The Royal Netherlands Navy is called the Koninklijke Marine in Dutch, not to be confused with the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps (also called Dutch Marine Corps, in Dutch Korps Mariniers), which is part of it.

The Royal Marines of the United Kingdom are administered by the Royal Navy.

The Royal Norwegian Navy is called Den Kongelige Norske Marine in Norwegian. The Royal Norwegian Navy unit responsible for naval infantry and ISTAR operations (equivalent to other countries' marine corps) is the Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command (Kystjegerkommandoen).

The French Navy is called the Marine Nationale, including the French Marine Corps.

The Deutsche Marine is the modern German Navy.

Corps of Colonial Marines - Formed by the British during the mid 1840s to serve in the remaining British America colonies (mainly the West Indies), The Colonial Marines were controlled by the Royal Marines as an auxiliary force. Initially recruited from freed or escaped slaves from the United States and later from local inhabitants, these units were either disbanded or absorbed by the West Indies Regiment.

Confederate Marine Corps

French Marines; two types of French Marines exist,

French Army units which were formerly titled Colonial Troops and were army troops who wore an anchor patch and served overseas, but were the responsibility of the French Navy for administration. Nowadays, Marine troops consist Marine Infantry (Infanterie de Marine), Marine Artillery (Artillerie de Marine), Marine Armor (Chars de Marine). Marine troops wear an anchor patch.

The Naval Fusiliers who protected naval bases and served on capital ships. Currently the Naval Fusiliers (FUSMAR or fusiliers marine) consists of 14 Companies of Fusiliers and a small commando battalion (FUSCO, or fusiliers/commandos).

The Spanish Infanteria de Marina - The oldest Marine Corps in the world, established on February 27, 1537.

Republic of Korea Marine Corps

People's Liberation Army Marine Corps

Republic of China Marine Corps

Royal Marines - (British naval infantry established in 1664)

Royal Netherlands Marine Corps - (established December 10, 1665)

Royal Thai Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps - (established as the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Russian Naval Infantry

Special Naval Landing Forces - existed from 1928 to 1945