word | | Military - note |
| 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 |
| defense | San Marino | defense is the responsibility of Italy |
| Defense | Sao Tome and Principe | ... aimed at improving 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 |