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MilitaryMilitary 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
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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)
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GPS points from Palau (Koror)
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After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986 but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained independence.