Samoa:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2008)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 53,417 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 42,359 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 2,571 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map NA
Military - note	Definition 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

Disputes - international	Definition none