Military branchesno regular military forces; Palau National Police (2009) Manpower available for military servicemales age 16-49: 6,987 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military servicemales age 16-49: 5,272 Manpower reaching militarily significant age annuallymale: 216 Military expendituresNA Military - notedefense 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) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |