List of countries with overseas military bases - wikipedia List of countries with overseas military bases A view of RAF Mount Pleasant, the centrepiece of the British military base on the Falkland Islands This is a list of overseas military bases by country. The establishment of military bases abroad enable a country to project power, e.g. to conduct expeditionary warfare, and thereby influence events abroad. Depending on their size and infrastructure, they can be used as staging areas or for logistical, communications and / or intelligence support. Many conflicts throughout modern history have resulted in overseas military bases being established in large numbers by world powers and the existence of bases abroad has served countries having them in achieving political and military goals. The British Empire and other colonial powers established overseas military bases in many of their colonies during the First and Second World Wars, where useful, and actively sought rights to facilities where needed for strategic reasons. At one time, establishing coaling stations for naval ships was important. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union established military bases where they could within their respective spheres of influence, and actively sought influence where needed. More recently, the War on Terror has resulted in overseas military bases being established in the Middle East. Whilst the overall number of overseas military bases has fallen since 1945, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States still possess or utilize a substantial number. Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Pakistan and Turkey. The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 `` named bases '' having active duty, national guard / reserve, and / or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014. Its largest, in terms of personnel, was Ramstein AB in Germany, with almost 9,200 personnel. Contents 1 Australia 2 China 3 Germany 4 Greece 5 France 6 India 7 Italy 8 Japan 9 Pakistan 10 Russia 11 Turkey 12 United Arab Emirates 13 United Kingdom 14 United States 15 See also 16 Notes 17 References 18 External links Australia United Arab Emirates -- Al Minhad Air Base used for Australian operations in the Middle East China Djibouti -- `` military supporting facilities '' near Obock Germany France -- Jägerbataillon 291 ( part of Franco - German Brigade ) in Illkirch - Graffenstaden near Strasbourg United States -- Germany has aircraft training facilities at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico and at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. ( training base ) Greece Cyprus -- Hellenic Force in Cyprus France Main article : Overseas military bases of France Chad -- N'Djamena Air Force Base Djibouti -- Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti ( FFDj ) France French Guiana ( France ) -- Les forces armées en Guyane ( FAG ) French Polynesia ( France ) -- Les forces armées en Polynésie française ( FAPF ) Martinique ( France ) -- Les forces armées aux Antilles ( FAA ) New Caledonia ( France ) -- Les forces armées en Nouvelle Calédonie ( FANC ) Réunion & Mayotte ( France ) -- Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l'océan Indien ( FAZSOI ) Gabon -- Les éléments français au Gabon ( EFG ) Germany -- Brigade franco - allemande ( former Forces françaises en Allemagne ) : HQ and logistic battalion at Robert Schuman Barracks in Müllheim Ivory Coast -- Les forces françaises en Côte d'Ivoire ( FFCI ) Lebanon -- Dayr Kifa Air Force Base Niger -- Niamey Air Force Base Senegal -- Les éléments français au Sénégal ( EFS ) United Arab Emirates -- Forces de présence aux Emirats arabes unis India Bhutan -- an Indian Military Training Team ( IMTRAT ) is permanently stationed in western Bhutan Bhutan is India 's protected state, see also India - Bhutan Military cooperation and 2017 China -- India border standoff Madagascar -- a Coastal Surveillance Radar ( CSR ) station, with berthing rights for the Indian Navy, see also India -- Madagascar Military cooperation Mauritius -- part of India 's security grid including Coastal Surveillance Radar ( CSR ) station of Indian Navy 's National Command Control Communication Intelligence network, with berthing rights for the Indian Navy, strategic assets in Agaléga, the Head of Mauritius Navy and the Mauritian National Security Advisor are Indian officers, also see India -- Mauritius Military cooperation Nepal -- Surkhet Air base built by India and intelligence sharing, also see India -- Nepal Military cooperation Seychelles -- Indian Overseas Military Base at Assumption Island ( IOMB Assumption Island ), Seychelles ' Maritime Security Advisor is also an Indian naval officer, part of India 's security grid including Coastal Surveillance Radar ( CSR ) station of Indian Navy 's National Command Control Communication Intelligence network, also see India -- Seychelles Military cooperation Tajikistan -- Farkhor Air Base, India 's first external military base, also see India -- Tajikistan Military cooperation Italy United Arab Emirates -- Air Task Force ( TFA ) Djibouti -- BMNS - Base Militare Nazionale di Supporto ( National Support Military Base ) -- 300 personnel. United States -- Sheppard Air Force Base ( training base ), Eglin Air Force Base ( training base ) Japan Djibouti -- Established in 2011, Japan 's Deployment Airforce for Counter-Piracy Enforcement ( DAPE ) protects shipping from piracy Pakistan Main article : Pakistan Armed Forces deployments Saudi Arabia -- 1,180 personnel in Tabuk and other bases in permanent training and advisory roles, under a 1982 agreement. Russia Main article : List of Russian military bases abroad Armenia -- Russian 102nd Military Base in Gyumri and the Russian 3624th Airbase in Erebuni Airport near Yerevan Belarus -- Hantsavichy Radar Station ; Vileyka naval communication centre Georgia -- Russian 4th Military Base in South Ossetia and Russian 7th Military Base in Abkhazia Kazakhstan - Balkhash Radar Station ; Sary Shagan range ; Baikonur Cosmodrome Kyrgyzstan - Kant Air Base, the 338th naval communication centre, a torpedo testing range and a seismographic station Moldova - Russia maintains a sizeable task force in the partially recognised Transnistria region for both peacekeeping purposes and to guard a decommissioned arms depot Syria -- Russian naval facility in Tartus ; Khmeimim Air Base Tajikistan -- 201st Military Base Vietnam -- Cam Ranh Base Turkey Azerbaijan -- Buildings and structures in Gizil Sherg military town, and one terminal building located in the airfield in Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev settlement. Northern Cyprus ( disputed by Republic of Cyprus ) -- Cyprus Turkish Peace Force Command Iraq ( Iraqi Kurdistan ) -- A base with 2000 personnel. Qatar -- A base with 3000 personnel. Somalia -- A base with 200 personnel ( could increase to over 1000 ). Syria -- Bases in Al - Bab, Al - Rai, Akhtarin and Jarablus with unknown number of personnel. New bases were followed at Atme and Darat Izza. United Arab Emirates Somalia ( Somaliland ) -- Military base in the Port of Berbera United Kingdom Main article : Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom Countries and British Overseas Territories with United Kingdom military bases and facilities Ascension Island ( UK ) -- RAF Ascension Island ; UK Signals intelligence station Bahrain -- HMS Jufair Naval Base ( HMNBJ ) Belize -- British Army Training and Support Unit Belize Bermuda ( UK ) -- Royal Bermuda Regiment British Indian Ocean Territory ( UK ) -- British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories : Permanent Joint Operating Base Diego Garcia Brunei -- British Forces Brunei : Brunei Garrison Canada -- British Army Training Unit Suffield Cyprus -- British Forces Cyprus Akrotiri and Dhekelia ( UK ) -- Episkopi Cantonment ; RAF Akrotiri ; Alexander Barracks ; Ayios Nikolaos Station ; Dhekelia Airfield ; Dhekelia Cantonment ; Nightingale Barracks Republic of Cyprus -- RAF Troodos Falkland Islands ( UK ) -- British Forces South Atlantic Islands : RAF Mount Pleasant ; RAF Mount Byron ; RAF Mount Alice ; Mare Harbour ; Falkland Islands Defence Force Germany -- British Forces Germany : Westfalen Garrison Gibraltar ( UK ) -- British Forces Gibraltar : Gibraltar Squadron ; RAF Gibraltar ; Royal Gibraltar Regiment Kenya -- British Army Training Unit Kenya Montserrat ( UK ) -- Royal Montserrat Defence Force Nepal -- British Gurkhas Nepal Singapore -- Naval Party 1022 Qatar -- RAF Al Udeid United States Main article : List of United States military bases Countries with United States military bases and facilities Afghanistan -- Camp Dwyer ; Forward Operating Base Delhi ; Forward Operating Base Geronimo ; Firebase Fiddler 's Green Australia -- Pine Gap Bahrain -- Naval Support Activity Bahrain ; Isa Air Base Belgium -- Chièvres Air Base ; Kleine Brogel Air Base Brazil -- United