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The term National Guard originally referred to a French citizen militia (see: National Guard (France)). The term is now used in many countries. Depending on the country in question, "national guard" may refer to an organized militia, a military force, a paramilitary force, a gendarmerie, or a police force:
Forces
Americas
- National Guard of the United States—a federally-recognized militia organized by each of the 50 U.S. states and territories that serves both as a military reserve force of the U.S and a state militia. It consists of:
- National Guard (Nicaragua) (1925–1979)
- National Guard (El Salvador) (1912–1992)
- Venezuelan National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Venezuela)—officially the Armed Forces of Cooperation (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperación)
- National Guard (Dominican Republic)
Europe
- National Guards Unit of Bulgaria
- National Guard of Georgia
- Cypriot National Guard
- National Guard (France), active on and off from the French Revolution to the Paris Commune
- Italian National Republican Guard—defunct
- Kaitseliit_Estonian National Guard
- Latvian National Guard
- Portuguese National Republican Guard
- National Militia (Spain), 19th century
- White Guard, Finland. (1918-1944)
Africa
- Tunisian National Guard
Asia
- Sri Lanka National Guard
- Saudi Arabian National Guard
- National Guard (Bahrain)
- Iraqi National Guard
- Kuwaiti National Guard
- National Guard of Georgia
- The National Guard of Pakistan is an army reserve force counted as part of the paramilitary forces of Pakistan
Political organizations
- National Guard, better known as the Blueshirts, a 1930s political movement in Ireland, antecedent to the modern Irish political party, Fine Gael
See also
- List of protective service agencies
- Republican National Guard (disambiguation)
- Republican Guard (disambiguation)
- Home Guard (disambiguation)
- Civil Guard (disambiguation)
- Gendarmerie
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