The Manchu National Defence Forces (Chinese: ㄇㄢㄗㄨ ㄍㄨㄛㄈㄤㄐㄩㄣ; MNDF) is the name of the military of the Manchu Republic. With 1,228,300 troops overall Manchuria possess the 13th largest military on the planet, with 416,800 active personnel and 871,500 in reserve. It is split into five branches - an army, navy, airforce, coast guard and special forces/presidential guard known as the Republican Guards. From 1917-45 it operated as the Manchu National Army and from 1945-90 the Manchu People's Revolutionary Army.