, and the US | | the British began to recruit Nepalese citizens (Gurkhas) into the East India Company Army during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816); the Gurkhas subsequently were brought into the British Indian Army and by 1914, there were 10 Gurkha regiments, collectively known as the Gurkha Brigade; following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India, and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of the 10 regiments from the British Indian Army to the separate British and Indian armies; four regiments were transferred to the British Army, where they have since served continuously as the Brigade of Gurkhas; six Gurkha (aka Gorkha in India) regiments went to the new Indian Army; a seventh regiment was later added; Gurkhas are also recruited into the Singaporean Police and a special guard in the Sultanate of Brunei known as the Gurkha Reserve Unit (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": 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"approximately 43,000 active-duty professional military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and modern European- and US-sourced equipment; the Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems; it also participates with the US and other European countries on joint development and production of advanced weapons systems (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "350 Lithuania (NATO); 150 Romania (NATO); approximately 800 deployed to Dutch territories in the Caribbean (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "17 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; the military is an all-volunteer force; conscription remains in place, but the requirement to show up for compulsory military service was suspended in 1997 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Dutch military is charged with the three core tasks of defending the country’s national territory and that of its allies, enforcing the national and international rule of law, and providing assistance during disasters and other crises; it also has some domestic security duties, including in the Dutch Caribbean territories; the military operates globally but rarely carries out its operations independently, focusing instead on working through NATO and bilaterally with regional partners; it has particularly close ties with Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the UK, including some combined military units and staffs | | the Netherlands has been a member of NATO since its founding in 1949, and the Dutch military is involved in NATO missions and operations with air, ground, and naval forces, including air policing missions over the Benelux countries and Eastern Europe, NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative in the Baltic States and Eastern Europe, and several NATO naval flotillas, as well as standby units for NATO’s rapid response force; the military has previously deployed forces to NATO-led operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo and also contributes to EU- and UN-led missions; Royal Netherlands Marechaussee detachments have been included in international police units deployed by NATO (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.5% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, 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(DTPN), Gendarmerie of New Caledonia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "defense is the responsibility of France, which bases land, air, and naval forces on New Caledonia (Forces Armées de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, FANC)", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 2, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:nz", "actor_type": "state", "name": "New Zealand", "region": "australia-oceania", "iso_hint": "nz", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 8,800 active (Regular Force) New Zealand Defense Forces (4,300 Army; 2,100 Navy; 2,400 Air Force) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the NZDF's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and Western-supplied weapons and equipment, including from Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "small numbers of NZ military personnel are deployed on a variety of international missions in Africa, Antarctica, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the NZDF is responsible for protecting New Zealand’s sovereignty, promoting its interests, safeguarding peace and security, and conducting peacekeeping, humanitarian, and other international missions | | New Zealand is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily | | New Zealand has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty since 1951; however, the US suspended its ANZUS security obligations to New Zealand in 1986 after Auckland implemented a policy barring nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered warships from its ports; the US and New Zealand signed the Wellington Declaration in 2010, which reaffirmed close ties between the two countries, and in 2012 signed the Washington Declaration, which provided a framework for future security cooperation and defense dialogues; in 2016, a US naval ship conducted the first bilateral warship visit to New Zealand since the 1980s; New Zealand has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, 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sovereignty, and territory; it also has some domestic security responsibilities, including border security, assisting the police, protecting natural resources, and providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance; Nicaragua has defense ties with Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia; Russia has provided training support and equipment; in 2025, Nicaragua signed an agreement of “mutual protection” with Russia | | the modern Army of Nicaragua was created in 1979 as the Sandinista Popular Army (1979-1984); prior to 1979, the military was known as the National Guard, which was organized and trained by the US in the 1920s and 1930s; the first commander of the National Guard, Anastasio SOMOZA GARCIA, seized power in 1937 and ran the country as a military dictator until his assassination in 1956; his sons ran the country either directly or through figureheads until the Sandinistas came to power in 1979; the defeated National Guard was disbanded by the Sandinistas (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": 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North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean Navy corvette in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean military installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the KPA and the South Korean military maintain large numbers of troops | | North Korea also has a history of provocative regional military actions and posturing that are of major concern to the international community, including: proliferation of military-related items; ballistic and cruise missile development and testing; weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017; and large 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"grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 27,000 active military personnel; approximately 40,000 Home Guard (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military has an inventory of modern, domestically produced and imported Western European and US armaments; Norway's defense industry participates in joint development and production of weapons systems with other European countries (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "around 100 Lithuania (NATO); Norway also deploys air and naval assets in support of other NATO operations (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "17 (men) or 18 (women) for voluntary military service; all Norwegian citizens 19-44 are subject to selective compulsory military service; 19-month service obligation for those selected (12 months plus 4-5 refresher training periods) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Norwegian Armed Forces (Forsvaret) are responsible for protecting Norway and its allies, including monitoring Norway’s airspace, digital, land, and maritime areas, maintaining the country’s borders and sovereignty, contributing to NATO and UN missions, and providing support to civil society, such as assisting the police, search and rescue, and maritime counterterrorism efforts; the military’s territorial and sovereignty defense missions are complicated by Norway’s vast sea areas, numerous islands, long and winding fjords, and difficult and mountainous terrain; a key area of emphasis is its far northern border with Russia | | Norway is one of the original members of NATO, and the Alliance is a key component of Norway’s defense policy; the Forsvaret participates in NATO exercises, missions, and operations, including air policing of NATO territory, NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence mission in the Baltic States and Eastern Europe, and standing naval missions, as well as operations in non-NATO areas, such as the Middle East | | the Forsvaret also cooperates closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO; established 2009), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden; Norway contributes to the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the High North, North Atlantic, and Baltic Sea regions; Norway has close military ties with the US, including rotational US military deployments and an agreement allowing for mutual defense activities and US military forces to access some Norwegian facilities | | the Forsvaret's origins go back to the leidangen, defense forces which were established along the coastline in the 10th century to protect the Norwegian coast (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "3.4% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.3% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:mu", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Oman", "region": "middle-east", "iso_hint": "mu", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO), Sultan's Special Forces | | Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Infrastructure Security Police, Coast Guard Police, Special Security Police, Special Task Force (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 40,000 active Sultan's Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of older and some more modern weapons systems from a variety of suppliers, particularly the UK and the US; other suppliers have included China, EU countries, South Africa, and Türkiye (2025)", 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the port, expanding on previous military cooperation agreements in 2014, 2010, and 1980; Oman also allows other nations to use some of its maritime facilities, including China; the SAF is part of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region | | Oman's naval forces conduct maritime security operations along the country’s long coastline, including patrolling, ensuring freedom of navigation in the key naval chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz, and countering piracy and smuggling; Oman participates in the US-led, multinational Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), which operates multinational task forces conducting maritime security in regional waters (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "6% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "5.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "5.