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Business Insider: These are the 31 countries that don't have a military
* While it might seem normal for every country to have a military, there are some that don't have any armed forces whatsoever.
* Thirty-one countries don't have any armed forces, according to the CIA Factbook. This includes a lot of countries that receive military assistance from more powerful states.
* In some territories that don't have a standing army, police forces function as de facto military forces.
Can you guarantee security without a military? For most people, this question sounds like a contradiction, but there are countries that maintain their territorial sovereignty without actually having military forces.
With the help of the CIA World Factbook, we have identified the 31 countries that currently don't have armed forces.
While there are some nations on this list that don't have a military whatsoever, others are dependent on other, more powerful countries that act as protective forces in the case of an emergency. For example, the Marshall Islands' military defense is the responsibility of the US, while France and Spain both provide military support to Andorra because of their proximity.
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WNU Editor: The only surprise for me on this list is Panama. I guess after Noriega the Panamanians lost any desire to have a military.
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