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The Republic of Turkey's military forces are known as the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF, Turkish: Turk Silahli Kuvvetleri or TSK). The General Staff, the Land Forces (Land Forces), the Naval Forces (Naval Forces) and the Air Forces make up the Turkish Armed Forces. General Yasar Guler is the current Chief of General Staff. The Commander of the Armed Forces is the Chief of the General staff. The Commander of the Armed Forces is the Chief of General Staff. In wartime, the Commander-in–Chief for the President is the Chief of General Staff. He represents the Supreme Military Command of TAF on behalf of Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The General Staff is responsible for coordinating the military relations between the TAF and NATO member states as well as friendly states. The formation of the Turkish Armed Forces was the beginning of their history. The Turkish military saw itself as the guardian for Kemalism, the official ideology of the state, and its emphasis on secularism.

Turkey joined NATO in 1952 and began a vast modernization program for its armed force. Turkey sent 14,936 soldiers to the Korean War with South Korea and NATO. A second restructuring was started towards the end of 1980s. The Turkish Armed Forces participate in an EU Battlegroup under the control of the European Council, the Italian-Romanian-Turkish Battlegroup. NATO's Eurocorps multinational army corps initiative, the Eurocorps Multinational Army Corps Initiative of the EU and NATO also has operational support from the TAF. The Turkish Armed Forces are the second-largest standing military force in NATO after the U.S. Armed Forces. They have an estimated strength of 895,000 paramilitary and military personnel in 2021. Turkey is also part of the NATO nuclear sharing policy. The Incirlik Air Base houses 50 U.S.-made B61 nuclear bombs, which is the largest number of these five countries.

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Guatemala ((listen) GWAH@-MAH'l@; Spanish pronunciation: [gwate’mala]) is a country in Central America. It borders Mexico to its north and west, Belize to the northeast, Honduras and Belize to the east, El Salvador (the southeast), and the Pacific Ocean (the south). It is home to approximately 17.2 million people and ranks 11th in the Americas in terms of population. Guatemala is a representative democracy. Nueva Guatemala de la Asuncion is the capital and largest city. It is also known as Guatemala City. Historisch speaking, the Maya civilization's core, which spanned Mesoamerica, was based in modern Guatemala. The Spanish conquered most of this region in the 16th century and made it part of the viceroyalty New Spain. In 1821, Guatemala gained independence from Mexico and Spain. Guatemala was annexed to the Federal Republic of Central America in 1823. It was then dissolved in 1841. Guatemala was plagued by civil unrest and instability from the middle to late 19th centuries.

It was ruled over by a number of dictators, supported by the United Fruit Company (USA) and the United States government. The pro-democratic military coup that overthrew Jorge Ubico, the dictatorial leader, in 1944 triggered a decade-long revolution that resulted in major social and economic reforms. In 1954, a U.S.-backed military coup ended the revolution and established a dictatorship. From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala was a civil war between the US-backed government, leftist rebels, and the military, which resulted in the genocidal murders of the Maya people. Although Guatemala achieved economic growth and democratic elections under a UN-negotiated peace agreement, it still struggles with high levels of poverty, crime, drug cartels and instability. According to the Human Development Index, Guatemala ranks 31st among 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations. This is despite having many endemic species. It also contributes to Mesoamericas designation of a biodiversity hotspot.

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