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "8% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "11% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:pk", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Pakistan", "region": "south-asia", "iso_hint": "pk", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Pakistan Armed Forces: Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes Pakistan Marines, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force | | Ministry of Interior: Frontier Constabulary, Frontier Corps, National Police, Pakistan Coast Guard, Punjab (Pakistan) Rangers, Sindh (Pakistan) Rangers (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 650,000 active Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory is a mix of mostly imported and some domestically produced armaments; the majority of its imported weapons are from China; other suppliers include France, Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine, the UK, and the US; Pakistan also has a domestic defense industry, which produces or co-produces such items as armored vehicles, aircraft, missiles, naval vessels (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "1,400 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 300 MONUSCO; 300 South Sudan (UNMISS); 575 Sudan (UNISFA) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "16-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; lower and upper age limits vary by military branch, position, and role; personnel cannot be deployed for combat until age 18 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Pakistan military is responsible for external defense but also has a domestic security role; its chief external focus is India; the military is the lead security agency in many areas of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and has for decades conducted operations against various internal militant groups; it is also one of the longest serving and largest contributors to UN peacekeeping missions; China is its closest security partner | | the military operates largely independently and without effective civilian oversight; it has ruled the country for more than 30 years since independence in 1947 and continues to play a significant role in Pakistan's political arena; it also has a large stake in the country’s economic sector and is involved in a diverse array of commercial activities, including banking, construction of public projects, employment services, energy and power generation, fertilizer, food, housing, real estate, and security services | | Pakistan has fought four wars and several skirmishes with India; three of the wars have been over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, the status of which has been unsettled since the UK's 1947 withdrawal and the partition and independence of India and Pakistan; a fragile cease-fire was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the militarized Line of Control which serves as the border remains contested, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in the territory New Delhi controls; in the Spring of 2025, Indian held Pakistan responsible for a terrorist attack in India-controlled Kashmir and retaliated, sparking a brief cross-border conflict involving aircraft, artillery, drone, and missile strikes | | the Kashmir dispute also includes the Siachen Glacier, located in the Karakoram Mountain Range, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area several times between 1985 and 1995; despite the 2003 cease-fire, both sides continue to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties are due to extreme weather and the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "al-Qa’ida", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Haqqani Network (HQN)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": 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"formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan (ISIS-K)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – India (ISI)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of ash-Sham – Pakistan (ISP)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Jaysh al Adl (Jundallah)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "The Resistance Front (TRF)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": 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Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US is responsible for the defense of Palau, and the US military is granted access to the islands; the COFA also allows citizens of Palau to serve in the US armed forces | | Palau has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Palau's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, 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particularly along the frontier with Colombia where SENAFRONT maintains a significant presence | | Panama created a paramilitary National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Panamá) in the 1950s from the former National Police (established 1904); the National Guard subsequently evolved into more of a military force with some police responsibilities; it seized power in a coup in 1968 and military officers ran the country until 1989; in 1983, the National Guard was renamed the Panama Defense Force (PDF); the PDF was disbanded after the 1989 US invasion and the current national police forces were formed in 1990; the armed forces were officially abolished under the 1994 Constitution (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" 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Internal Security: Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 4,000 active PNGDF (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the PNGDF is lightly armed; the Land Force has no heavy weapons while the Air and the Maritime forces have a handful of light aircraft and small patrol boats provided by Australia and New Zealand (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-27 (30 for officers) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF) is tasked with defense of the country and its territories against external attack, as well as internal security and socio-economic development duties; following some inter-tribal violence in Wapenamanda in 2024, the PNGDF was given arrest powers | | since 2023, Papua New Guinea has signed bilateral defense cooperation agreements with Australia, Indonesia, the UK, and the US; the 2023 defense cooperation agreement with the US allowed the US military to develop and operate out of bases in PNG with the PNG Government’s approval; PNG has also military relations with France and New Zealand and has discussed a security cooperation agreement with China | | the PNGDF was established in 1973, and its primary combat unit, the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR), is descended from Australian Army infantry battalions comprised of native soldiers and led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers formed during World War II to help fight the Japanese; the RPIR was disbanded after the war, but reestablished in 1951 as part of the Australian Army where it continued to serve until PNG gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.3% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, 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"name": "Tren de Aragua (TdA)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:rp", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Philippines", "region": "east-n-southeast-asia", "iso_hint": "rp", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force | | Department of Transportation: Philippine Coast Guard (PCG); Department of the Interior: Philippine National Police Force (PNP) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 145,000 active Armed Forces (105,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,000 Marine Corps; 15,000 Air 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security; much of the AFP's operational focus is on internal security alongside the Philippines National Police, particularly in the south, where several separatist insurgent, terrorist, and criminal groups operate and a considerable portion of the AFP is typically deployed; additional combat operations are conducted against the Communist People’s Party/New People’s Army, which is active mostly on Luzon, as well as the Visayas and areas of Mindanao; prior to a peace deal in 2014, the AFP fought a decades-long conflict against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a separatist organization based mostly on the island of Mindanao, which had up to 40,000 fighters under arms | | maritime security is also a priority; the AFP's naval forces conduct naval interdiction missions in support of security operations on the southern islands, including joint maritime patrols with Indonesia and Malaysia; rising tensions with China over disputed waters and land features in the South China Sea since 2012 have spurred the AFP to place more emphasis on blue-water naval capabilities, including acquiring larger warships such as guided missile frigates, corvettes, offshore patrol vessels, and landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious assault ships | | the Philippine military was formally organized during the American colonial period as the Philippine Army; they were established by the National Defense Act of 1935 and comprised of both Filipinos and Americans; the US and Philippines agreed to a mutual defense treaty in 1951; based on agreements signed in 2014 and 2023, the Philippine Government allows the rotational presence of US military forces, aircraft, and ships at up to nine bases in the Philippines; also in 2023, the US agreed to assist in modernizing Philippine defense capabilities, deepen interoperability, enhance bilateral planning and information-sharing, and combat transnational and nonconventional threats (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) 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(for an unspecified period of time) or on a contract basis (for a specified period of time); initial contract period is 24 months (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Polish Armed Forces are responsible for defense of the country's sovereignty and territory, deterring potential threats, and fulfilling Poland's commitments to NATO, EU, and European security; Poland’s geographic location on NATO’s eastern flank and its history of foreign invasion underpin the Polish military’s focus on territorial and border defense; in peacetime, the Armed Forces provide support to the Border Guard; other security concerns include hybrid threats from Russia and Belarus, such as cyberattacks, sabotage, and weaponized migration; since the 2010s, Poland has taken steps to enhance the security of its borders with Russia and Belarus | | since 2014, Poland has hosted several NATO military formations designed to enhance the defense of Poland and NATO’s eastern flank, including a US-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative, NATO fighter detachments at Malbork Air Base, a NATO-led divisional headquarters (Multinational Division Northeast), which coordinates training and preparation activities of its respective subordinate battlegroups in Poland and Lithuania, and a corps-level NATO field headquarters (Multinational Corps Northeast); Poland also has increased the the US military presence in the country; Poland participates in a variety of EU and NATO military deployments in Africa, the Baltic States, Southern Europe, and the Middle East; Poland also provided support to the NATO mission in Afghanistan (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "4.5% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "3.8% of GDP 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commitments include air, ground, and naval forces under NATO-led missions and standing task forces in the Baltics, Eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean Sea; the military also participates in exercises with NATO partners (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "1.6% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": 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established 1983) and several thousand US military forces at various military facilities, including the Al Udeid Air Base; Qatar has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; Qatar also hosts Turkish military forces at two bases established in 2014 and 2019; the Qatari military is part of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2023": "5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)", "2019": "3.