Military of Samoa
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Samoa
has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with New Zealand
, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship.
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship.