Palau Military Profile 2013

Military branches

no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2009)

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 6,987 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 5,272
females age 16-49: 3,969 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 216
female: 222 (2010 est.)

Military expenditures

NA

Military - note

defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US military is granted access to the islands for 50 years, but it has not stationed any military forces there (2008)