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, 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fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014 because of aggressive Russian activity in the Black Sea region; the Romanian military trains with NATO and its member states and has participated in NATO- and EU-led multinational missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Poland; it also participates in UN peacekeeping missions (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.3% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:rs", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Russia", "region": "central-asia", "iso_hint": "rs", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Forces (SV), Aerospace Forces (VKS), Navy (VMF); separate or independent troop branches include the Airborne Forces (VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (RVSN; commonly to as Strategic Rocket Forces), Special Operations Forces, and Unmanned Systems Forces | | Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (FSVNG, National Guard, Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya) | | Federal Security Services (FSB): Federal Border Guard Service (includes land and maritime forces) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 1.1-1.2 million active Armed Forces; estimated 350,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Russia has imported military hardware from external suppliers such as Iran and North Korea to support its war on Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of military hardware (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "estimated 600,000 in Ukraine; more than 20,000 additional military personnel deployed in former Soviet states and elsewhere, including Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Moldova, Syria, sub-Saharan Africa, and Tajikistan (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-30 years of age for compulsory service for men; 18-65 years of age for voluntary/contractual service; women and non-Russian citizens (18-30) may volunteer; minimum 12-month service obligation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Russian military is responsible for protecting the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, providing maritime security, and supporting Moscow's national security objectives, including projecting influence and power abroad and deterring perceived external threats; its missions include air, land, maritime, strategic missile, and expeditionary operations; it is also active in the areas of cyber warfare, electronic warfare, and space; the Russian military's focus is its ongoing war on Ukraine and the perceived threat from NATO and the US | | in February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, beginning what is the largest war in Europe since World War II ended in 1945; Russian military forces occupied Ukraine’s province of Crimea in 2014, and Moscow subsequently backed separatist forces in the Donbas region of Ukraine with arms, equipment, and training, as well as Russian military troops, although Moscow denied their presence prior to 2022 | | Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war at the request of the Syrian Government from September 2015 until the collapse of the ASAD regime in December 2024; it was Moscow’s first overseas military expeditionary operation since the Soviet era; Russian assistance included air support, arms and equipment, intelligence, military advisors, private military contractors, special operations forces, and training; Russia seized the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by force in 2008 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "7% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:rw", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Rwanda", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "rw", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Rwanda Defense Force (RDF; Ingabo z’u Rwanda): Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR), Rwanda Reserve Force, Special Units | | Ministry of Internal Security: Rwanda National Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 30-35,000 active Rwanda Defense Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the RDF's inventory is a mix of older and some modern equipment from suppliers such as China, France, Israel, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, and Türkiye (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "approximately 3,200 Central African Republic (about 2,200 under MINUSCA, plus some 700 police; approximately 1,000 under a bi-lateral agreement); estimated 3-4,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo; estimated 3,000 Mozambique (bilateral agreement to assist with combating an insurgency; includes both military and police forces); 2,600 (plus about 450 police) South Sudan (UNMISS) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "typically 18-30 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service (including officer candidates and those with university degrees and specialized qualifications); enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career professional; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the principle responsibilities of the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) are ensuring territorial integrity and national sovereignty and preventing infiltrations of illegal armed groups from neighboring countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); since 2021, Rwanda has deployed RDF troops to the border region with the DRC to combat the rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which it has accused the DRC of backing; Rwanda has been accused by the DRC, the UN, and the US of deploying RDF troops in the DRC and providing material support to the March 23 Movement (M23, aka Congolese Revolutionary Army) rebel group; the RDF also participates in UN and regional military operations, as well as multinational exercises; it has deployed several thousand RDF troops and police personnel to Mozambique to assist in combating an insurgency since 2021; Rwanda has mutual defense treaties with Kenya and Uganda | | the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) were established following independence in 1962; after the 1990-1994 civil war and genocide, the victorious Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front's military wing, the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA), became the country's military force; the RPA participated in the First (1996-1997) and Second (1998-2003) Congolese Wars; the RPA was renamed the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) in 2003, by which time it had assumed a more national character with the inclusion of many former Hutu officers as well as newly recruited soldiers (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, 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"source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "defense is the responsibility of France", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": 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Guard), Reserve Force, Cadet Force | | Ministry of National Security: the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 200 active Defense Forces (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the SKNDF is lightly armed with equipment from Belgium, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (under 18 with written parental permission); no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook 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"A2" }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; government has the authority to call up all San Marino citizens from 16-60 years of age to serve in the military (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "defense is the responsibility of Italy", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, 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(2023)", "as_of": "2023", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the FASTP is lightly armed and has a small inventory of mostly older weapons and equipment (2023)", "as_of": "2023", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "limited information; 18 is the minimum age for compulsory military service (reportedly not enforced) and 17 years of age (with parental permission) for voluntary service (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the FASTP is one of the smallest militaries in Africa and consists of only a few companies of ground troops and some small patrol boats (2024)", "as_of": 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Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic Missiles Force; Ministry of the National Guard: Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) | | Other security forces include: | | Ministry of Interior: Facilities Security Forces, Public Security Forces (police), General Directorate of Border Guard | | State Security Presidency (SSP): General Directorate of Investigation (Mabahith), Special Security Forces, Special Emergency Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 250,000 active Saudi Armed Forces, including 125,000 under the Ministry of Defense and 125,000 in the National Guard (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, is comprised of imported modern armaments; major suppliers include Canada, China, France, Spain, the UK, 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program to equip and train the SANG since 1973, and much of the equipment for both the regular forces and the SANG has been acquired from the US; Saudi Arabia also has defense relationships with China, France, India, Pakistan, the UK, and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members; it is a member of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region; the force was established in 1982, and its leadership is based in Saudi Arabia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "7.1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "7% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "6.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "7% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "al-Qa’ida", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:sg", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Senegal", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "sg", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Senegalese Armed Forces (les Forces Armées Sénégalaises, FAS): Army (l’Armée de Terre, AT), Senegalese National Navy (Marine Séenéegalaise, MNS), Senegalese Air Force (l'Arméee de l'Air du Séenéegal, AAS), National Gendarmerie | | Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 25,000 active Armed Forces personnel, including the Gendarmerie (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military has a mix of older, secondhand, and some more modern equipment from a variety of suppliers, including China, France, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Türkiye, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "190 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participates in foreign peacekeeping deployments and multinational exercises; its closest security partner is France, which has long maintained a military presence in Senegal | | Senegalese security forces have been engaged in a low-level counterinsurgency campaign in the southern Casamance region against factions of the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MDFC) since 1982; the conflict is one of longest running low-level insurgencies in the World, having claimed more than 5,000 lives while leaving another 60,000 displaced; in recent years, nearly all of the MDFC factions have agreed to cease hostilities (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.6% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World 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vehicles, artillery systems, and munitions (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "180 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished in 2011 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Serbian military is responsible for defense and deterrence against external threats, supporting international peacekeeping operations, and providing support to civil authorities for internal security; specific areas of concerns for the military include ethnic and religious extremism, separatism, and deepening international recognition of Kosovo; Serbia has cooperated with NATO since 2006, when it joined the Partnership for Peace program, and the military trains with NATO countries, particularly other Balkan states; Serbia has participated in EU peacekeeping missions, as well as missions under the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the UN; it traditionally has maintained close security ties with Russia and has a growing security relationship with China | | the modern Serbian military was established in 2006 but traces its origins back through World War II, World War I, the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, and the Bulgarian-Serb War of 1885 to the First (1804-1813) and Second (1815-1817) Uprisings against the Ottoman Empire (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.4% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.2% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, 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Forces (SAF; aka Singapore Defense Force): Singapore Army, Republic of Singapore Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes air defense), Digital and Intelligence Service | | Ministry of Home Affairs: Singapore Police Force (SPF; includes Police Coast Guard and the Gurkha Contingent) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; approximately 55,000 active-duty Armed Forces (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the SAF has a diverse and modern mix of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems from such suppliers as France, Germany, and the US; Singapore has a small but sophisticated defense industry, which produces armaments such as armored vehicles and naval warships (2025)", "as_of": "2025", 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"source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 2, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:lo", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Slovakia", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "lo", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Ground Forces (Slovenské Pozemné Sily), Air Forces (Slovenské Vzdušné Sily), Special Operations Forces (Sily Pre Speciálne Operácie) | | Ministry of Interior: Slovak Police Force (SPF or Policajný Zbor) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 17,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory is a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more modern/NATO-compatible armaments from suppliers such as Germany and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "200 Cyprus (UNFICYP); up to 150 Latvia (NATO) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "minimum age is 18 for voluntary service for men and women; citizens 18-65 can volunteer for the military reserves (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Slovak military is responsible for external defense and fulfilling Slovakia’s commitments to European and international security; Slovakia has been a member of both the EU and NATO since 2004; a key focus of the Slovak military is fulfilling the country’s security responsibilities to NATO, including modernizing and acquiring NATO-compatible equipment, participating in training exercises, and providing forces for security missions such as NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic States; since 2022, Slovakia has hosted a multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the NATO effort to boost the defenses of Eastern Europe since the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Slovakia also contributes to EU and UN peacekeeping missions | | the Slovak Air Force has only a handful of fighter aircraft and is assisted by NATO’s air policing mission over Slovakia, which includes fighter aircraft from Czechia and Poland; in 2022, Slovakia signed a defense agreement with the US that allows the US to use two Slovak military air bases (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:si", "actor_type": "state", "name": 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"value": "110 Kosovo (NATO); up to 200 Slovakia (NATO) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; recruits sign up for 3-, 5-, or 10-year service contracts; no conscription (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska or SV) are responsible for the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, deterring external threats, and contributing to European security and other international peacekeeping missions; the SV is also active in civil-military cooperation, such as the maintenance of local infrastructure; Slovenia has been a member of the EU and NATO since 2004, and one of the SV’s key missions is fulfilling the country’s commitments to NATO, including equipment modernization, participating in training exercises, and contributing to NATO operations; the SV provides troops to NATO’s efforts to enhance its presence in the Baltics (Latvia) and Eastern Europe (Slovakia); it has also participated in other international security missions with small numbers of personnel in such places as Africa, southern Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Middle East; NATO allies Hungary and Italy provide air policing for Slovenia | | the SV was formally established in 1993 as a reorganization of the Slovenia Defense Force; the Defense Force, along with the Slovenian police, comprised the majority of the forces that engaged with the Yugoslav People’s Army during the 10-Day War after Slovenia declared its independence in 1991 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "1.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.3% of GDP (2023 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"CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "in 2017, the Solomon Islands and Australia signed a security treaty allowing Australian police, defense, and associated civilian personnel to deploy rapidly to Solomon Islands should the need arise and where both countries consent; the treaty was activated for the first time in November 2021 following civil unrest in Honiara; Australia was the first country Solomon Islands called upon for support, and from November 2021, Australia deployed police and defense personnel to work alongside partners from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand to restore law and order in Honiara | | in 2022, the Solomon Islands Government has also signed a police and security agreement with China (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 2, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:so", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Somalia", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "so", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Somali Armed Forces (SAF; aka Somali Defense Force): Somali National Army (SNA; aka Land Forces), Somali Navy, Somali Air Force | | Ministry of Internal Security: Somali National Police (SNP, includes Coast Guard, commando unit) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 20,000 active Somali Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the SNA's inventory is a mix of older and donated (typically secondhand) equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Italy, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-22 for voluntary military service for men and women in the Somali Armed Forces; compulsory service is reportedly authorized, but not currently utilized (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the primary responsibility of the Somali National Army (SNA) is combating the al-Shabaab terrorist group, which controls large portions of central and southern Somalia and continues to conduct attacks targeting both military and civilian sites, including military bases, government institutions, and civilian gatherings; the SNA is supported by the National Police, regional/state security forces, and allied militias, as well as international forces; some African Union (AU) countries have provided military assistance to the SNA since 2007 under the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM, 2007-2022), the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS, 2022-2024), and the AU Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM, January 2025-present); Turkey and the US have also provided military support to SNA operations | | Turkey and the US have formed and trained SNA units, including the US-backed Danab (\"Lightning\") Brigade and the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") brigades; SNA soldiers have also received training from Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the EU, Uganda, UAE, and the UK (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2021": "6% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "6% of GDP (2020 est.)", "2019": "5.6% of GDP (2019 est.)", "2018": "6% of GDP (2018 est.)", "2017": "5.9% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, 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Force), South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health Services | | Ministry of Police: South African Police Service (SAPS) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 65-70,000 active-duty National Defense Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the SANDF's inventory is a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied equipment; South Africa's domestic defense industry produced most of the Army's major weapons systems (some were jointly produced with foreign companies), while the Air Force and Navy inventories include a mix of European, Israeli, and US origin armaments, alongside some domestic systems, such as combat helicopters and some naval vessels; South Africa has one of Africa's leading defense industries 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capability for regional security missions and disaster response have been priorities; in recent years, it has been deployed internally to assist the Police with quelling unrest and assisting with border security; the SANDF also regularly participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions and is a member of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force | | the SANDF was created in 1994 to replace the South African Defense Force (SADF); the SANDF was opened to all South Africans who met military requirements, while the SADF was a mostly white force (only whites were subject to conscription) with non-whites only allowed to join in a voluntary capacity; the SANDF also absorbed members of the various anti-apartheid opposition groups, including the African National Congress, the Pan Africanist Congress, and the Inkatha Freedom Party, as well as the security forces of the formerly independent Bantustan homelands (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook 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National Police Agency (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 500,000 active Armed Forces (365,000 Army; 70,000 Navy, including about 30,000 Marines; 65,000 Air Force) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the South Korean military is equipped with a mix of mostly modern domestically produced and imported weapons systems; the US is the leading provider of foreign arms; South Korea's defense industry produces a range of military hardware for both domestic use and export, including aircraft, armored fighting vehicles, artillery, missiles, and naval vessels; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "250 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counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa; South Korea has had a relationship with NATO since 2005, and in 2022 established a mission to the NATO headquarters to further cooperation; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including in Afghanistan and the Gulf of Aden (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.3% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.4% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": 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1983 and participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005); the Juba Declaration that followed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 unified the SPLA and the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF), the second-largest rebel militia remaining from the civil war, under the SPLA name; in 2017, the SPLA was renamed the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and in September 2018 was renamed again as the SSPDF | | the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has operated in the country since 2011 with the objectives of consolidating peace and security and helping establish conditions for the successful economic and political development of South Sudan; UNMISS has about 18,000 personnel assigned; the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; its mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA has approximately 3,800 personnel assigned (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:sp", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Spain", "region": "europe", 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initial obligation; no conscription, but the Spanish Government retains the