List of countries without armed forces - a list of countries and states that do not have armed forces (land, sea, air, and so on) (AF), to protect external borders .
Independent states and countries without armed forces are included in this list. Often, however, their independence is very formal. At the same time, usually in such countries there are police or other paramilitary organizations that carry out part of the functions of the Armed Forces.
Almost always, they have an agreement with another country about their defense . So, for example, the Vatican is guarded by the infantry cohort of the Swiss Holy Guard of the Pope , while Nauru , which does not have its own armed forces, has such an agreement with Australia , and Japan completely abandoned its own armed forces in exchange for the protection , protectorate and defense of the armed forces and the US government.
In Iceland and Monaco there is no armed forces in the classical sense, but special militarized structures operate [1] [2] [3] .
Andorra
Vanuatu
Vatican , there is the Infantry Cohort of the Swiss Holy Guard of the Pope, formerly the Vatican Armed Forces
Haiti
Grenada ( local armed forces abolished after the American invasion in 1983 )
Iceland , Armed Forces of Iceland
Kiribati
Costa Rica
Liechtenstein
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Federated States of Micronesia
Monaco , Armed Forces of Monaco
Nauru
Palau
Panama , there is a National Guard (guard)
Samoa
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint lucia
Solomon islands
Tuvalu
Japan - the refusal to create Japan ever in the future of the land, naval and air forces is prescribed in the ninth article of the Constitution of Japan . At the same time, de facto , the functions of the Armed Forces, as far as possible, are performed by the so-called Self-Defense Forces of Japan , whose functions include the defense of the country.
See also
- List of countries for military spending
- List of countries by the number of armed forces and paramilitary forces
Notes
- ↑ The Defense Act | Defense and Security Affairs | Subjects | Ministry for Foreign Affairs . Mfa.is. Date of treatment February 10, 2014.
- ↑ <span lang = " (French) " xml: lang = " (French) "> Direction de la Sûreté Publique / Département de l'Intérieur / Le Gouvernement / Gouvernement et Institutions / Portail du Gouvernement - Monaco (Neopr.) . Gouv.mc. Date of treatment February 10, 2014.
- ↑ Comparative Criminology | Europe - Monaco . Rohan.sdsu.edu (January 1, 2002). Date of treatment February 10, 2014. Archived April 30, 2012.
Literature
- Barbey, C. La non-militarisation et les pays sans armée: une réalité. - Switzerland : APRED, 2001.