Military branches: | no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2005) |
Manpower available for military service: | males age 18-49: 58,722 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service: | males age 18-49: 45,294 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 2,306 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 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 |