Many countries operate foreign military bases; the U.S. by far operates the most, with over 900 military bases around the world. But at least 17 other nations operate foreign military bases, each of which increases the risk of war. Some of these physical installations are on land occupied as spoils of war. Most are maintained through collaborations with governments, many of them brutal and oppressive governments benefiting from the bases’ presence. In many cases, human beings were displaced to make room for these military installations, often depriving people of farmland, adding huge amounts of pollution to local water systems and the air, and existing as an unwelcome presence.
Please use the links on this page to explore the current state of military base expansion and escalation on country-specific map pages. To explore each country’s bases, click on map markers or use the dashboard to make selections. The main page for World BEYOND War’s Close Bases campaign is here.
USA’s Military Empire: 917 Foreign Bases in 98 Countries
Other Nations With Foreign Military Bases (Click for Detail)
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UK: 117 Bases in 38 Countries
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Turkiye: 128 Bases in 10 Countries
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Russia: 58 Bases in 10 Countries
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Iran: 22 Bases in 3 Countries
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India: 22 Bases in 12 Countries
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France: 15 Bases in 10 Countries
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UAE: 13 Bases in 5 Countries
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Singapore: 10 Bases in 6 Countries
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China: 6 Bases in 6 Countries
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Canada: 4 Bases in 4 Countries
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Netherlands: 3 Bases in 2 Countries
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Saudi Arabia: 2 Bases in 2 Countries
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Australia: 2 Bases in 2 Countries
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Italy: 2 Bases in 2 Countries
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Bangladesh: 1 Base in 1 Country
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Pakistan: 1 Base in 1 Country
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Japan: 1 Base in 1 Country
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Closed Foreign Military Bases
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Closed Bases: 1803 Former Bases
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