right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; 18-58 for the voluntary reserves (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Spanish military has a wide range of responsibilities, including protecting the country’s national interests, sovereignty, and territory, providing support during natural disasters, and fulfilling Spain’s responsibilities to European and international security; it maintains garrisons in the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla, conducts operations worldwide, and participates in a variety of EU-, NATO-, and UN-led missions; Spain joined NATO in 1982 and is fully integrated into the NATO structure; it routinely conducts exercises with NATO (and EU) partners, and hosts one of NATO’s two combined air operations centers | | the Spanish military's history goes back to the 13th century; the Army has an infantry regiment, formed in the 13th century, that is considered the oldest still active military unit in the Western world; the Marine Corps, which traces its roots back to 1537, is the oldest naval infantry force in the world; Spain created a Spanish Legion for foreigners in 1920, but early on the Legion was primarily filled by native Spaniards due to difficulties in recruiting foreigners, and most of its foreign members were from the Republic of Cuba; it was modeled after the French Foreign Legion and its purpose was to provide a corps of professional troops to fight in Spain's colonial campaigns in North Africa; in more recent years, it has been used in NATO peacekeeping deployments; today’s Legion includes a mix of native Spaniards and foreigners with Spanish residency (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2% 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:pg", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Spratly Islands", "region": "east-n-southeast-asia", "iso_hint": "pg", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "around 70 disputed islets and reefs in the Spratly Islands are occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam | | China: occupies seven outposts (Fiery Cross, Mischief, Subi, Cuarteron, Gavin, Hughes, and Johnson reefs); the outposts on Fiery Cross, Mischief, and Subi include air bases with helipads and aircraft hangers, naval port facilities, surveillance radars, air defense and anti-ship missile sites, and other military infrastructure such as communications, barracks, maintenance facilities, and ammunition and fuel bunkers | | Malaysia: occupies five outposts in the southern portion of the archipelago, closest to the Malaysian state of Sabah (Ardasier Reef, Eric Reef, Mariveles Reef, Shallow Reef, and Investigator Shoal); all the outposts have helicopter landing pads, while Shallow Reef also has an airstrip | | Philippines: occupies nine features (Commodore Reef, Second Thomas Shoal, Flat Island, Loaita Cay, Loaita Island, Nanshan Island, Northeast Cay, Thitu Island, and West York Island); Thitu Island has an airstrip and a coast guard station | | Taiwan: maintains a coast guard outpost with an airstrip on Itu Aba Island | | Vietnam: occupies about 50 outposts, plus some 14 platforms known as “economic, scientific, and technological service stations” (Dịch vụ-Khoa) that sit on underwater banks to the southeast that Vietnam does not consider part of the disputed island chain, although China and Taiwan disagree; Spratly Islands outposts are on Alison Reef, Amboyna Cay, Barque Canada Reef, Central Reef, Collins Reef, Cornwallis South Reef, Discovery Great Reef, East Reef, Grierson Reef, Ladd Reef, Landsdowne Reef, Namyit Island, Pearson Reef, Petley Reef, Sand Cay, Sin Cowe Island, South Reef, Southwest Cay, Spratly Island, Tennent Reef, West Reef; the underwater banks with stations include Vanguard, Rifleman, Prince of Wales, Prince Consort, Grainger, and Alexandra; in 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(includes Marine Corps), Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard; Civil Security Department (Home Guard) | | Ministry of Public Security: Sri Lanka Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 210,000 active Armed Forces (140,000 Army; 25,000 Air Force; 45,000 Navy) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's armaments are mostly of Chinese, Indian, Russian/Soviet, and US origin (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "120 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 130 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, although upper age limits may vary by branch of service, roles, specialties, etc; no conscription (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military of Sri Lanka is responsible for external defense, maritime security, and maintaining internal security; it has sent small numbers of personnel on UN peacekeeping missions; from 1983 to 2009, the military fought against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a conflict that involved both guerrilla and conventional warfare, as well as acts of terrorism and human rights abuses, and cost the military nearly 30,000 killed; since the end of the war, a large portion of the Army reportedly remains deployed in the majority Tamil-populated northern and eastern provinces; the military over the past decade also has increased its role in a range of commercial sectors including agriculture, hotels, leisure, and restaurants | | Sri Lanka traditionally has had close security ties to India; the Sri Lankan and Indian militaries conduct exercises together, and India trains approximately 1,000 Sri Lankan soldiers per year; in recent years, Sri Lanka has increased military ties with China, including acquiring military equipment, hosting naval port calls, and sending personnel to China for training (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.9% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": 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Sudanese Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF); Border Guards | | Ministry of Interior: Sudan Police Forces (SPF), Central Reserve Police (CRP) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "prior to the outbreak of fighting between the SAF and the RSF in 2023, size estimates for Sudan's armed forces varied widely: up to 200,000 SAF; up to 100,000 RSF; up to 80,000 Central Reserve Police (2023)", "as_of": "2023", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of mostly Chinese, Russian/Soviet, and some domestically produced weapons systems; Sudan has a state-run defense industry, which mostly manufactures copies of foreign-supplied armaments, such as armored vehicles, under license (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via 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and continued into 2025 with reports of atrocities, ethnic cleansing, food insecurity, heavy civilian casualties, and millions of internally displaced persons; each side is supported by allied militias and both reportedly have received foreign support | | the Sudanese military has been a dominant force in the ruling of the country since its independence in 1956; in addition, the military has a large role in the country's economy, reportedly controlling over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports | | the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of 2025, 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(CSDP) and contributes to CSDP missions and operations, including EU battlegroups; it also participates in UN-led missions; Sweden has close bilateral security relations with some individual NATO member states, particularly Finland, Germany, Norway, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.5% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.3% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.7% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Islamic State of 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factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Swiss military is responsible for territorial defense, limited support to international disaster response and peacekeeping, and providing support to civil authorities when their resources are not sufficient to ward off threats to internal security or provide sufficient relief during disasters; Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and UN military and peacekeeping operations; however, Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE; Switzerland joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1996; it has contributed to the NATO-led force in Kosovo (KFOR) since 1999 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)", 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Tajikistan is the only former Soviet republic that did not form its armed forces from old Soviet Army units following the collapse of the USSR in 1991; rather, Russia retained command of the Soviet units there while the Tajik government raised a military from scratch; the first ground forces were officially created in 1993 from groups that fought for the government during the Tajik Civil War (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.8% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.9% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, 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"grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 25,000 active Defense Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the TPDF's inventory includes mostly British, Chinese, and Russian/Soviet-era armaments (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "520 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); more than 1,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO and Southern African Development Community regional force); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); approximately 300 Mozambique (under bi-lateral agreement to assist with combatting an insurgency) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "generally 18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, but may go up to 35 years of age depending on education levels and for medical specialists; no conscription (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the chief concerns of the Tanzania Defense Forces (TDPF) are maritime piracy and smuggling, border security, terrorism, animal poaching, and spillover from instability in neighboring countries, particularly Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); it participates in multinational training exercises, regional peacekeeping deployments, and has ties with a variety of foreign militaries, including those of China, India, and the US; it has contributed troops to the UN’s Force Intervention Brigade in the DRC; the TPDF also participated in the former Southern African Development Community intervention force in Mozambique, which assisted the Mozambique military in combating fighters affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); the regional force withdrew in 2024, but the TPDF continues to maintain troops in Mozambique as part of a separate bilateral security agreement; since 2020, the TPDF has reinforced the border with Mozambique following several cross-border attacks by ISIS fighters (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.3% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "al-Shabaab", 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"source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 350,000 active-duty Armed Forces (250,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the RTARF has a diverse array of foreign-supplied armaments, as well as some domestically produced items; its imported weapons and equipment are from a variety of suppliers, including China, several European countries, Israel, Russia, South Korea, and the US; Thailand's domestic defense industry produces such items as armored vehicles, artillery systems, naval vessels, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other military technologies (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "280 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; all men register at 17 years of age and are subject to selective compulsory military service at 21; volunteer service obligation may be as short as 6-18 months, depending on educational qualifications; conscript service obligation also varies by educational qualifications, but is typically 24 months (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the missions of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) include