Military - note (2002)

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Informations about Military - note in 2002 year

	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
	Europa Island	defense is the responsibility of France
	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
	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; Swiss Papal Guards are posted at entrances to the Vatican City to provide security and protect the Pope
	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
	Isle of Man	defense is the responsibility of the UK
	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
	Macau	responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999
	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
	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
	South Africa	the National Defense Force continues to integrate former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces
	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 (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
	United States	note: 2002 estimates for military manpower are based on projections that do not take into consideration the results of the 2000 census
	Virgin Islands	defense is the responsibility of the US
	Wake Island	defense is the responsibility of the US
	Wallis and Futuna	defense is the responsibility of France
	Yemen	establishement of a Coast Guard, scheduled for May 2001, has been delayed