Note: defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors

NOTE: The information regarding Coral Sea Islands on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Coral Sea Islands Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Coral Sea Islands Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.