defending the country’s territory and sovereignty, protecting the monarchy, ensuring internal security, and responding to natural disasters; key areas of emphasis are disputed international borders and a low-level insurgency in the country's south; the military has historically had a large role in domestic politics and has attempted as many as 20 coups since the fall of absolute monarchy in 1932, the most recent being in 2014 | | in July 2025, following months of rising tensions, the RTARF and Cambodian military forces clashed in multiple locations along their disputed border; both sides blamed the other for provoking the five-day conflict, which included cross-border artillery shelling by both sides and air attacks by RTARF fighter aircraft and drones; since 2004, the RTARF and Thai paramilitary forces have combated a separatist insurgency in the southern Thailand provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, as well as parts of Songkhla; the insurgency is rooted in ethnic Malay nationalist resistance to Thai rule that followed the extension of Siamese sovereignty over the Patani Sultanate in the 18th century; the insurgency consists of several armed groups, the largest of which is the Barisan Revolusi Nasional-Koordinasi (BRN-C): insurgent attacks have largely involved bombings; since 2020, Thai officials have been negotiating with BRN, and has parallel talks with an umbrella organization, MARA Pattani, that claims to represent the insurgency groups (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:bf", "actor_type": "state", "name": "The 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(18-60 for Reserves); no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the RBDF was established in 1980; its primary responsibilities are maritime security and safeguarding the territorial integrity of the Bahamas, providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, and supporting internal law and order in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies; the RBDF is a naval force with a few light aircraft, coastal patrol craft, and patrol boats, as well as a lightly-armed marine infantry/commando squadron for base and internal security; the RBDF has training relationships with the UK and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.7% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.8% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.9% of GDP (2021 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domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 55-60,000 Armed Forces; up to 35,000 National Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's equipment inventory comes largely from the US, with smaller quantities from such suppliers as Brazil and Spain (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "17-early 20s for voluntary military service for men and women (ages vary depending on military service and position; under 18 admitted with permission of parents) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military is responsible for defending the independence, integrity, and sovereignty of the Dominican Republic; it also has an internal security role, which includes assisting with airport, border, port, tourism, and urban security, supporting the police in maintaining or restoring public order, countering transnational crime, and providing disaster or emergency relief/management; a key area of focus is securing the country’s 217-mile (350-kilometer) long border with Haiti, where the Army in recent years has assigned thousands of troops to assist with security; these forces complement the personnel of the Border Security Corps permanently deployed along the border; the Air Force and Navy also provide support to the Haitian border mission; the Army has a brigade dedicated to managing and providing relief during natural disasters; the military also contributes personnel to the National Drug Control Directorate, and both the Air Force and Navy devote assets to detecting and interdicting narcotics trafficking; the Navy conducts regular bilateral maritime interdiction exercises with the US Navy (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.8% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.7% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:ga", "actor_type": "state", "name": "The Gambia", "region": 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(public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-28 years of age for men and women depending on enlisted, officer, or specialized positions (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Gambian Armed Forces (GAF) are responsible for external defense and aiding civil authorities in internal emergencies and natural disaster relief; they participate in multinational peacekeeping missions, as well as domestic support activities such as agricultural development, construction, education, and health services; the Gambian security forces have a history of involvement in domestic politics, including multiple coup attempts and mutinies, with the latest being an attempted coup in 2022 | | since January 2017, several members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have provided security forces for Gambia's stability, plus assistance and training for the GAF and other Gambian security forces through the ECOWAS Mission in the Gambia (ECOMIG); as of 2025, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal were providing military and gendarmerie personnel for ECOMIG (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.6% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.6% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:tt", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Timor-Leste", "region": "east-n-southeast-asia", "iso_hint": "tt", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Land Component, Air Force Component, Naval Component | | Ministry of Interior: National Police of Timor-Leste (Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste, PNTL) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 2,000 Defense Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military is lightly armed with a limited inventory consisting mostly of donated equipment from countries such as Australia, China, Portugal, South Korea, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; according to Timorese law on military service, all citizens 18-30 must contribute to the defense of independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the country and render their contribution through defense and security institutions (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) has both external defense and internal security roles; it also engages in national development missions, international peacekeeping, and regional security cooperation; the F-FDTL has ties with a variety of partners, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, the UN, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:to", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Togo", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "to", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army, Togolese Navy, Togolese Air Force, National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise or GNT) | | Ministry of Security and Civil Protection: Togolese Police (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "estimated 20,000 active Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the FAT has a small inventory of mostly obsolescent or older armaments originating from several countries, including Brazil, France, Russia/former Soviet Union, Türkiye, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-24 years of age for military service for men and women; initial 24-month service obligation; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) are responsible for both external defense and internal security; the FAT’s primary concerns are border security, terrorism, and maritime security; in recent years, it has boosted operations in the northern border region of the country to secure the frontier and prevent banditry, illicit smuggling, and infiltrations from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida-affiliated militant groups based in Mali that also operates in neighboring Burkina Faso; in 2022, the Togolese Government declared a state of emergency in the north following an attack by JNIM fighters on a Togolese military post that killed several soldiers; the Navy and Air Force have increased focus on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea | | since its creation in 1963, the Togolese military has had a history of involvement in the country’s politics, including assassinations, coups, and a crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds of civilians; over the past decade, it has made efforts to reform and professionalize, which have included increasing its role in UN peacekeeping activities, participating in multinational exercises, and receiving training from foreign partners, particularly France and the US; in addition, Togo has established a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.8% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:tl", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Tokelau", "region": "australia-oceania", "iso_hint": "tl", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "personnel": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "equipment_note": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 1, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:tn", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Tonga", "region": "australia-oceania", "iso_hint": "tn", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "His Majesty's Armed Forces Tonga (HMAF; aka Tonga Defense Services): Tonga Royal Guard, Tonga Land Force (Royal Tongan Marines), Tonga Navy, Air Wing | | Ministry of Police and Fire Services: Tonga Police Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 600 active Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory consists of light weapons, as well as some naval patrol vessels acquired from Australia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "16-25 years of age for men and women to apply for trainee soldier; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the military's primary missions are defending Tonga's sovereignty, providing maritime security, and protecting the King; it is also responsible for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, search and rescue operations, monitoring against illegal fishing, and delivering supplies to the outer islands; the military has contributed limited numbers of personnel to multinational military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Solomon Islands; Australia, New Zealand, and the US are key partners | | Tonga has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tonga's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas | | Tonga participated in World War I as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but the Tonga Defense Force (TDF) was not established until 1939 at the beginning of World War II; in 1943, New Zealand helped train about 2,000 Tongan troops who saw action in the Solomon Islands; the TDF was disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1946 as the Tonga Defense Services (TDS); in 2013, the name of the TDS was changed to His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga (HMAF) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "1.8% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:td", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Trinidad and Tobago", "region": "central-america-n-caribbean", "iso_hint": "td", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Trinidad and Tobago Regiment (Army/Land Forces), Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 5,000 Defense Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the TTDF's ground force inventory consists of light weapons, while the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly secondhand equipment from several countries, including Australia, China, Italy, the Netherlands, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": "generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the primary responsibilities of the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) are conducting border and maritime security, assisting civil authorities in times of crisis or disaster, providing search and rescue services, securing ports, and