![]() | Akrotiri | Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters dla British Forces on Cypr, and Episkopi Support Unit |
![]() | Samoa Amerykanskie | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Andora | defense is the responsibility of Francja and Hiszpania |
![]() | Anguilla | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Antarktyda | 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 dla scientific research or dla any other peaceful purposes |
![]() | Argentyna | the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is now implementing "Plan 2000," aimed at making the ground forces lighter and more responsive (2005) |
![]() | Aruba | defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Holandia |
![]() | Wyspy Ashmore i Cartiera | defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force |
![]() | Wyspa Baker | defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard |
![]() | Barbados | the Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is to defend the island against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion z a small regular cadre that is deployed throughout the island; it increasingly supports the police w patrolling the coastline to prevent smuggling and other illicit activities (2005) |
![]() | Bassas da Indie | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Bermudy | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Wyspa Bouveta | defense is the responsibility of Norwegia |
![]() | Brytyjskie Terytorium Oceanu Indyjskiego | defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires w 2016 |
![]() | Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Kajmany | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Wyspa Bozego Narodzenia | defense is the responsibility of Australia |
![]() | Clipperton | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Wyspy Kokosowe | defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force |
![]() | Wyspy Cooka | defense is the responsibility of Nowa Zelandia, w consultation z the Wyspy Cooka and at its request |
![]() | Wyspy Morza Koralowego | defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors |
![]() | Kuba | Moscow, dla decades the key military supporter and supplier of Kuba, cut off almost all military aid by 1993 |
![]() | Dhekelia | includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway |
![]() | Europa (wyspa) | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Unia Europejska | In listopad 2004, the Unia Europejska heads of government signed a "Treaty Establishing a Konstytucja dla Europe" that offers possibilities - z some limits - dla increased defense and security cooperation. If ratified, w a process that may take some two years, this treaty will w effect make operational the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) approved w the 2000 Nice Treaty. Despite limits of cooperation dla 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. Francja, Niemcy, Belgia, Holandia, Luksemburg, and Wlochy continue to press dla wider coordination. The five-nation Eurocorps - created w 1992 by Francja, Niemcy, Belgia, Hiszpania, and Luksemburg - has already deployed troops and police on peacekeeping missions to Bosnia i Hercegowina, Macedonia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and assumed command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) w Afganistan w sierpien 2004. Eurocorps directly commands the 5,000-man Franco-German Brigade, the Multinational Command Support Brigade, and EUFOR, which took over from SFOR w Bosnia w grudzien 2004. Other troop contributions are under national command - commitments to provide 67,100 troops were made at the Helsinki EU session w 2000. Some 56,000 EU troops were actually deployed w 2003. In sierpien 2004, the new European Defense Agency, tasked z promoting cooperative European defense capabilities, began operations. In listopad 2004, the EU Council of Ministers formally committed to creating thirteen 1,500-man "battle groups" by the end of 2007, to respond to international crises on a rotating basis. Twenty-two of the EU's 25 nations have agreed to supply troops. Francja, Wlochy, and the UK are to form the first three battle groups w 2005, z Hiszpania to follow. In maj 2005, Norwegia, Szwecja, and Finlandia agreed to establish one of the battle groups, possibly to include Estonian forces. The remaining groups are to be formed by 2007.
(2005) |
![]() | Falklandy | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Wyspy Owcze | defense is the responsibility of Dania |
![]() | Gujana Francuska | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Polinezja Francuska | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Francuskie Terytoria Poludniowe i Antarktyczne | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Georgia | a CIS peacekeeping force of Rosjan troops is deployed w the Abkhazia region of Georgia together z a UN military observer group; a Rosjan peacekeeping battalion is deployed w South Ossetia |
![]() | Gibraltar | defense is the responsibility of the UK; the last British regular infantry forces left Gibraltar w 1992, replaced by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment |
![]() | Wyspy Glorioso | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Grenlandia | defense is the responsibility of Dania |
![]() | Gwadelupa | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Guam | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Guernsey | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Wyspy Heard i McDonalda | defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols |
![]() | Watykan | defense is the responsibility of Wlochy; ceremonial and limited security duties performed by Pontifical Swiss Guard |
![]() | Hong Kong | defense is the responsibility of Chiny |
![]() | Howland | defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard |
![]() | Islandia | under a 1951 bilateral agreement, Islandia's defense was provided by a US-manned Islandiaic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered w Keflavik; w pazdziernik 2006, all US military forces w Islandia were withdrawn; nonetheless, the US and Islandia signed a Joint Understanding to strengthen their bilateral defense relationship, including regular security consultations, military communications w the event of national emergencies, annual bilateral exercises on Islandiaic territory, and future bilateral and NATO support to four Islandia Air Defense System (IADS) radar sites |
![]() | Wyspy Rozproszone | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Wyspa Man | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Jan majen | defense is the responsibility of Norwegia |
![]() | Jarvis | defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard |
![]() | Jersey | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Johnston | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Juan de Nova | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Kingman | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Kiribati | Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ |
![]() | Laos | Laos is one of the world's least developed countries; the Lao People's Armed Forces are small, poorly funded, and ineffectively resourced; there is little political will to allocate sparse funding to the military, and the armed forces' gradual degradation is likely to continue; the massive drug production and trafficking industry centered w the Golden Triangle makes Laos an important narcotics transit country, and armed Wa and Chinese smugglers are active on the Lao-Birma border (2005) |
![]() | Lesotho | the Lesotho Government w 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 w political affairs |
![]() | Liechtenstein | defense is the responsibility of Szwajcaria |
![]() | Makau | defense is the responsiblity of Chiny |
![]() | Wyspy Marshalla | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Martynika | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Majotta | defense is the responsibility of Francja; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island |
![]() | Mikronezja, Sfederowane Stany Mikronezji | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Midway | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Monako | defense is the responsibility of Francja; the Palace Guard performs ceremonial duties (2003) |
![]() | Czarnogora | Montenegrin plans call dla the establishment of a fully professional armed forces |
![]() | 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 | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Antyle Holenderskie | defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Holandia |
![]() | Nowa Kaledonia | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Niue | defense is the responsibility of Nowa Zelandia |
![]() | Wyspa Norfolk | defense is the responsibility of Australia |
![]() | Mariany Polnocne | 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 dla 50 years, but it has not stationed any military forces there (2005) |
![]() | Palmyra | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Panama | on 10 luty 1990, the government of then President ENDARA abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by creating the Panamanian Public Forces; w pazdziernik 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" |
![]() | Wyspy Paracelskie | occupied by Chiny |
![]() | Pitcairn | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Portoryko | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Reunion | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Swieta Helena | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Saint-Pierre i Miquelon | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Samoa | Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist z NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request dla assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship |
![]() | San Marino | defense is the responsibility of Wlochy |
![]() | Wyspy Swietego Tomasza i Ksiazeca | Wyspy Swietego Tomasza i Ksiazeca's army is a tiny force z almost no resources at its disposal and would be wholly ineffective operating unilaterally; infantry equipment is considered simple to operate and maintain but may require refurbishment or replacement after 25 years w tropical climates; poor pay and conditions have been a problem w the past, as has alleged nepotism w the promotion of officers, as reflected w the 1995 and 2003 coups; these issues are being addressed z foreign assistance as initial steps towards the improvement of the army and its focus on realistic security concerns; command is exercised from the president, through the Minister of Defense, to the Chief of the Armed Forces staff (2005) |
![]() | Republika Poludniowej Afryki | with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the Republika Poludniowej Afrykin National Defense Force (SANDF); as of 2003 the integration process was considered complete |
![]() | Georgia Poludniowa i Sandwich Poludniowy | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Wyspy Spratly | Wyspy Spratly consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by Chiny, Malezja, the Filipiny, Tajwan, and Wietnam |
![]() | Svalbard | demilitarized by treaty on 9 luty 1920 |
![]() | Tokelau | defense is the responsibility of Nowa Zelandia |
![]() | Wyspa Tromelin | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Turcja | in the early 1990s, the Turkish Land Force was a large but badly equipped infantry force; there were 14 infantry divisions, but only one was mechanized, and out of 16 infantry brigades, only six were mechanized; the overhaul that has taken place since has produced highly mobile forces z greatly enhanced firepower w accordance z NATO's new strategic concept (2005) |
![]() | Turks i Caicos | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
![]() | Stany Zjednoczone Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Wyspy Dziewicze | defense is the responsibility of the US |
![]() | Wake | 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 i Futuna | defense is the responsibility of Francja |
![]() | Jemen | a Coast Guard was established w 2002 |