National Guard

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:

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:
 * Army National Guard; and
 * Air National Guard.
 * 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
 * Hellenic National Guard, reserve formation of the Hellenic Armed Forces
 * 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
 * Internal Troops (Russia)
 * Kaitseliit_Estonian National Guard
 * Latvian National Guard
 * Portuguese National Republican Guard
 * National Militia (Spain), 19th century
 * White Guard, Finland. (1918–1944)

Africa

 * National Guard (Egypt)
 * 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
 * National Guard of the United Arab Emirates

Political organizations

 * National Guard, better known as the Blueshirts, a 1930s political movement in Ireland, antecedent to the modern Irish political party, Fine Gael