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Country	Military - note
Akrotiri	Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
American Samoa	defense is the responsibility of the US
Andorra	defense is the responsibility of France and Spain
Anguilla	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Antarctica	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
Aruba	defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
Baker Island	defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
Bassas da India	defense is the responsibility of France
Bermuda	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Bouvet Island	defense is the responsibility of Norway
British Indian Ocean Territory	defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016
British Virgin Islands	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Cayman Islands	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Christmas Island	defense is the responsibility of Australia
Clipperton Island	defense is the responsibility of France
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force
Cook Islands	defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request
Coral Sea Islands	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Cuba	Moscow, for decades the key military supporter and supplier of Cuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993
Dhekelia	includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
Europa Island	defense is the responsibility of France
European Union	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 and 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."
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Faroe Islands	defense is the responsibility of Denmark
French Guiana	defense is the responsibility of France
French Polynesia	defense is the responsibility of France
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	defense is the responsibility of France
Georgia	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
Gibraltar	defense is the responsibility of the UK; the last British regular infantry forces left Gibraltar in 1992, replaced by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Glorioso Islands	defense is the responsibility of France
Greenland	defense is the responsibility of Denmark
Guadeloupe	defense is the responsibility of France
Guam	defense is the responsibility of the US
Guernsey	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
Holy See (Vatican City)	defense is the responsibility of Italy; ceremonial and limited security duties performed by Pontifical Swiss Guard
Hong Kong	defense is the responsibility of China
Howland Island	defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
Iceland	defense is provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik
Jan Mayen	defense is the responsibility of Norway
Jarvis Island	defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard
Jersey	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Johnston Atoll	defense is the responsibility of the US
Juan de Nova Island	defense is the responsibility of France
Kingman Reef	defense is the responsibility of the US
Kiribati	Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ
Lesotho	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
Liechtenstein	defense is the responsibility of Switzerland
Man, Isle of	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Marshall Islands	defense is the responsibility of the US
Martinique	defense is the responsibility of France
Mayotte	defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
Micronesia, Federated States of	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
Midway Islands	defense is the responsibility of the US
Monaco	defense is the responsibility of France; the Palace Guard performs ceremonial duties (May 2003)
Montserrat	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Nauru	Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia
Navassa Island	defense is the responsibility of the US
Netherlands Antilles	defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
New Caledonia	defense is the responsibility of France
Niue	defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Norfolk Island	defense is the responsibility of Australia
Northern Mariana Islands	defense is the responsibility of the US
Palau	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
Palmyra Atoll	defense is the responsibility of the US
Panama	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"
Paracel Islands	occupied by China
Pitcairn Islands	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Puerto Rico	defense is the responsibility of the US
Reunion	defense is the responsibility of France
Saint Helena	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	defense is the responsibility of France
Samoa	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
San Marino	defense is the responsibility of Italy
South Africa	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
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Spratly Islands	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
Svalbard	demilitarized by treaty on 9 February 1920
Tokelau	defense is the responsibility of New Zealand
Tromelin Island	defense is the responsibility of France
Turks and Caicos Islands	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Virgin Islands	defense is the responsibility of the US
Wake Island	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)
Wallis and Futuna	defense is the responsibility of France
Yemen	establishment of a Coast Guard, scheduled for May 2001, has been delayed

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