List of national border guard agencies
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This is the list of the Border Guard agencies in different countries. Such agencies may also be known as Border Patrol, Border Police, Border Troops, Frontier Guard or Frontier Police.
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[edit] Asia
- China mainland - People's Armed Police, Ministry of Public Security
- Israel - Israel Border Police
- Hong Kong - Border District, Hong Kong Police Force
- India - Border Security Force (BSF)
[edit] Europe
- Finland - Finnish Frontier Guard, subordinated to the Ministry of the Interior [1]
- Germany German Federal Police formerly the Bundesgrenzschutze
- East Germany - Grenztruppen
- Italy - Guardia di Finanza, subordinated to the Ministry of the Treasure
- Latvia - Border Guard (Latvia), or State Border Guard [2]
- Lithuania - State Border Guard Service, subordinated to the Ministry of the Interior [3]
- Poland - Border Guard (Poland) (Straż Graniczna)
- Romania - Romanian Border Police (Poliţia de Frontieră)
- Russia - Border Guard Service of Russia (Пограничная служба России)
- Soviet Union (now defunct) - USSR Border Troops
- Ukraine - State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (Державна Прикордонна Служба України)
- United Kingdom - UK Immigration Service - part of the Home Office.
[edit] North America
- Canada - Canada Border Services Agency and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- United States of America - United States Border Patrol
