This is a list of the 27 countries that do not maintain an army. Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ...

•  Andorra - Can call upon France or Spain for defence matters, but these countries do not have an obligation to respond. Similar treaties with both, June 3, 1993.
•  Cook Islands - Defence is, in cooperation, the responsibility of New Zealand.
•  Costa Rica - The constitution forbids a standing military in times of peace, but have unit of regional security - 7500 guardsman. Seat of the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights. Seat of the United Nations University of Peace.
•  Dominica - No standing army since 1981, after the army attempted a coup, but have state police - 300 men.
•  Grenada - No standing army since 1983, after the U.S. led invasion, but have unit of regional security - 750 guardsman.
•  Haiti - But the rebels have demanded its reestablishment. The National Police maintains some military units 7300 active troops.
•  Iceland - Iceland has no standing army, but is a member of NATO. There is a defence agreement with the U.S. which maintains, with other NATO countries, a base in the country.
•  Kiribati - The only forces allowed are the police and the coast guard.
•  Liechtenstein - Abolished the army 1868 because it was too costly. No defense agreement with foreign countries. Army is forbidden in times of peace, but have state police - 100 men.
•  Maldives - Never had an army. Was invaded by mercenaries in 1988, and rescued by India. No known permanent defence treaty.
•  Marshall Islands - Defence is the responsibility of the United States.
•  Mauritius - A multicultural country without an army, but with mobile state police - 1800 men.
•  Micronesia - Defence is the responsibility of the United States.
•  Monaco - Renounced to military investment in the 17th century when realized the expansion of cannon range had rendered it defenseless. Defence is the responsibility of France.
•  Nauru - Under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia
•  Niue- Defence is, in cooperation, the responsibility of New Zealand.
•  Palau - The only country with an anti-nuclear constitution. Defence is the responsibility of the United States.
•  Panama - Abolished the army in 1990, confirmed by a parliamentary unanimous vote for constitutional change 1994. The army is forbidden at all times. Some units within the Public Force (Police, Coast Guard, Air Service and Institutional Security) have limited warfare capabilities - 11800 active troops.
•  San Marino - Maintains a ceremonial guard, a police and a border force.
•  Solomon Islands - Has known a heavy ethnic conflict between 1998 and 2001, in which Australia and other Pacific countries finally intervened to restore peace and order. No standing army.
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis - Maintains a small defence force for internal purposes.
•  Saint Lucia - Maintains a "special service" unit.
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Maintains a "special service" unit.
•  Samoa - No standing army.Defence is the responsibility of the New Zealand.
•  Tuvalu - A small Pacific country that might totally disappear because of climate warming and rising seas.
•  Vanuatu - Has a small mobile military force - 300 men.
•  Vatican City - The ceremonial Swiss Guard acts as a security police force.
•  [[Sealand|Template:Country shortname alias Sealand]] - Sealand (A micronation) has had no Army since it was tured into a country

Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco and Palau have no say in defence matters and little say in international relations. Niue and the Cooks islands have cooperative agreements. Andorra can call for help. Iceland has a defence agreement. All the others (19 countries) stand fully responsible and independant, without an army, for defence matters. Seven of them (Costa Rica, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Liechtenstein, Monaco and Panama) went through a process of demilitarisation. All the 20 others, including Andorra 700 years ago, were born without an army. They are all said to be in a situation of "non militarisation". Image File history File links Flag_of_Andorra. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Cook_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Dominica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Grenada. ... The Invasion of Grenada, known to U.S. forces as Operation Urgent Fury, was an invasion of the island nation of Grenada by the military forces of the United States and several Caribbean nations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Haiti. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kiribati. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liechtenstein. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Maldives. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritius. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Micronesia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Monaco. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nauru. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Niue. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palau. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_San_Marino. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Lucia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Samoa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tuvalu. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vanuatu. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Vatican_City. ... Swiss Guards have been Swiss who fought for various European powers from the 15th century until the 19th century, called up from the separate Swiss cantons and placed at the disposal of various foreign powers by treaties (the capitulations), in return for money payments. ... Security police (also known as special police) are the special security officers employed by (usually governmental) organizations to protect their facilities, properties, personnel, users, visitors and operations from harm and who enforce laws and administrative regulations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sealand. ...

Source : C. Barbey, "La non-militarisation et les pays sans armée : une réalité", APRED, Switzerland, 2001.

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Also territory without army :

• Greenland- defence is the responsibility of Denmark. see Military of Greenland