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List of sovereign states without armed forces

List of sovereign states without armed forces is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of sovereign states without armed forces rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of sovereign states without armed forces. Dependent territories (such as Bermuda, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands) whose defence is the responsibility of another country, or an army alternative are excluded.

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of sovereign states without armed forces. Dependent territories (such as Bermuda, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands) whose defence is the responsibility of another country, or an army alternative are excluded. The term armed forces refers to any government-sponsored defense used to further the domestic and foreign policies of their respective government. Some of the countries listed, such as Iceland and Monaco, have no standing armies but still have a non-police military force. Many of the 21 countries listed here typically have had a long-standing agreement with a former colonial or protecting power; one example of the latter is the agreement between Monaco and France, which has existed for at least 300 years. Similarly, the Compact of Free Association countries of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Marshall Islands, and Palau rely on the United States for their defence. They ensure their national security concerns are addressed through annual Joint Committee Meetings to discuss defence matters with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Andorra can request defensive aid if necessary, while Iceland has a unique agreement since 1951 with the United States which requires them to provide defence to Iceland when needed, although permanent armed forces have not been stationed there since 2006. The remaining countries are responsible for their own defence, and operate either without any armed forces, or with limited armed forces. Some of the countries, such as Costa Rica and Grenada, underwent a process of demilitarization. Other countries were formed without armed forces, such as Samoa over 60 years ago; the primary reason being that they were, or still are, under protection from another nation at their point of independence.

Sovereign states without armed forces

Sovereign states with no standing army but limited military

See also List of countries with highest military expenditures List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel List of militaries by country List of militaries that recruit foreigners

References

Further reading Barany, Zoltan. 2026. States without Armies: Why They Exist and How They Survive. Oxford University Press. Barbey, Christophe (2001). La non-militarisation et les pays sans armée : une réalité (in French). Flendruz [Vaud, Switzerland]: APRED/Pour de vrai. ISBN 2-88322-006-9. Barbey, Christophe (2015). Non-militarisation: Countries without Armies: Identification Criteria and First Findings. Working Papers from the Åland Islands Peace Institute. Mariehamn [Finland]: The Åland Islands Peace Institute. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of List of sovereign states without armed forces

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In the classroom: List of sovereign states without armed forces is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of countries, Military comparisons lists of countries, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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