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All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel. Some countries, such as Italy and Japan, have only volunteers in their armed forces. Other countries, such as Mauritius ...
Ulster Defence Association (UDA): Ulster loyalist group formed on September 1971. Ulster Resistance (UR or URM): Ulster loyalist group formed on November 1986, operating in mainly in Northern Ireland. Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF): Ulster loyalist group formed in 1966, which is not related to the Ulster Volunteers.
Rank Country Global Militarization Index (GMI) Military Expenditure Index Score People Index Score Heavy Weapons Index Score 1 Ukraine 335: 5.11: 1.29: 1.75
Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. Islamic Republic of Iran Army. Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces. Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force. Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces.
Paramilitary organizations based in China (6 C, 11 P) Paramilitary organisations based in Colombia (4 C, 11 P) Paramilitary organisations based in the Republic of the Congo (1 C) Paramilitary organisations based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1 C, 6 P) Paramilitary organizations based in Croatia (2 P)
1 3 1.45 Japan: 4 3 1 0.03 Kiribati: 4 2 2 33.13 105 Botswana: 3 2 1 1.24 North Macedonia: 3 3 0 1.64 107 Algeria: 2 2 0 0.04 Azerbaijan: 2 1 1 0.20 Belgium: 2 2 0 0.17 Cyprus: 2 2 0 2.18 Estonia: 2 1 1 1.46 Latvia: 2 1 0 1.07 Papua New Guinea: 2 1 1 0.17 Timor-Leste: 2 2 0 1.48 115 Armenia: 1 1 0 0.34 Qatar: 1 1 0 0.38 Sao Tome and Principe: 1 1 0
Paramilitary. Legion of Frontiersmen, Edmonton Command, 1915 – a nationalist paramilitary group not officially affiliated with the Canadian Army. A paramilitary is a military that is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. [1] The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of the term "paramilitary" as far back as 1934.
Organizations containing specially trained personnel that are organized, equipped and trained to conduct high-risk, high value, special operations to achieve military, political, economic, or international objectives by using special and unique operational methodologies in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive area to achieve desired ...