| Military branches | no regular military forces; Ministry of Interior: Icelandic Coast Guard (includes both air and maritime elements); Icelandic National Police (2021) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Icelandic Coast Guard has approximately 250 personnel (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Icelandic Coast Guard's inventory consists of equipment from European suppliers (2020) |
| Military - note | Iceland was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949; Iceland is the only NATO member that has no standing military force; defense of Iceland remains a NATO commitment and NATO maintains an air policing presence in Icelandic airspace; Iceland participates in international peacekeeping missions with the civilian-manned Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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