supporting civil law enforcement, particularly in countering gang-related crime and trafficking of narcotics and other illicit goods; the Police Service maintains internal security (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.9% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Tren de Aragua (TdA)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 6, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:ts", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Tunisia", "region": "africa", "iso_hint": "ts", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armées Tunisiennes, FAT): Tunisian Army (includes Air Defense Force), Tunisian Navy, Tunisia Air Force | | Ministry of Interior (MoI): Internal Security Forces (National Police, National Guard) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 35,000 active-duty Armed Forces (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the Tunisian military's inventory consists mostly of older or secondhand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Austria, France, Italy, Türkiye, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "840 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; men 20-35 years of age subject to 12 months of compulsory national service (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the Tunisian Armed Forces (FAT) are responsible for territorial defense and internal security; operational areas of focus include counterterrorism and assisting with securing the border regions, particularly along the frontiers with Algerian and Libya | | the FAT conducts bilateral and multinational training exercises with a variety of countries, including Algeria and other North African and Middle Eastern countries, France, and the US, as well as NATO; it also participates in UN peacekeeping operations; Tunisia has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": 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Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:tu", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Turkey", "region": "middle-east", "iso_hint": "tu", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK): Turkish Land Forces (Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), Turkish Naval Forces (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Forces (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) | | Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie General Command (aka Gendarmerie of the Turkish Republic), Turkish Coast Guard Command, General Directorate of Security (National Police) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 495,000 active military personnel; approximately 150,000 Gendarmerie (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and mostly European (such as Germany, Italy, and Spain) or US armaments; other suppliers have included Russia and South Korea; Türkiye's defense industry produces a range of weapons systems for both export and internal use, including armored vehicles, naval vessels, and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones; some of its domestically produced armaments are produced jointly with foreign partners or based on imported weapons systems and produced under license (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "approximately 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); approximately 30,000 Cyprus; 730 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); Turkiye also has several thousand military personnel deployed to other countries under bilateral agreements, including Azerbaijan, Libya, Qatar, and Somalia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "military service is compulsory for Turkish men 20-41 for a period of 6-12 months; men and women may volunteer (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the responsibilities of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) include protecting the country's territory and sovereignty, participating in international peacekeeping operations, fulfilling Türkiye’s military commitments to NATO, providing disaster/humanitarian relief and assistance to domestic law enforcement if requested by civil authorities, and supporting the country's overall national security interests; it also has overall responsibility for the security of Türkiye’s borders | | Türkiye is active in international peacekeeping and other military/security operations under NATO and the UN, as well as under bilateral agreements with some countries, such as Azerbaijan, Libya, Somalia, and Qatar; Türkiye has been a member of NATO since 1952 and hosts the headquarters for a NATO Land Command and a Rapid Deployment Corps, multiple airbases for NATO and US aircraft, NATO air/missile defense systems, and training centers; the TAF is the second-largest military in NATO behind the US | | the military traces its history back to 200 B.C., although the modern TAF was formed following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the conclusion of the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923); the TAF traditionally has been viewed as the “guardian” of Turkish politics, but its political role was diminished after the failed 2016 coup attempt; the military has a stake in Türkiye's economy through a holding company that is involved in the automotive, defense, energy, finance, and logistics sectors, as well as iron and steel production (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.3% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "1.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, 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"source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "service_obligation": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": null }, "posture_note": { "value": "as part of the Falepili Union treaty between Australia and Tuvalu, which entered into force in August 2024, Australia committed to assist Tuvalu in response to a major natural disaster, health pandemic, or military aggression; Tuvalu pledged to mutually agree with Australia any partnership, arrangement, or engagement with any other State or entity on security and defense-related matters in Tuvalu | | Tuvalu has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tuvalu's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; 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the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan; the UPDF participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions and is a key contributor to the East Africa Standby Force; the UPDF is constitutionally granted seats in parliament and is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates | | the military traces its history back to the formation of the Uganda Rifles in 1895 under the British colonial government; the Uganda Rifles were merged with the Central Africa Regiment and the East Africa Rifles to form the King’s African Rifles (KAR) in 1902, which participated in both world wars, as well as the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya (1952-1960); in 1962, the Ugandan battalion of the KAR was transformed into the country's first military force, the Uganda Rifles, which was subsequently renamed the Uganda Army; the UPDF was established in 1995 from the former rebel National Resistance Army following the 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"formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Democratic Republic of Congo (ISIS-DRC)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:up", "actor_type": "state", "name": "Ukraine", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "up", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU; Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny or ZSU): Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces, Air Assault Forces, Marine Corps, Special Operations Forces, Unmanned Systems Forces, Territorial Defense Forces (Reserves) | | Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Guard of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (includes Maritime Border Guard or Sea Guard), National Police of Ukraine (2025)", "as_of": 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brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Poland and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units; units affiliated with the multinational brigade remain within the structures of the armed forces of their respective countries until the brigade is activated for participation in an international operation", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; 25 years of age for conscription for men; 18-24 months service obligation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the primary focus of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) is defense against Russian aggression; in February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in what is the largest conflict in Europe since the end of World War II in 1945; as of 2025, the front line of the fighting stretched about 1,000 kilometers (some 600 miles) north and south in eastern and southern Ukraine; Russia’s forces have also launched missile and armed drone strikes throughout Ukraine, hitting critical infrastructure, including power, water, and heating facilities, as well as other civilian targets; Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, occupying Ukraine’s province of Crimea and backing separatist forces in the Donbas region with arms, equipment, and training, as well as military personnel, although Moscow denied their presence prior to 2022; the UAF has received outside military assistance since the Russian invasion, including equipment and training, chiefly from Europe and the US | | Ukraine has a relationship with NATO dating back to the early 1990s, when Ukraine joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (1991) and the Partnership for Peace program (1994); the relationship intensified in the wake of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine conflict and Russian seizure of Crimea to include NATO support for Ukrainian military capabilities development and capacity-building; NATO and individual NATO countries further increased support to the Ukrainian military following Russia’s 2022 invasion (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2021": "4% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "4.4% of GDP (2020 est.)", "2019": "3.4% of GDP (2019 est.)", "2018": "3.1% of GDP (2018 est.)", "2017": "3.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:ae", "actor_type": "state", "name": "United Arab Emirates", "region": "middle-east", "iso_hint": "ae", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Land Forces (Army), Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard (includes special operations forces), National Guard (includes Coast Guard) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 65,000 active Armed Forces (45,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 12,000 Presidential Guard) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the military is equipped with mostly modern imported armaments, and a smaller amount of domestically produced weapons; foreign suppliers have included China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Türkiye, and the US; the UAE's domestic defense industry produces or co-produces such items as armored vehicles, naval vessels, precision munitions, and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones for both internal use and export (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "maintains a few hundred troops in Somalia and Yemen (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "18-40 for voluntary service; 18-30 years of age for compulsory national service for men with a 36-month service obligation for those without a secondary education and 11 months for secondary school graduates; women may volunteer for national service (11-month service obligation regardless of education) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the UAE Armed Forces (UAEAF) are responsible for defending the state, its resources, and territory, preserving internal security, and supporting the UAE's foreign policy objectives; key security concerns include regional stability and cross-border threats, such as piracy and terrorism; in recent years, the UAE has undertaken a military modernization program to go along with an assertive security policy which has included military involvements in Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen | | the UAE has close security ties to France and the US; it hosts a multi-service French military base, which includes the French naval command for the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN); the UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the US and hosts thousands of US military troops, mostly air and naval personnel; it also has defense ties with a number of other countries, including Australia, China, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, South Korea, and the UK, as well as NATO and fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, particularly Saudi Arabia | | the UAEAF traces its origins to the establishment of the Trucial Oman Scouts in 1951, a joint UK-Abu Dhabi organization modeled after Jordan’s Arab Legion, which became the Abu Dhabi Defense Force in 1965; the modern UAEAF were formed in 1976 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "4% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "4.