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Oceania > Samoa > Military

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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 83 constant 1990 US$ ... [83rd of 100]
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no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2005)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 27 SEP 2002
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 09 OCT 1996
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 135 [135th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 131 [131st of 161]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 131 [131st of 157]
Note
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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SOURCES: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.; The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; ; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. ; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. ; This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. ; This entry includes miscellaneous military information of significance not included elsewhere.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa (Western), (Western) Samoa

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