"The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises) encompass the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force, the National Guard and the Gendarmerie of the ...
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French Republic. The President of France heads the armed forces as chef des armées.
France has the sixth largest defence budget in the world and the first in the European Union (EU). It has the largest armed forces in size in the European Union. According to Credit Suisse, the French Armed Forces are ranked as the world's sixth-most powerful military." - (en.wikipedia.org 26.12.2020)