word | | Military - note |
| UK | Isle of Man | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| UK | Jersey | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| UK | Montserrat | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| UK | Pitcairn Islands | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| UK | Saint Helena | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| UK | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| UK | Turks and Caicos Islands | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| UN | Georgia | ... of Independent States 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 |
| UN | Turkey | ... project power beyond Turkey's coastal waters; the Navy is heavily involved in NATO, multinational, and UN operations; its roles include control of territorial waters and security for sea lines of communications ... |
| unilaterally | Sao Tome and Principe | ... a tiny force with 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 ... |
| Union | Cuba | the collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the Cuban military of its major economic and logistic support and had a significant impact on the state of Cuban equipment; the army remains well ... |
| Unit | Akrotiri | Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit |
| units | Panama | ... 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 |