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height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Arab-Byzantine_frontier_zone.svg/420px-Arab-Byzantine_frontier_zone.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Arab-Byzantine_frontier_zone.svg/560px-Arab-Byzantine_frontier_zone.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1705" data-file-height="1498" /></a><figcaption>The eastern frontier of Anatolia, home to the Byzantine <i>Akritai</i>, depicted during the <a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Byzantine_wars" title="Arab–Byzantine wars">Arab-Byzantine wars</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i><b>Akritai</b></i> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el"><span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">ἀκρίται</span></span></span>, singular: <i><b>Akritēs</b></i>, <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">ἀκρίτης</span></span>) is a term used in the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a> in the 9th–11th centuries to denote the frontier soldiers guarding the Empire's eastern border, facing the Muslim states of the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>. Their exploits, embellished, inspired the Byzantine "national epic" of <i><a href="/wiki/Digenes_Akritas" title="Digenes Akritas">Digenes Akritas</a></i> and the cycle of the <a href="/wiki/Acritic_songs" title="Acritic songs">Acritic songs</a>. </p><p>The term is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">Greek</a> word <i>akron</i> (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">ἄκρον</span></span>, in plural <i>akra</i>), meaning <span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">border</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span> or <span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">edge</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>; similar border guards, the <i><a href="/wiki/Limitanei" title="Limitanei">limitanei</a></i>, were employed in the <a href="/wiki/Late_Roman_army" title="Late Roman army">late Roman</a> and early Byzantine armies to guard the frontiers (<i><a href="/wiki/Limes_(Roman_Empire)" title="Limes (Roman Empire)">limes</a></i>). In official Byzantine use, the term is non-technical, and used in a descriptive manner, being generally applied to the defenders as well as the inhabitants of the eastern frontier zone, including their Muslim counterparts. The popular image of the <i>Akritoi</i> has been heavily influenced by their portrayal in the Acritic songs, and refers to the military troops stationed along the Empire's border. In reality, the Byzantine troops stationed along the edges of the Empire were a mixture of professional troops and local <a href="/wiki/Theme_(Byzantine_district)" title="Theme (Byzantine district)">thematic</a> militia, as well as irregular units that constituted the <i>Akritai</i> or <i>Apelatai</i> proper. </p><p>These were light infantry recruited from the native Byzantine population and <a href="/wiki/Armenians" title="Armenians">Armenians</a>. By the late 10th century, the reconquest of much territory in the East meant that the latter were often ethnically and religiously mixed, a fact epitomized by the legendary Digenes Akritas: "digenes" means "of two races", i.e. "Roman" (Byzantine/Greek) and "Saracen". The <i>Apelatai</i>, whose role and tactics are described in <a href="/wiki/Nikephoros_II_Phokas" title="Nikephoros II Phokas">Nikephoros II Phokas</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/De_velitatione_bellica" title="De velitatione bellica">De velitatione bellica</a></i>, acted as raiders, scouts and border guards in the perennial border warfare between Byzantium and its eastern neighbors, characterized by skirmishes and raids. Aside from light infantry, the border forces were complemented by the light cavalry called <i>trapezitai</i> or <i>tasinarioi</i>. In case of a major Arab raid (<i><a href="/wiki/Razzia_(military)" title="Razzia (military)">razzia</a></i>), they were supposed to raise the alarm, assist in the evacuation of the local population to the various strongholds, and shadow and harass the enemy force until reinforcements could arrive. </p><p>Many of the Akritai were members of the separated Armenian church and most of them gave protection to heretics.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often, they were active as brigands as well – they were known as <i>chonsarioi</i>, from the <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a> for "thieves", in the Balkans, and in the epic of Digenes, the <i>apelatai</i> are brigands. Whether these men were also given military estates like the other <a href="/wiki/Theme_(Byzantine_district)" title="Theme (Byzantine district)">thematic</a> soldiers to cultivate or lived on rents from <a href="/wiki/Smallholding" title="Smallholding">smallholdings</a> while concentrating on their military duties is still a matter of debate. Their officers however were drawn from the local aristocracy. </p><p>The <i>Akritai</i> declined in importance by the late 10th century, as the Byzantine conquests pushed the border eastwards, and its defense radically restructured, with smaller <i>themata</i> grouped in five large regional commands headed by a <i><a href="/wiki/Dux#Later_developments" title="Dux">doux</a></i> and a heavy presence of professional troops (<i><a href="/wiki/Tagmata_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tagmata (military)">tagmata</a></i>). During the first half of the 11th century, the Byzantines faced little danger in the East, and allowed their military strength to weaken. As a result, they were unable to halt the quick advance of the <a href="/wiki/Seljuk_Turks" class="mw-redirect" title="Seljuk Turks">Seljuk Turks</a> in <a href="/wiki/Asia_Minor" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia Minor">Asia Minor</a>. </p><p>The institution, in the form of a force raised by local inhabitants in exchange for land and tax exemptions, was re-established under <a href="/wiki/Manuel_I_Komnenos" title="Manuel I Komnenos">Manuel I Komnenos</a> (r. 1143–1180), when he reorganized the themes in the reconquered western portion of Asia Minor. It is also attested during the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Nicaea" title="Empire of Nicaea">Empire of Nicaea</a>, guarding the Anatolian frontier, especially around the <a href="/wiki/B%C3%BCy%C3%BCk_Menderes_River" title="Büyük Menderes River">Meander</a> valley, against the incursions of Turkish nomads. Their attachment to the <a href="/wiki/Laskaris" title="Laskaris">Laskarid dynasty</a> however led them to revolt against the usurper emperor <a href="/wiki/Michael_VIII_Palaiologos" title="Michael VIII Palaiologos">Michael VIII Palaiologos</a> in 1262. After the revolt was suppressed, the <i>akritai</i> were then enrolled into the regular army, and their exemptions were annulled. As a result, within a generation, they had effectively ceased to exist, opening the way to the complete loss of the Byzantine possessions in Asia Minor during the first half of the 14th century. </p><p>Today, Greeks continue to call the inhabitants of Greece who live <a href="/wiki/Evros_(regional_unit)" title="Evros (regional unit)">near the borders</a> as "Akrites", as a remnant of the past. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akritai&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acritic_songs" title="Acritic songs">Acritic songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digenes_Akritas" title="Digenes Akritas">Digenes Akritas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Song_of_Armouris" title="Song of Armouris">Song of Armouris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanos_IV_Diogenes" title="Romanos IV Diogenes">Romanos IV Diogenes</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akritai&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBartusis1997" class="citation book cs1">Bartusis, Mark C. (1997). <i>The Late Byzantine Army: Arms and Society 1204–1453</i>. University of Pennsylvania Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8122-1620-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-8122-1620-2"><bdi>0-8122-1620-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Late+Byzantine+Army%3A+Arms+and+Society+1204%E2%80%931453&rft.pub=University+of+Pennsylvania+Press&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=0-8122-1620-2&rft.aulast=Bartusis&rft.aufirst=Mark+C.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAkritai" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/vasilief/feudalism.asp">A. A. 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Oxford University Press. pp. 47–48, 127–128. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-504652-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-19-504652-6"><bdi>978-0-19-504652-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Oxford+Dictionary+of+Byzantium&rft.pages=47-48%2C+127-128&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=978-0-19-504652-6&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAkritai" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMakrypoulias2007" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-script cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Makrypoulias, Christos (2007-01-25). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721081525/http://asiaminor.ehw.gr/Forms/fLemmaBodyExtended.aspx?lemmaID=3478"><bdi lang="el">Ακρίτες</bdi></a> (in Greek). 