List of countries without armed forces
Countries without armed forces

List of countries without armed forces

Section Title: Countries without armed forces
Table Section Text: None

No.	Country	Comments	Ref(s)

1	Andorra	Andorra has no standing army but signed treaties with Spain and France for its protection. Its small volunteer army is purely ceremonial in function.

2	Dominica	Dominica has not had a standing army since 1981. Defense is the responsibility of the Regional Security System.

3	Grenada	Has not had a standing army since 1983, after the American-led invasion. The Royal Grenada Police Force maintains a paramilitary special service unit for internal security purposes.

4	Kiribati	Under the Constitution the only forces permitted are the police, which includes a Maritime Surveillance Unit for internal security. The Maritime Surveillance is equipped with small arms, and maintains one Pacific-class patrol boat, the Teanoai.

5	Liechtenstein	Abolished its army in 1868 because it was deemed too costly. An army is only permitted in times of war, but that situation has never occurred.

6	Marshall Islands	Since the country's foundation the only forces permitted are the police, which includes a Maritime Surveillance Unit for internal security. The Maritime Surveillance Unit is equipped with small arms, and maintains one Pacific-class patrol boat, the Lomor.

7	Federated States of Micronesia	Since the country's foundation no military has been formed. The only forces permitted are the police, which maintain a Maritime Surveillance Unit for internal security.

8	Nauru	Australia is responsible for Nauru's defense under an informal agreement between the two countries. However, there is a relatively large armed police force, and an auxiliary police force for internal security.

9	Palau	Since the country's foundation the only forces permitted are the police, which includes a 30-person Maritime Surveillance Unit for internal security.

10	Saint Lucia	The Royal Saint Lucia Police maintain two small paramilitary forces consisting of 116 people, the Special Service Unit, and the Coast Guard, both units are responsible for internal security.

11	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force maintain two small paramilitary forces consisting of 94 people, called the Special Service Unit, and the Coast Guard, both units are responsible for internal security purposes.

12	Samoa	Since the country's foundation no military has been formed; however, there is a small police force, and a Maritime Surveillance Unit for internal security.

13	Solomon Islands	Maintained a paramilitary force until a heavy ethnic conflict, in which Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific countries intervened to restore law and order.

14	Tuvalu	Since the country's foundation no military has been formed; however, there is a small police force, and a Maritime Surveillance Unit for internal security.

15	Vatican City	Maintains a Gendarmerie Corps for internal policing. The Pontifical Swiss Guard is an armed unit charged with protecting the Pope, although it is officially under the authority of the Holy See, not the Vatican City State.

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Liechtenstein is one of the few countries in the world that maintain no military.

final_sentence: Liechtenstein is one of the few countries in the world that maintain no military.