Samoa
Military: SAMOA
Military branches:
no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 47,906 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 38,260
females age 16-49: 38,032 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 2,221
female: 2,062 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
NA
Military - 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
Transnational Issues: SAMOA
Disputes - international:
none