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em;text-align:left; font-weight:normal"><div style="float: right;"><b>Preceding</b></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Later_Roman_Empire" title="Later Roman Empire">Later Roman Empire</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em;text-align:left; font-weight:normal"><div style="float: right;"><b>Early</b> <span style="font-size:85%;">(330–717)</span></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Constantinian_and_Valentinianic_dynasties" title="Byzantine Empire under the Constantinian and Valentinianic dynasties">Constantinian–Valentinianic era</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constantinian_dynasty" title="Constantinian dynasty">Constantinian dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valentinianic_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Valentinianic dynasty">Valentinianic dynasty</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Theodosian_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Theodosian dynasty">Theodosian era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Leonid_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Leonid dynasty">Leonid era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Justinian_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty">Justinian era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Heraclian_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Heraclian dynasty">Heraclian era</a> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Dark_Ages" title="Byzantine Dark Ages">Byzantine Dark Ages</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty_Years%27_Anarchy" title="Twenty Years' Anarchy">Twenty Years' Anarchy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em;text-align:left; font-weight:normal"><div style="float: right;"><b>Middle</b> <span style="font-size:85%;">(717–1204)</span></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Isaurian_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Isaurian dynasty">Isaurian era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Nikephorian_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Nikephorian dynasty">Nikephorian era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Amorian_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Amorian dynasty">Amorian era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Macedonian_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty">Macedonian era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Doukas_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Doukas dynasty">Doukid era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Komnenos_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Komnenos dynasty">Komnenian era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Angelos_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Angelos dynasty">Angelid era</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em;text-align:left; font-weight:normal"><div style="float: right;"><b>Late</b> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1204–1453)</span></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sack_of_Constantinople" title="Sack of Constantinople">Sack of Constantinople</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Crusade" title="Fourth Crusade">Fourth Crusade</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankokratia" title="Frankokratia">Frankokratia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Latin_Empire" title="Latin Empire">Latin Empire</a></li></ul></li> <li>Byzantine successor states (<a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Nicaea" title="Empire of Nicaea">Nicaea</a> / <a href="/wiki/Despotate_of_Epirus" title="Despotate of Epirus">Epirus</a>–<a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Thessalonica" title="Empire of Thessalonica">Thessalonica</a> / <a href="/wiki/Despotate_of_the_Morea" title="Despotate of the Morea">Morea</a> / <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Trebizond" title="Empire of Trebizond">Trebizond</a>–<a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Theodoro" title="Principality of Theodoro">Theodoro</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Palaiologos_dynasty" title="Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynasty">Palaiologan era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decline_of_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="Decline of the Byzantine Empire">Decline of the Byzantine Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Constantinople" title="Fall of Constantinople">Fall of Constantinople</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em;text-align:left; font-weight:normal"><div style="float: right;">By modern region<br />or territory</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Albania" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Anatolia" title="Byzantine Anatolia">Anatolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Armenia" title="Byzantine Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Bulgaria" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Corsica" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Corsica">Corsica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Crete" title="Byzantine Crete">Crete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Cyprus" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Dalmatia" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Dalmatia">Dalmatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Greece" title="Byzantine Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Italy" title="Byzantine Italy">Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Sardinia" title="Byzantine Sardinia">Sardinia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Sicily" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Sicily">Sicily</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Maghreb" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Maghreb">Maghreb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Malta" title="Byzantine Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Mesopotamia" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Serbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><div style="display:inline-block; padding:0.2em 0.4em; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Spain">Spain (Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands)</a></div></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Syria" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Thrace" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Thrace">Thrace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Governance" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Governance</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em">Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Byzantine_emperors" title="List of Byzantine emperors">Emperors</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coronation_of_the_Byzantine_emperor" title="Coronation of the Byzantine emperor">Coronation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Family_tree_of_Byzantine_emperors" title="Family tree of Byzantine emperors">Family tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Roman_and_Byzantine_empresses" title="List of Roman and Byzantine empresses">Empresses</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_bureaucracy_and_aristocracy" title="Byzantine bureaucracy and aristocracy">Imperial bureaucracy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medieval_Greek" title="Medieval Greek">Medieval Greek</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine Senate">Senate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Early</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Praetorian_prefecture" title="Praetorian prefecture">Praetorian prefects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magister_officiorum" title="Magister officiorum">Magister officiorum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comes_sacrarum_largitionum" title="Comes sacrarum largitionum">Comes sacrarum largitionum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comes_rerum_privatarum" title="Comes rerum privatarum">Comes rerum privatarum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quaestor_sacri_palatii" title="Quaestor sacri palatii">Quaestor sacri palatii</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Middle</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Logothetes_tou_dromou" title="Logothetes tou dromou">Logothetes tou dromou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakellarios" title="Sakellarios">Sakellarios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logothetes_tou_genikou" title="Logothetes tou genikou">Logothetes tou genikou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logothetes_tou_stratiotikou" title="Logothetes tou stratiotikou">Logothetes tou stratiotikou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakellarios" title="Sakellarios">Chartoularios tou sakelliou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vestiarion" title="Vestiarion">Chartoularios tou vestiariou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epi_tou_eidikou" title="Epi tou eidikou">Epi tou eidikou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protasekretis" title="Protasekretis">Protasekretis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epi_ton_deeseon" title="Epi ton deeseon">Epi ton deeseon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Late</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Megas_logothetes" title="Megas logothetes">Megas logothetes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesazon" title="Mesazon">Mesazon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="Subdivisions of the Byzantine Empire">Provincial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Early</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Praetorian_prefecture" title="Praetorian prefecture">Praetorian prefectures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_diocese" title="Roman diocese">Dioceses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_province#List_of_Late_Roman_provinces" title="Roman province">Provinces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quaestura_exercitus" title="Quaestura exercitus">Quaestura exercitus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exarchate_of_Ravenna" title="Exarchate of Ravenna">Exarchate of Ravenna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exarchate_of_Africa" title="Exarchate of Africa">Exarchate of Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Middle</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Theme_(Byzantine_district)" title="Theme (Byzantine district)">Themata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kleisoura_(Byzantine_district)" title="Kleisoura (Byzantine district)">Kleisourai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandon_(Byzantine_Empire)" title="Bandon (Byzantine Empire)">Bandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katepano" title="Katepano">Catepanates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Late</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kephale_(Byzantine_Empire)" title="Kephale (Byzantine Empire)">Kephale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Despot_(court_title)" title="Despot (court title)">Despotates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Byzantine_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign relations of the Byzantine Empire">Foreign relations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Treaties_of_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="Category:Treaties of the Byzantine Empire">Treaties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_diplomats" title="Category:Byzantine diplomats">Diplomats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_diplomacy" title="Byzantine diplomacy">Diplomacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Byzantine_wars" title="List of Byzantine wars">Wars</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Military" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Military</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Army" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_army" title="Byzantine army">Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_battle_tactics" title="Byzantine battle tactics">Battle tactics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Byzantine_battles" title="List of Byzantine battles">Battles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_beacon_system" title="Byzantine beacon system">Beacon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_generals" title="Category:Byzantine generals">Generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_mercenaries" title="Category:Byzantine mercenaries">Mercenaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_military_manuals" title="Byzantine military manuals">Military manuals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="Category:Military units and formations of the Byzantine Empire">Military units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Byzantine_revolts_and_civil_wars" title="List of Byzantine revolts and civil wars">Revolts</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Early</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Late_Roman_army" title="Late Roman army">Late Roman army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Roman_army" class="mw-redirect" title="East Roman army">East Roman army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Foederati" title="Foederati">Foederati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bucellarii" title="Bucellarii">Bucellarii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scholae_Palatinae" title="Scholae Palatinae">Scholae Palatinae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excubitors" title="Excubitors">Excubitors</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Middle</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Theme_(Byzantine_district)" title="Theme (Byzantine district)">Themata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kleisoura_(Byzantine_district)" title="Kleisoura (Byzantine district)">Kleisourai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourma" class="mw-redirect" title="Tourma">Tourma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Droungos" title="Droungos">Droungos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandon_(Byzantine_Empire)" title="Bandon (Byzantine Empire)">Bandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagma_(military)" title="Tagma (military)">Tagmata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domestic_of_the_Schools" title="Domestic of the Schools">Domestic of the Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hetaireia" title="Hetaireia">Hetaireia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Akritai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varangian_Guard" title="Varangian Guard">Varangian Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Late</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_army_(Komnenian_era)" title="Byzantine army (Komnenian era)">Komnenian army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pronoia" title="Pronoia">Pronoia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vestiaritai" title="Vestiaritai">Vestiaritai</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_army_(Palaiologan_era)" title="Byzantine army (Palaiologan era)">Palaiologan army</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allagion" title="Allagion">Allagion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramonai" title="Paramonai">Paramonai</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_domestic" title="Grand domestic">Grand domestic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_navy" title="Byzantine navy">Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Karabisianoi" title="Karabisianoi">Karabisianoi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theme_(Byzantine_district)" title="Theme (Byzantine district)">Maritime themata</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cibyrrhaeot_Theme" title="Cibyrrhaeot Theme">Cibyrrhaeot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aegean_Sea_(theme)" title="Aegean Sea (theme)">Aegean Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samos_(theme)" title="Samos (theme)">Samos</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dromon" title="Dromon">Dromon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_fire" title="Greek fire">Greek fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Droungarios_of_the_Fleet" title="Droungarios of the Fleet">Droungarios of the Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megas_doux" title="Megas doux">Megas doux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_admirals" title="Category:Byzantine admirals">Admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Naval_battles_involving_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="Category:Naval battles involving the Byzantine Empire">Naval battles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Religion_and_law" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Religion and law</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Category:Religion_in_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="Category:Religion in the Byzantine Empire">Religion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodoxy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Rite" title="Byzantine Rite">Byzantine Rite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesychasm" title="Hesychasm">Hesychasm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayhurum" title="Hayhurum">Hayhurum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople" title="Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople">Patriarchate of Constantinople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_saints" title="Category:Byzantine saints">Saints</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Orthodox_Churches" title="Oriental Orthodox Churches">Oriental Orthodoxy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexandrian_Rite" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexandrian Rite">Alexandrian Rite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Rite" title="Armenian Rite">Armenian Rite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Syriac_Rite" title="West Syriac Rite">West Syriac Rite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miaphysitism" title="Miaphysitism">Miaphysitism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecumenical_council" title="Ecumenical council">Ecumenical councils</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arianism" title="Arianism">Arianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monophysitism" title="Monophysitism">Monophysitism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paulicianism" title="Paulicianism">Paulicianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Iconoclasm" title="Byzantine Iconoclasm">Iconoclasm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_Schism" title="East–West Schism">Great Schism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bogomilism" title="Bogomilism">Bogomilism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Athos" title="Mount Athos">Mount Athos</a></li> <li>Missionary activity <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Bulgaria" title="Christianization of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Moravia" title="Christianization of Moravia">Moravia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_the_Serbs" class="mw-redirect" title="Christianization of the Serbs">Serbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christianization_of_Kievan_Rus%27" title="Christianization of Kievan Rus'">Kievan Rus'</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="History of the Jews in the Byzantine Empire">Jews</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_law" title="Byzantine law">Law</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Codex_Theodosianus" title="Codex Theodosianus">Codex Theodosianus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Juris_Civilis" title="Corpus Juris Civilis">Corpus Juris Civilis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_Justinian" title="Code of Justinian">Code of Justinian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecloga" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecloga">Ecloga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilika" title="Basilika">Basilika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constantine_Harmenopoulos" title="Constantine Harmenopoulos">Hexabiblos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture" title="Political mutilation in Byzantine culture">Mutilation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Culture_and_society" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Culture and society</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_architecture" title="Byzantine architecture">Architecture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_secular_architecture" title="Category:Byzantine secular architecture">Secular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_sacred_architecture" title="Category:Byzantine sacred architecture">Sacred</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cross-in-square" title="Cross-in-square">Cross-in-square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Roman_and_Byzantine_domes" title="History of Roman and Byzantine domes">Domes</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a href="/wiki/Constantinople" title="Constantinople">Constantinople</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_Cistern" title="Basilica Cistern">Basilica Cistern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baths_of_Zeuxippus" title="Baths of Zeuxippus">Baths of Zeuxippus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Blachernae" title="Palace of Blachernae">Blachernae Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chora_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Chora Church">Chora Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walls_of_Constantinople" title="Walls of Constantinople">City Walls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Palace_of_Constantinople" title="Great Palace of Constantinople">Great Palace of Constantinople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagia_Irene" title="Hagia Irene">Hagia Irene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagia_Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia">Hagia Sophia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hippodrome_of_Constantinople" title="Hippodrome of Constantinople">Hippodrome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pammakaristos_Church" title="Pammakaristos Church">Pammakaristos Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prison_of_Anemas" title="Prison of Anemas">Prison of Anemas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a href="/wiki/Thessaloniki" title="Thessaloniki">Thessalonica</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arch_of_Galerius_and_Rotunda" title="Arch of Galerius and Rotunda">Arch of Galerius and Rotunda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Bath_(Thessaloniki)" title="Byzantine Bath (Thessaloniki)">Byzantine Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagia_Sophia,_Thessaloniki" title="Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki">Hagia Sophia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagios_Demetrios" title="Hagios Demetrios">Hagios Demetrios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Panagia_Chalkeon" title="Church of Panagia Chalkeon">Panagia Chalkeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walls_of_Thessaloniki" title="Walls of Thessaloniki">Walls of Thessaloniki</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal"><a href="/wiki/Ravenna" title="Ravenna">Ravenna</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_San_Vitale" title="Basilica of San Vitale">San Vitale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Sant%27Apollinare_in_Classe" title="Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe">Sant'Apollinare in Classe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Sant%27Apollinare_Nuovo" title="Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo">Sant'Apollinare Nuovo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Other locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daphni_Monastery" title="Daphni Monastery">Daphni Monastery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosios_Loukas" title="Hosios Loukas">Hosios Loukas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nea_Moni_of_Chios" title="Nea Moni of Chios">Nea Moni of Chios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Metropolis" title="Little Metropolis">Panagia Gorgoepikoos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Catherine%27s_Monastery" title="Saint Catherine's Monastery">Saint Catherine's Monastery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystras" title="Mystras">Mystras</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_art" title="Byzantine art">Art</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Icon" title="Icon">Icons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_enamel" title="Byzantine enamel">Enamel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_glass" title="Byzantine glass">Glass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosaic#Byzantine_mosaics" title="Mosaic">Mosaics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Early_Byzantine_mosaics_in_the_Middle_East" title="Early Byzantine mosaics in the Middle East">Early Byzantine mosaics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_painters" title="Category:Byzantine painters">Painters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_art_(Byzantine)" title="Macedonian art (Byzantine)">Macedonian period art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_civilisation_in_the_12th_century" title="Byzantine civilisation in the 12th century">Komnenian renaissance</a></li></ul> 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title="Dynatoi">Dynatoi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em"><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_literature" title="Byzantine literature">Literature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_novel" class="mw-redirect" title="Byzantine novel">Novel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acritic_songs" title="Acritic songs">Acritic songs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Digenes_Akritas" title="Digenes Akritas">Digenes Akritas</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Romance" title="Alexander Romance">Alexander Romance</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Byzantine_historians" title="Category:Byzantine historians">Historians</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.75em">Everyday life</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_calendar" title="Byzantine calendar">Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cities_in_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="Cities in the Byzantine Empire">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_cuisine" title="Byzantine cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_dance" title="Byzantine dance">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_dress" title="Byzantine dress">Dress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_flags_and_insignia" title="Byzantine flags and insignia">Flags and insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_gardens" title="Byzantine gardens">Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellenization_in_the_Byzantine_Empire" title="Hellenization in the Byzantine Empire">Hellenization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_music" title="Byzantine music">Music</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Byzantine_lyra" title="Byzantine lyra">Lyra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Octoechos" title="Octoechos">Octoechos</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Border_guard" title="Border guard">Border protection agencies</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_border_control_organisations" title="List of border control organisations">list</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Algeria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_(Algeria)" title="Gendarmerie Nationale (Algeria)">GNA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Border_and_Immigration_Police_(Algeria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Border and Immigration Police (Algeria) (page does not exist)">PAF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Angola <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Police_(Angola)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Police (Angola) (page does not exist)">PGFA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Service_of_Migration_and_Foreigners_(Angola)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Service of Migration and Foreigners (Angola) (page does not exist)">SME</a></li></ul></li> <li>Benin <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beninese_Agency_for_the_Integrated_Management_of_Border_Areas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beninese Agency for the Integrated Management of Border Areas (page does not exist)">ABeGIEF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Emigration_and_Immigration_(Benin)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Emigration and Immigration (Benin) (page does not exist)">DEI</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_Command_of_Special_Border_Surveillance_Units&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central Command of Special Border Surveillance Units (page does not exist)">USSF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Nationality,_Immigration_And_Gender_Affairs_(Botswana)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Nationality, Immigration And Gender Affairs (Botswana) (page does not exist)">Botswana</a></li> <li>Burkina Faso <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Border_Police_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Border Police (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">DPF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_State_Security_(Burkina_Faso)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of State Security (Burkina Faso) (page does not exist)">DSE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Burundi <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Commissioner_for_Migration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Commissioner for Migration (page does not exist)">CGM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air,_Border_and_Aliens_Police_(Burundi)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air, Border and Aliens Police (Burundi) (page does not exist)">PAFE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Directorate_(Cameroon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Directorate (Cameroon) (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Foreigners_and_Borders_(Cape_Verde)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Foreigners and Borders (Cape Verde) (page does not exist)">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_and_Border_Police_(Central_African_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air and Border Police (Central African Republic) (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li>Chad <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chadian_National_Gendarmerie" title="Chadian National Gendarmerie">GN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_and_Nomadic_Guard" title="National and Nomadic Guard">GNNT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Police_Nationale_Tchadienne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Police Nationale Tchadienne (page does not exist)">PNT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Air_and_Border_Police_(Comoros)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Air and Border Police (Comoros) (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li>Democratic Republic of the Congo <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migration_(Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migration (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">DGM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Directorate_(Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Directorate (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">DPF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Republic of the Congo <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_for_Territorial_Surveillance_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General for Territorial Surveillance (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">DGST</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Republic_of_the_Congo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (Republic of the Congo) (page does not exist)">DIE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Côte d'Ivoire <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Territorial_Surveillance_(Ivory_Coast)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (Ivory Coast) (page does not exist)">DST</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Office_of_Civil_Status_of_Identification_(Ivory_Coast)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Office of Civil Status of Identification (Ivory Coast) (page does not exist)">ONECI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_and_Immigration_Police_(Djibouti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border and Immigration Police (Djibouti) (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li>Egypt <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Border_Guard_Corps" title="Egyptian Border Guard Corps">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Administration_of_Passports,_Immigration_and_Nationality_(Egypt)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Administration of Passports, Immigration and Nationality (Egypt) (page does not exist)">PINA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_National_Security_(Equatorial_Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of National Security (Equatorial Guinea) (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_and_Nationality_(Eritrea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration and Nationality (Eritrea) (page does not exist)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eswatini_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eswatini Immigration Department (page does not exist)">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Main_Department_for_Immigration_%26_Nationality_Affairs_(Ethiopia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Main Department for Immigration & Nationality Affairs (Ethiopia) (page does not exist)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_for_Documentation_and_Immigration_(Gabon)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General for Documentation and Immigration (Gabon) (page does not exist)">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gambia_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gambia Immigration Department (page does not exist)">The Gambia</a></li> <li>Ghana <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_Unit" title="Border Guard Unit">BGU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Immigration_Service" title="Ghana Immigration Service">GIS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_Directorate_of_the_Border_Police_(Guinea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central Directorate of the Border Police (Guinea) (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Command_of_the_National_Guard_(Guinea_Bissau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Command of the National Guard (Guinea Bissau) (page does not exist)">Guinea Bissau</a></li> <li>Kenya <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administration_Police#Border_Police_Unit_(BPU)" title="Administration Police">BPU</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_Services_(Kenya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration Services (Kenya) (page does not exist)">DIS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Lesotho)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Lesotho) (page does not exist)">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberia_Immigration_Service" title="Liberia Immigration Service">Liberia</a></li> <li>Libya <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libyan_Border_Guard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Libyan Border Guard (page does not exist)">LBG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Passport,_Immigration_and_Foreigners_Affairs_Authority_(Libya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Passport, Immigration and Foreigners Affairs Authority (Libya) (page does not exist)">LPA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Intelligence_and_Control_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Madagascar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Intelligence and Control of Immigration and Emigration (Madagascar) (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Immigration_and_Citizenship_Services_(Malawi)" title="Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services (Malawi)">Malawi</a></li> <li>Mali <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malian_National_Gendarmerie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malian National Gendarmerie (page does not exist)">DGGN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate_of_Borders_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate of Borders (Mali) (page does not exist)">DNF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Border_Police_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Border Police (Mali) (page does not exist)">DPF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_General_Intelligence_and_Territorial_Surveillance_(Mali)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of General Intelligence and Territorial Surveillance (Mali) (page does not exist)">DRGS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Mauritania <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mauritanian_National_Gendarmerie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mauritanian National Gendarmerie (page does not exist)">DGGN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Territorial_Surveillance_(Mauritania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (Mauritania) (page does not exist)">DST</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Passport_and_Immigration_Office_(Mauritius)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Passport and Immigration Office (Mauritius) (page does not exist)">Mauritius</a></li> <li>Morocco <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%BBret%C3%A9_Nationale_(Morocco)" title="Sûreté Nationale (Morocco)">DGSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Directorate_for_Territorial_Surveillance_(Morocco)" class="mw-redirect" title="General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (Morocco)">DGST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Gendarmerie" title="Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie">GRM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Mozambique <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Branch_(Mozambique)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Branch (Mozambique) (page does not exist)">RPF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Migration_Service_(Mozambique)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Migration Service (Mozambique) (page does not exist)">SENAMI</a></li></ul></li> <li>Namibia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_Control_and_Citizenship_(Namibia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration Control and Citizenship (Namibia) (page does not exist)">DICC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Namibian_Agronomic_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Namibian Agronomic Board (page does not exist)">NAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Field_Force" title="Special Field Force">SFF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Niger <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Territorial_Surveillance_(Niger)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (Niger) (page does not exist)">DST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_(Niger)" title="Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger)">GN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_Niger" title="National Guard of Niger">GNN</a></li></ul></li> <li>Nigeria <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mobile_Border_Control_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mobile Border Control Company (page does not exist)">CMCF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria_Immigration_Service" title="Nigeria Immigration Service">NIS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Rwanda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (Rwanda) (page does not exist)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_and_Border_Service_(S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration and Border Service (São Tomé and Príncipe) (page does not exist)">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li>Senegal <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Air_and_Border_Police_(Senegal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Air and Border Police (Senegal) (page does not exist)">DPAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_the_Police_for_Foreigners_and_Travel_Documents_(Senegal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of the Police for Foreigners and Travel Documents (Senegal) (page does not exist)">DPETV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Territorial_Surveillance_(Senegal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (Senegal) (page does not exist)">DST</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_Civil_Status_(Seychelles)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and Civil Status (Seychelles) (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sierra_Leone_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sierra Leone Immigration Department (page does not exist)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_Naturalization_Directorate_of_Somalia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and Naturalization Directorate of Somalia (page does not exist)">Somalia</a></li> <li>South Africa <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Management_Authority_(South_Africa)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Management Authority (South Africa) (page does not exist)">BMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Operations_Division" title="Joint Operations Division">JOD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Africa_Immigration_Services&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Africa Immigration Services (page does not exist)">SAIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_Police_Service#Operational_Response_Services" title="South African Police Service">SAPS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Nationality,_Passport_and_Immigration_(South_Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Nationality, Passport and Immigration (South Sudan) (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a></li> <li>Sudan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Intelligence_Brigade_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Intelligence Brigade (Sudan) (page does not exist)">BIB</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Administration_of_Borders_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Administration of Borders (Sudan) (page does not exist)">GAB</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Department_of_Passports_and_Immigration_(Sudan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Department of Passports and Immigration (Sudan) (page does not exist)">GDPI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Services_Department_(Tanzania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Services Department (Tanzania) (page does not exist)">Tanzania</a></li> <li>Togo <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_National_Documentation_(Togo)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of National Documentation (Togo) (page does not exist)">DGDN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_Nationale_Togolaise" title="Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise">GNT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Tunisia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Borders_and_Foreigners_(Tunisia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Borders and Foreigners (Tunisia) (page does not exist)">DGFE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_National_Guard" title="Tunisian National Guard">GNT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Uganda <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Control_(Uganda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (Uganda) (page does not exist)">DCIC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Field_Force_Unit_(Uganda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Field Force Unit (Uganda) (page does not exist)">FFU</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Zambia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Zambia) (page does not exist)">Zambia</a></li> <li>Zimbabwe <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Zimbabwe)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Zimbabwe) (page does not exist)">DIZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_Republic_Police#Support_Unit" title="Zimbabwe Republic Police">PSU</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghan_Border_Force" title="Afghan Border Force">Afghanistan</a></li> <li>Armenia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Armenian_Passport_and_Visa_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Armenian Passport and Visa Department (page does not exist)">AVV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Service_of_Armenia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Service of Armenia (page does not exist)">MS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Border_Guard" title="Armenian Border Guard">NSS SZ</a></li></ul></li> <li>Azerbaijan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Main_Passport,_Registration_and_Migration_Department_(Azerbaijan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Main Passport, Registration and Migration Department (Azerbaijan) (page does not exist)">BPQMI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Migration_Service_(Azerbaijan)" title="State Migration Service (Azerbaijan)">DMX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Service_(Azerbaijan)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Border Service (Azerbaijan)">DSX</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Nationality,_Passports_%26_Residences_Affairs_(Bahrain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Nationality, Passports & Residences Affairs (Bahrain) (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li>Bangladesh <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guards_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Guards Bangladesh">BGB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Immigration_%26_Passports" title="Department of Immigration & Passports">DIP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Branch_(Bangladesh)" title="Special Branch (Bangladesh)">SB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Bhutan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Bhutan) (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_National_Registration_Department_(Brunei)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and National Registration Department (Brunei) (page does not exist)">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Border_Police_(Cambodia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Border Police (Cambodia) (page does not exist)">Cambodia</a></li> <li>China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_Immigration_Inspection" title="China Immigration Inspection">CII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Immigration_Administration" title="National Immigration Administration">NIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PLAGF" class="mw-redirect" title="PLAGF">PLAGF</a> Border Defense Units</li></ul></li> <li>Georgia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Police_of_Georgia" title="Border Police of Georgia">BPG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Migration_(Georgia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Migration (Georgia) (page does not exist)">Migratsiis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrol_Police_Department_(Georgia)" title="Patrol Police Department (Georgia)">Politsiis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=State_Commission_of_Migration_Issues_(Georgia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="State Commission of Migration Issues (Georgia) (page does not exist)">SCMI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Department_(Hong_Kong)" title="Immigration Department (Hong Kong)">Hong Kong</a></li> <li>India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assam_Rifles" title="Assam Rifles">AR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Immigration_(India)" title="Bureau of Immigration (India)">BOI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Security_Force" title="Border Security Force">BSF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Tibetan_Border_Police" title="Indo-Tibetan Border Police">ITBP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Rifles" title="Rashtriya Rifles">RR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Frontier_Force" title="Special Frontier Force">SFF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashastra_Seema_Bal" title="Sashastra Seema Bal">SSB</a></li></ul></li> <li>Indonesia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Immigration_(Indonesia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Directorate General of Immigration (Indonesia)">Imigrasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_guard#Indonesia" title="Border guard">Border Security Task Force (Satgas Pamtas)</a></li></ul></li> <li>Iran <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_for_Aliens_and_Foreign_Immigrants_Affairs_(Iran)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (Iran) (page does not exist)">BAFIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_Immigration_%26_Passport_Police_Office" title="Iranian Immigration & Passport Police Office">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Border_Guard_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic Republic of Iran Border Guard Command">Marzbani NAJA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Force_Command_(Iraq)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Force Command (Iraq) (page does not exist)">Iraq</a></li> <li>Israel <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crossing_Points_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Crossing Points Authority (page does not exist)">CPA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Border_Police" title="Israel Border Police">Magav</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administration_of_Border_Crossings,_Population_and_Immigration" class="mw-redirect" title="Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration">PIBA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamam" title="Yamam">Yamam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamas_(Israel_Border_Police_unit)" title="Yamas (Israel Border Police unit)">Yamas</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Services_Agency_(Japan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Services Agency (Japan) (page does not exist)">Japan</a></li> <li>Jordan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Borders_and_Residence_Department_(Jordan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Borders and Residence Department (Jordan) (page does not exist)">BRD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Border_Security_(Jordan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Border Security (Jordan) (page does not exist)">DBS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kazakhstan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Committee_of_Migration_Service_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Committee of Migration Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan (page does not exist)">KQQK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Service_of_the_National_Security_Committee_of_the_Republic_of_Kazakhstan" title="Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan">UQK SQ</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Korean_People%27s_Internal_Security_Forces&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Korean People's Internal Security Forces (page does not exist)">North Korea</a></li> <li>South Korea <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Korea_Immigration_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Korea Immigration Service (page does not exist)">KIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Police_(Republic_of_Korea)" title="Military Police (Republic of Korea)">ROK MP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kuwait <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Department_of_Land_Border_Security_(Kuwait)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Department of Land Border Security (Kuwait) (page does not exist)">GDLBS</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Department_of_Residency_(Kuwait)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Department of Residency (Kuwait) (page does not exist)">GDR</a></li></ul></li> <li>Kyrgyzstan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Guard_Service_(Kyrgyzstan)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Border Guard Service (Kyrgyzstan)">MCK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Migration_Service_of_Kyrgyzstan" class="mw-redirect" title="State Migration Service of Kyrgyzstan">OKMMK</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Police_Immigration_of_General_Security_Police_Department_(Laos)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Police Immigration of General Security Police Department (Laos) (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Directorate_of_General_Security" title="General Directorate of General Security">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Security_Police_Force" title="Public Security Police Force">Macau</a></li> <li>Malaysia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Security_Agency" title="Border Security Agency">AKSEM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Department_of_Malaysia" title="Immigration Department of Malaysia">JIM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rejimen_Sempadan" title="Rejimen Sempadan">RS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maldives_Immigration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maldives Immigration (page does not exist)">Maldives</a></li> <li>Mongolia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mongolia_Immigration_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mongolia Immigration Agency (page does not exist)">GIKG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Authority_for_Border_Protection" title="General Authority for Border Protection">KKEG</a></li></ul></li> <li>Myanmar <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_Forces" title="Border Guard Forces">BGF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_Police" title="Border Guard Police">BGP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour,_Immigration_and_Population" title="Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population">MIP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Nepal <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Police_Force_(Nepal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed Police Force (Nepal)">APF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Nepal)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Nepal) (page does not exist)">DOI</a></li></ul></li> <li>Oman <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Brigade_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Brigade (Oman) (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Passport_%26_Residence_(Oman)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Passport & Residence (Oman) (page does not exist)">DGPR</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Immigration_%26_Passports" title="Directorate General of Immigration & Passports">DGIP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_Corps" title="Frontier Corps">FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilgit_Baltistan_Scouts" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilgit Baltistan Scouts">GB Scouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Rangers" title="Pakistan Rangers">PR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Administration_for_Borders_and_Crossings_(Palestine)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Administration for Borders and Crossings (Palestine) (page does not exist)">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Immigration_(Philippines)" title="Bureau of Immigration (Philippines)">Philippines</a></li> <li>Qatar <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qatar_Emiri_Border_Corps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Qatar Emiri Border Corps (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Passports_(Qatar)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Passports (Qatar) (page does not exist)">GDP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Saudi Arabia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Directorate_of_Border_Guard" title="General Directorate of Border Guard">GDBG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Passports_(Saudi_Arabia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Passports (Saudi Arabia) (page does not exist)">GDP</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_and_Checkpoints_Authority" title="Immigration and Checkpoints Authority">Singapore</a></li> <li>Sri Lanka <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Sri_Lanka)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration and Emigration (Sri Lanka) (page does not exist)">DIE</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Border_Management_Committee_(Sri_Lanka)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Border Management Committee (Sri Lanka) (page does not exist)">NBMC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Syria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_Forces_(Syria)" title="Border Guard Forces (Syria)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syrian_Border_Security_Force" title="Syrian Border Security Force">BSF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_and_Passports_(Syria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration and Passports (Syria) (page does not exist)">IAPD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Immigration_Agency" title="National Immigration Agency">Republic of China (Taiwan)</a></li> <li>Tajikistan <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tajikistan_Migration_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tajikistan Migration Service (page does not exist)">MS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tajik_Border_Troops" title="Tajik Border Troops">QS KDAM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Thailand <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Patrol_Police" title="Border Patrol Police">BPP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Bureau_(Thailand)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Bureau (Thailand) (page does not exist)">IB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thahan_Phran" title="Thahan Phran">TP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Timor-Leste <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Service_of_Timor-Leste&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Service of Timor-Leste (page does not exist)">SM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Patrol_Unit_(Timor-Leste)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Patrol Unit (Timor-Leste) (page does not exist)">UPF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Turkey <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Migration_Management" class="mw-redirect" title="Directorate General of Migration Management">GIGM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Gates_Department_(Turkey)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Gates Department (Turkey) (page does not exist)">Göçmen Hudut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gendarmerie_General_Command" title="Gendarmerie General Command">JGK</a></li></ul></li> <li>Turkmenistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Migration_Service_of_Turkmenistan" title="State Migration Service of Turkmenistan">DMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Service_of_Turkmenistan" title="State Border Service of Turkmenistan">DSG</a></li></ul></li> <li>United Arab Emirates <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Group_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Group (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Authority_for_Identity_and_Nationality&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Authority for Identity and Nationality (page does not exist)">ICA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Authority_of_Ports,_Borders_and_Free_Zones_Security_(United_Arab_Emirates)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Authority of Ports, Borders and Free Zones Security (United Arab Emirates) (page does not exist)">Manafth</a></li></ul></li> <li>Uzbekistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Troops_of_the_State_Security_Service_(Uzbekistan)" title="Border Troops of the State Security Service (Uzbekistan)">DXX CQ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Migration_and_Citizenship_(Uzbekistan)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Migration and Citizenship (Uzbekistan) (page does not exist)">MvaFRBB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Border_Guard" title="Vietnam Border Guard">Vietnam</a></li> <li>Yemen <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Guard_Forces_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Guard Forces (Yemen) (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration,_Passports_and_Naturalization_Authority_(Yemen)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration, Passports and Naturalization Authority (Yemen) (page does not exist)">IPNA</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_Base_Areas_Customs_and_Immigration" title="Sovereign Base Areas Customs and Immigration">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_and_Migration_Police_(Albania)" title="Border and Migration Police (Albania)">Albania</a></li> <li>Andorra <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Andorra)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Andorra) (page does not exist)">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Transit_and_Borders_(Andorra)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Transit and Borders (Andorra) (page does not exist)">UFE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Austria <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Office_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Asylum_(Austria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Office for Foreign Affairs and Asylum (Austria) (page does not exist)">BFA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landespolizeidirektion" class="mw-redirect" title="Landespolizeidirektion">LPD</a></li></ul></li> <li>Belarus <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Committee_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus" title="State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus">DPK</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Citizenship_and_Migration_(Belarus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Citizenship and Migration (Belarus) (page does not exist)">UGIM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Belgium <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Public_Service_Interior" title="Federal Public Service Interior">IBZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Police_(Belgium)#General_directorate_of_the_administrative_police_(DGA)" title="Federal Police (Belgium)">DGA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bosnia and Herzegovina <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Border_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina Border Police (page does not exist)">GPBiH</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Service_for_Foreigners%27_Affairs_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Service for Foreigners' Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina (page does not exist)">SPS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bulgaria <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Directorate_(Bulgaria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Directorate (Bulgaria) (page does not exist)">DM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Police_(Bulgaria)" title="Border Police (Bulgaria)">GDBP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Croatia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Immigration,_Citizenship_and_Administrative_Affairs_(Croatia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Immigration, Citizenship and Administrative Affairs (Croatia) (page does not exist)">UIDUP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Directorate_(Croatia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Directorate (Croatia) (page does not exist)">UZG</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cyprus <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Civil_Registry_and_Migration_Department_(Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Civil Registry and Migration Department (Cyprus) (page does not exist)">CRMD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aliens_and_Immigration_Service_(Cyprus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aliens and Immigration Service (Cyprus) (page does not exist)">YAM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Czech Republic <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Asylum_and_Migration_Policy_(Czech_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Asylum and Migration Policy (Czech Republic) (page does not exist)">OAMP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alien_and_Border_Police" title="Alien and Border Police">SCP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Denmark <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hjemrejsestyrelsen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hjemrejsestyrelsen (page does not exist)">HS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_of_Denmark" title="Police of Denmark">Politi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danish_Agency_for_International_Recruitment_and_Integration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (page does not exist)">SIRI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_Immigration_Service" title="Danish Immigration