word | | Military - note |
| defense | Holy See (Vatican City) | defense is the responsibility of Italy; ceremonial and limited security duties performed by Pontifical Swiss Guard |
| defense | Hong Kong | defense is the responsibility of China |
| defense | Iceland | Iceland has no standing military force; under a 1951 bilateral agreement - still valid - its defense was provided by the US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered at Keflavik; however, all US military ... |
| defense | Isle of Man | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| defense | Jan Mayen | defense is the responsibility of Norway |
| defense | Jersey | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| defense | Kiribati | Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ |
| Defense | Lesotho | ... of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa; restructuring of the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and Ministry of Defense and Public Service over the past five years has ... |
| defense | Macau | defense is the responsibility of China |
| Defense | Maldives | the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), with its small size and with little serviceable equipment, is inadequate to prevent external aggression and is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service (MPS ... |
| defense | Marshall Islands | defense is the responsibility of the US |
| defense | Mayotte | defense is the responsibility of France; a small contingent of French forces is stationed on the island |
| defense | Micronesia, Federated States of | defense is the responsibility of the US |
| defense | Monaco | defense is the responsibility of France |
| defense | Montserrat | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| defense | Nauru | Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia |
| defense | Navassa Island | defense is the responsibility of the US |
| defense | Netherlands Antilles | defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| defense | New Caledonia | defense is the responsibility of France |
| defense | Niue | defense is the responsibility of New Zealand |
| defense | Norfolk Island | defense is the responsibility of Australia |
| defense | Northern Mariana Islands | defense is the responsibility of the US |
| defense | 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, but it ... |
| defense | Pitcairn Islands | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| defense | Puerto Rico | defense is the responsibility of the US |
| defense | Saint Barthelemy | defense is the responsibility of France |
| defense | Saint Helena | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| defense | Saint Martin | defense is the responsibility of France |
| defense | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | defense is the responsibility of France |
| defense | 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 |
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