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "4% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "4.5% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:uk", "actor_type": "state", "name": "United Kingdom", "region": "europe", "iso_hint": "uk", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "United Kingdom Armed Forces (aka British Armed Forces, aka His Majesty's Armed Forces): British Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 138,000 Regular Forces (75,000 Army including the Gurkhas; 32,000 Navy including the Royal Marines; 31,000 Air Force) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the British military's inventory is comprised of domestically produced armaments and imported Western weapons systems, particularly from the US; the UK defense industry is capable of producing air, land, and sea weapons systems and is one of the world's top weapons suppliers; it also cooperates with other European countries, as well as Australia and the US, in the research and development of weapons systems (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "the British military has more than 8,000 personnel on permanent or long-term rotational deployments around the globe in support of NATO, UN, or other commitments and agreements; key deployments include approximately 1,000 in Brunei, approximately 2,500 in Cyprus (includes 250 for UNFICYP), approximately 900-1,000 in Estonia (NATO), over 1,000 in the Falkland Islands, 500-600 in Gibraltar, and more than 1,000 in the Middle East; its air and naval forces conduct missions on a global basis; the British military also participates in large scale NATO exercises, including providing some 16,000 personnel for the 6-month 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise (2024)", "as_of": "2024", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "16 years of age for enlisted ranks (with parental consent for under 18) and 18 years of age for officers; maximum age varies by military service; conscription abolished in 1963 (2026)", "as_of": "2026", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the British military has a long history, a global presence, and a wide range of missions and responsibilities, including protecting the UK, its dependencies and territories, national interests, and values, preventing conflict, providing humanitarian assistance, participating in international peacekeeping, building relationships, and fulfilling the UK’s alliance and treaty commitments; in addition to its role in the UN, the UK is a leading member of NATO | | the UK is a member of the Five Power Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; in 2014, the UK led the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a pool of high-readiness military forces from the Baltic and Scandinavian countries intended to respond to a wide range of contingencies both in peacetime and in times of crisis or conflict; the UK military also has strong bilateral ties with a variety of foreign militaries, particularly the US, with which it has a mutual defense treaty; British and US military forces have routinely operated side-by-side across a wide range of operations; other close military relationships include Australia, France, Germany, and the Netherlands; in 2010, for example, France and the UK signed a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), a deployable, combined Anglo-French military force for use in a range of crisis scenarios (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "2.4% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "2.3% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2.3% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "al-Qa'ida", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null } ], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:us", "actor_type": "state", "name": "United States", "region": "north-america", "iso_hint": "us", "fields": { "service_branches": { "value": "United States Armed Forces (aka US Military): US Army (USA), US Navy (USN; includes US Marine Corps or USMC), US Air Force (USAF), US Space Force (USSF); US Coast Guard (USCG); National Guard (Army National Guard and Air National Guard) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "approximately 1.28 million active duty Armed Forces (450,000 Army; 334,000 Navy; 317,000 Air Force; 10,000 Space Force; 168,000 Marine Corps); 42,000 Coast Guard) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the US military's inventory is comprised almost entirely of domestically produced weapons systems (some assembled with foreign components) along with a smaller mix of imported equipment from a variety of countries such as Germany and the UK; the US defense industry is capable of designing, developing, maintaining, and producing the full spectrum of weapons systems; the US is the world's leading arms exporter (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": "the US has approximately 200,000 military personnel deployed overseas on a permanent or a long-term rotational (typically 3-9 months) basis (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "service_obligation": { "value": "17 years of age (under 18 with parental consent) for voluntary service for men and women; maximum enlistment age varies by service; 8-year initial service obligation, including 2-5 years active duty depending on the particular military service (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "posture_note": { "value": "the US military's primary missions are to deter potential enemies, provide for the defense of the US, its Territories, Commonwealths and possessions, and any areas occupied by the US, and to protect US national interests; its responsibilities are worldwide and include providing humanitarian assistance, participating in international military exercises and operations, conducting military diplomacy, and fulfilling the US's alliance and treaty commitments; the US has been a leading member of NATO since the Alliance's formation in 1949 | | the US military has a global presence; the separate services operate jointly under 11 regional or functionally based joint service \"combatant\" commands: Africa Command; Central Command, Cyber Command, European Command, Indo-Pacific Command, Northern Command, Southern Command, Space Command, Special Operations Command, Strategic Command, and Transportation Command | | Congress officially created the US military in September 1789; the US Army was established in June 1775 as the Continental Army; after the declaration of independence in July 1776, the Continental Army and the militia in the service of Congress became known collectively as the Army of the United States; when Congress ordered the Continental Army to disband in 1784, it retained a small number of personnel that would form the nucleus of the 1st American Regiment for national service formed later that year; both the US Navy and the US Marines were also established in 1775, but the Navy fell into disuse after the Revolutionary War, and was reestablished by Congress in 1794; the first US military unit devoted exclusively to aviation began operations in 1913 as part of the US Army; the Army Air Corps (AAC) was the US military service dedicated to aerial warfare between 1926 and 1941; the AAC became the US Army Air Forces in 1941 and remained as a combat arm of the Army until the establishment of the US Air Force in 1947 (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2025": "3.2% of GDP (2025 est.)", "2024": "3.2% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "3.1% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "3.2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "3.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [ { "name": "al-Qa'ida", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Hizballah", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", "relation": "listed_present", "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "B3", "leader": null, "lineage": null, "patrons": null, "formations": null }, { "name": "La Mara Salvatruche (MS-13)", "actor_type": "non_state_armed", 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foreign partners; Uruguay traditionally has held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US; since 2018, it has also signed defense cooperation agreements with China and Russia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "2.1% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "2% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "2% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "2.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "hq_coordinates": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null } }, "listed_actors": [], "formations": [], "edges": [], "coverage": { "sourced": 7, "total": 10 } }, { "actor_id": "state:uz", 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in 2012; although not part of CSTO, Uzbekistan continues to maintain defense ties with Russia, including joint military exercises and defense industrial cooperation; it also has defense ties with other regional countries, including Azerbaijan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Turkey; it is part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and participates in SCO training exercises (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2019": "2.8% of GDP (2019 est.)", "2018": "2.9% of GDP (2018 est.)", "2017": "2.7% of GDP (2017 est.)", "2016": "2.5% of GDP (2016 est.)", "2015": "2.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, 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(Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB), Presidential Honor Guard | | Ministry of Interior, Justice, and Peace: Bolivarian National Police (Policía Nacional Bolivariana, PNB) (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "personnel": { "value": "information varies; approximately 125-150,000 active Armed Forces; estimated 200,000 Bolivarian Militia (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "equipment_note": { "value": "the FANB inventory is a mix of mostly older and some more modern armaments from a variety of foreign suppliers, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Russia/former Soviet Union, Spain, the UK, and the US (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "deployments": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via 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trafficking and illegal mining; it has ties with the militaries of China, Cuba, Iran, and Russia | | the FANB has a role in the country’s economy and political sectors; military officers hold key positions in state-owned companies, government ministries, and funding agencies; the FANB runs corporation involved in agriculture, banking, communications, energy, insurance, mining, and transportation (2025)", "as_of": "2025", "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A3" }, "milex_pct_gdp": { "value": { "2024": "0.6% of GDP (2024 est.)", "2023": "0.5% of GDP (2023 est.)", "2022": "0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)", "2021": "0.3% of GDP (2021 est.)", "2020": "1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "as_of": null, "source": "CIA World Factbook (public domain) via factbook/factbook.json", "grade": "A2" }, "chief_of_defence": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, "service_chiefs": { "value": null, "as_of": null, "source": null, "grade": null }, 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