States Naval Support Detachment, São Paulo British Indian Ocean Territory ( UK ) -- Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia Bulgaria -- Aitos Logistics Center ; Bezmer Air Base ; Graf Ignatievo Air Base ; Novo Selo Range Cuba -- Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Djibouti -- Camp Lemonnier Germany -- US Army installations in Germany ; Panzer Kaserne ; Ramstein Air Base ; Spangdahlem Air Base Greece -- Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Greenland ( Denmark ) -- Thule Air Base Honduras -- Soto Cano Air Base Israel -- Port of Haifa ( United States Sixth Fleet ) ; Dimona Radar Facility Italy -- Caserma Del Din ; Caserma Ederle ; Darby Military Community ; Naval Air Station Sigonella ; Naval Support Activity Naples ; Aviano Air Base Japan -- United States Forces Japan Kosovo -- Camp Bondsteel Kuwait -- Ali Al Salem Air Base ; Camp Arifjan ; Camp Buehring ; Kuwait Naval Base Netherlands -- Volkel Air Base Norway -- 426th Air Base Squadron at Sola Air Station, Navy harrsion in Varnes Oman -- RAFO Masirah ; RAFO Thumrait ( South of Oman ) Portugal -- Lajes Field Qatar -- Al Udeid Air Base Saudi Arabia -- 64th Air Expeditionary Group Singapore -- Paya Lebar Air Base South Korea -- United States Forces Korea Spain -- Morón Air Base ; Naval Station Rota Turkey -- Incirlik Air Base ; Izmir Air Station United Arab Emirates -- Al Dhafra Air Base ; Port of Jebel Ali ; Fujairah Naval Base United Kingdom -- RAF Alconbury ; RAF Croughton ; RAF Fairford ; RAF Lakenheath ; RAF Menwith Hill ; RAF Mildenhall See also Power projection Notes Jump up ^ What are here termed `` named bases '' are the bases listed in section X : `` Personnel Data from DMDC '', i.e. excluding that table 's rows labelled `` Other '', in the 2015 DoD Base Structure Report. Jump up ^ The 2015 U.S. Base Structure Report gives 587 overseas sites, but sites are merely real property at a distinct geographical location, and multiple sites may belong to one installation ( page DoD - 3 ). For example, the Garmisch, Germany `` named base '' with its 72 personnel has eight distinct sites large enough to be listed in the Army 's Individual Service Inventory list : Artillery Kaserne, Breitenau Skeet Range, Garmisch Family Housing, Garmish Golf Course, General Abrams Hotel And Disp, Hausberg Ski Area, Oberammergau NATO School, and Sheridan Barracks ( listed in Army - 15 to Army - 17 ). These range in size from Ramstein AB with 9,188 active, guard / reserve, and civilian personnel down to Worms, which has just one civilian. Jump up ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 112 out of 193 United Nations member states. References Jump up ^ `` Department of Defense / Base Structure Report / FY 2015 Baseline '' ( PDF ). Retrieved October 10, 2016. Jump up ^ Jeffrey, James ( May 3, 2016 ). `` China is building its first overseas military base in Djibouti -- right next to a key US one ''. Public Radio International. Jump up ^ Feiges, Johannes ( April 13, 2016 ). `` Why China 's Djibouti Presence Matters ''. The Diplomat. Jump up ^ 2nd German Air Force Training Squadron USA in Pensacola, Florida ( in German ). Retrieved 18 September 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Les forces françaises prépositionnées '' ( PDF ). defense.gouv.fr. 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Naval units protecting Japanese shipping in the region had operated out of the US base prior to 2011. Japan is reported to pay an annual rent of $30 million for the facilities, similar to the sums paid for either of the far larger US and French bases. This has led to an expansion of Japan 's civilian aid programme to Djibouti, which has also become a hub for wider development activities in the Horn by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. '' ) Jump up ^ `` Troops already in Saudi Arabia, says minister ''. Dawn. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Our troops are already present in Tabuk and some other cities of Saudi Arabia. Jump up ^ Syed, Baqir Sajjad ( 22 April 2017 ). `` Raheel leaves for Riyadh to command military alliance ''. Dawn. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Pakistan already has 1,180 troops in Saudi Arabia under a 1982 bilateral agreement. The deployed troops are mostly serving there in training and advisory capacity. 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Question: who has the most military bases in the world
Answer: United States