The Balafon closely resembles a xylophone and is an instrument typically found in Mali, Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast. Made from wooden planks, the sound on this device is produced by hitting it with miniature mallets.

One of the most famous shake musical instruments in Africa, the Shekere is made with a wooden base and a tightly woven base of beads that generates the unique sound.

A thumb piano, the Mbira consists of two rows of metal strips. More common in Eastern and Southern Africa, the Mbira is one of the most unique African musical instruments.

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American women soldiers hold tenth place in our list of most attractive female armed forces in the world. Women have been a part of the war effort since the Revolutionary War, but in the early days, they had to cloak themselves in disguise to serve alongside men. Now they were given auxiliary roles. As of 2012, women make up 14% of the U.S. military. More than 165,000 women are enlisted and active in the armed services with over 35,000 additional women serving as officers.

British women hold the 7th position among the most attractive soldiers. They have been integrated into the British Armed Forces since the early 1990s; however, they remain excluded from primarily combat units in the Army, Royal Marines, and Royal Air Force Regiment.

The female soldiers of Pakistan are 6th position in the list of most attractive female armed forces. Pakistan is the only country in the Islamic world where women are performing their military duties in the hostile and combat military operations. Women have been taking part in Pakistan military since 1947 after the establishment of Pakistan. Currently a strong sizable unit of women soldiers who are serving in the Pakistan Armed Forces. In 2006, the first women fighter pilots batch joined the combat aerial mission command of PAF and women in Pakistan Army have been trained in combat missions, particularly in sniper, airborne and infantry warfare. The Pakistan Navy is currently the only uniform service branch where women are restricted to serve in the combat missions.

Israel is the only nation to conscript women and assign some of them to infantry combatant service which places them directly in the line of enemy fire. All Israelis are forced to carry out national service when they turn 18 – meaning the nation’s military is packed with female recruits. According to current figures as many as 31 per cent of IDF soldiers are women – three times more than the UK. But does that mean Israel has the world’s most attractive armed forces?

At 3rd position in our list is Australian Army. Women have served in Australian armed forces since 1899. They were restricted to the Australian Army Nursing Service, until World War II. This role expanded in 1941–42 when the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force established female branches in which women took on a range of support roles. Women were integrated into the services during the late 1970s and early 1980s and can now serve in most positions in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), including combat roles.