In Pics | Countries without armed forces

Here we take a look at some of the countries that have been surviving without any armed forces:

In Pics | Countries without armed forces

A tiny independent state situated between France and Spain; Andorra has no designated protection as it has less than 1 lakh inhabitants. The state has not signed any treaties for its protection. However, it enjoys Defence assistance by France and Spain under an informal agreement between the three countries. Credit: Divya B/ Unsplash

Dominica, the mountainous Caribbean Island nation has not had a standing army since 1981. Credit: Isaw Company/Unsplash

Republic of Kiribati, an independent island nation in the central Pacific Ocean, gets defence assistance from Australia and New Zealand under an informal agreement. Credit: Reuters Photo

Costa Rica is another country with no standing army in 1949. However, the country proclaimed its permanent and unarmed neutrality in 1983 and is protected by the United States. Credit: Lindsay Loucel/Unsplash

Aruba, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, been a separate and semi-autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1986. The Netherlands Military forces offers defence assistance to this island. Credit: Martin Passchier/Unsplash

Cook Islands is an independent country having 15 islands scattered over a vast area with political links to New Zealand. The island country enjoys defence assistance from New Zealand on request basis. Credit: Yvette Goldberg/Unsplash