Country
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Military - note
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Akrotiri
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Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
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American Samoa
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Andorra
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defense is the responsibility of France and Spain
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Anguilla
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Antarctica
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the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, or the testing of any type of weapon; it permits the use of military personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other peaceful purposes
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Aruba
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defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
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Baker Island
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defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
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Bassas da India
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Bermuda
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Bouvet Island
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defense is the responsibility of Norway
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016
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British Virgin Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Cayman Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Christmas Island
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defense is the responsibility of Australia
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Clipperton Island
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force
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Cook Islands
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defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request
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Coral Sea Islands
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defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
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Cuba
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Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993
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Dhekelia
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includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
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Europa Island
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defense is the responsibility of France
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European Union
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In October 2004, the European Union heads of government signed a "constitutional treaty" that offers possibilities - with some limits - for increased defense and security cooperation. If ratified, in a process that may take some two years, this treaty will in effect make operational the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) approved in the 2000 Nice Treaty. Despite limits of cooperation for some EU members, development of a European military planning unit is likely to continue. So is creation of a rapid-reaction military force and a humanitarian aid system, which the planning unit will support. France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Italy continue to press for wider coordination. The five-nation Eurocorps - created in 1992 by France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Luxembourg - has already deployed troops and police on peacekeeping missions to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and assumed command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in August 2004. Eurocorps directly commands the 5,000-man Franco-German Brigade and the Multinational Command Support Brigade and will command EUFOR, which will take over from SFOR in Bosnia in December 2004. Other troop contributions are under national command - committments to provide 67,100 troops were made at the Helsinki EU session in 2000. Some 56,000 EU troops were actually deployed in 2003. In August 2004, the new European Defense Agency, tasked with promoting cooperative European defense capabilities, began operations. As of November 2004, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France had proposed creation of three 1,500-man rapid-reaction "battle groups."
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Faroe Islands
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defense is the responsibility of Denmark
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French Guiana
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defense is the responsibility of France
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French Polynesia
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defense is the responsibility of France
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Georgia
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a CIS peacekeeping force of Russian troops is deployed in the Abkhazia region of Georgia together with a UN military observer group; a Russian peacekeeping battalion is deployed in South Ossetia
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Gibraltar
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defense is the responsibility of the UK; the last British regular infantry forces left Gibraltar in 1992, replaced by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
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Glorioso Islands
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Greenland
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defense is the responsibility of Denmark
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Guadeloupe
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Guam
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Guernsey
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
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Holy See (Vatican City)
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defense is the responsibility of Italy; Swiss Papal Guards are posted at entrances to the Vatican City to provide security and protect the Pope
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Hong Kong
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defense is the responsibility of China
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Howland Island
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defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
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Iceland
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defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik
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Jan Mayen
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defense is the responsibility of Norway
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Jarvis Island
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defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
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Jersey
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Johnston Atoll
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Juan de Nova Island
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Kingman Reef
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Kiribati
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Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ
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Lesotho
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the Lesotho Government in 1999 began an open debate on the future structure, size, and role of the armed forces, especially considering the Lesotho Defense Force's (LDF) history of intervening in political affairs
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Liechtenstein
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defense is the responsibility of Switzerland
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Man, Isle of
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Marshall Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Martinique
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Mayotte
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defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a sovereign, self-governing state in free association with the US; FSM is totally dependent on the US for its defense
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Midway Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Monaco
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Montserrat
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Nauru
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Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia
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Navassa Island
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Netherlands Antilles
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defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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New Caledonia
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Niue
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defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
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Norfolk Island
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defense is the responsibility of Australia
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Northern Mariana Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Palau
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defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US military is granted access to the islands for 50 years
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Palmyra Atoll
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Panama
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on 10 February 1990, the government of then President ENDARA abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the creation of a standing military force, but allowing the temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of "external aggression"
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Paracel Islands
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occupied by China
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Pitcairn Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Puerto Rico
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Reunion
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Saint Helena
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Samoa
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Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship
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South Africa
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with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF); as of 2003 the integration process was considered complete
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Spratly Islands
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Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
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Svalbard
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demilitarized by treaty (9 February 1920)
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Tokelau
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defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
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Tromelin Island
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the UK
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Virgin Islands
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defense is the responsibility of the US
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Wake Island
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defense is the responsibility of the US; launch support facility is part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) administered by US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)
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Wallis and Futuna
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defense is the responsibility of France
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Yemen
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establishment of a Coast Guard, scheduled for May 2001, has been delayed
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