Service">US</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_and_Border_Guard_Board" title="Police and Border Guard Board">Estonia</a></li> <li>Finland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Immigration_Service" title="Finnish Immigration Service">Migri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_Border_Guard" title="Finnish Border Guard">RVL</a></li></ul></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Direction_centrale_de_la_police_aux_fronti%C3%A8res" class="mw-redirect" title="Direction centrale de la police aux frontières">DCPAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Foreigners_in_France&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Foreigners in France (page does not exist)">DGEF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_Office_for_Immigration_and_Integration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French Office for Immigration and Integration (page does not exist)">OFII</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=French_Office_for_the_Protection_of_Refugees_and_Stateless_Persons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (page does not exist)">OFPRA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Germany <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Migration_and_Refugees" title="Federal Office for Migration and Refugees">BAMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Police_(Germany)" title="Federal Police (Germany)">BPOL</a></li></ul></li> <li>Gibraltar <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Borders_and_Coastguard_Agency" title="Borders and Coastguard Agency">BCA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Greece <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Foreigners_and_Immigration_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Foreigners and Immigration (Greece) (page does not exist)">DAM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aliens_and_Border_Protection_Branch_(Greece)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aliens and Border Protection Branch (Greece) (page does not exist)">KAPS</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guernsey_Border_Agency" title="Guernsey Border Agency">Guernsey</a></li> <li>Hungary <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hat%C3%A1rrend%C3%A9szet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Határrendészet (page does not exist)">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate-General_for_Aliens_Policing_(Hungary)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (Hungary) (page does not exist)">OIF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=%C3%9Atlendingastofnun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Útlendingastofnun (page does not exist)">Iceland</a></li> <li>Ireland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garda_National_Immigration_Bureau" title="Garda National Immigration Bureau">GNIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Naturalisation_and_Immigration_Service" title="Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service">INIS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Directorate_for_Immigration_and_Border_Police_(Italy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Directorate for Immigration and Border Police (Italy)">DCIPF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Civil_Liberties_and_Immigration_(Italy)" title="Department of Civil Liberties and Immigration (Italy)">DLCI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Guardia di Finanza">GdF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carabinieri" title="Carabinieri">L'AC</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/States_of_Jersey_Customs_and_Immigration_Service" title="States of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service">Jersey</a></li> <li>Latvia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_Citizenship_and_Migration_Affairs_(Latvia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (Latvia) (page does not exist)">PMLP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Guard" title="State Border Guard">RS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Liechtenstein <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_Passport_Office_(Liechtenstein)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and Passport Office (Liechtenstein) (page does not exist)">APA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Police_(Liechtenstein)" title="National Police (Liechtenstein)">LaPo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Border_Guard" title="Swiss Border Guard">SBG</a></li></ul></li> <li>Lithuania <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Department_(Lithuania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Department (Lithuania) (page does not exist)">MD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_State_Border_Guard_Service" title="Lithuanian State Border Guard Service">VSAT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Luxembourg <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Immigration_(Luxembourg)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Immigration (Luxembourg) (page does not exist)">Immigration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Ducal_Police" title="Grand Ducal Police">PGD</a></li></ul></li> <li>Malta <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Identity_Malta_Agency&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Identity Malta Agency (page does not exist)">IMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_Police_Force" title="Malta Police Force">MPF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Malta" title="Armed Forces of Malta">AFM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Moldova <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_for_Migration_and_Asylum_(Moldova)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau for Migration and Asylum (Moldova) (page does not exist)">BMA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldovan_Border_Police" title="Moldovan Border Police">PF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_and_Airport_Police_Division_(Monaco)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marine and Airport Police Division (Monaco) (page does not exist)">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sektor_Grani%C4%8Dne_Policije&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sektor Granične Policije (page does not exist)">Montenegro</a></li> <li>Netherlands <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Foreigner_Police,_Identification_and_Human_Trafficking_Division_(Netherlands)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Foreigner Police, Identification and Human Trafficking Division (Netherlands) (page does not exist)">AVIM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_and_Naturalisation_Service_(Netherlands)" title="Immigration and Naturalisation Service (Netherlands)">IND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marechaussee" title="Royal Marechaussee">KMar</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Police_of_North_Macedonia" title="Border Police of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li>Norway <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Border_Commissioner" title="Norwegian Border Commissioner">Grensekom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrison_of_S%C3%B8r-Varanger" class="mw-redirect" title="Garrison of Sør-Varanger">GSV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Police_Immigration_Service_(Norway)" title="National Police Immigration Service (Norway)">PU</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_Directorate_of_Immigration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (page does not exist)">UDI</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_Immigration_Appeals_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board (page does not exist)">UNE</a></li></ul></li> <li>Poland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guard_(Poland)" title="Border Guard (Poland)">SG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urz%C4%85d_do_spraw_Cudzoziemc%C3%B3w&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Urząd do spraw Cudzoziemców (page does not exist)">UDSC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Portugal <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Agency_for_Integration,_Migration_and_Asylum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (page does not exist)">AIMA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Romania <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Inspectorate_for_Immigration_(Romania)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Inspectorate for Immigration (Romania) (page does not exist)">IGI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Border_Police" title="Romanian Border Police">PFR</a></li></ul></li> <li>Russia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Main_Directorate_for_Migration_Affairs_(Russia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Main Directorate for Migration Affairs (Russia)">GUVM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Service_of_the_Federal_Security_Service_of_the_Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation">PSFSB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardia_di_Rocca" class="mw-redirect" title="Guardia di Rocca">San Marino</a></li> <li>Serbia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commissariat_for_Refugees_and_Migration_(Serbia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Commissariat for Refugees and Migration (Serbia) (page does not exist)">KIRS</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Directorate_(Serbia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Directorate (Serbia) (page does not exist)">UGP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Slovakia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Migration_Office_(Slovakia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Migration Office (Slovakia) (page does not exist)">MÚ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Border_and_Foreign_Police_(Slovakia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau of Border and Foreign Police (Slovakia) (page does not exist)">ÚHCP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Slovenia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Division_(Slovenia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Division (Slovenia) (page does not exist)">SMP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Internal_Administrative_Affairs_(Slovenia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Internal Administrative Affairs (Slovenia) (page does not exist)">SUNZ</a></li></ul></li> <li>Spain <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Commissariat_of_Immigration_and_Borders&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Commissariat of Immigration and Borders (page does not exist)">CGEF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Guard_(Spain)" title="Civil Guard (Spain)">GC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asylum_and_Refuge_Office_(Spain)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asylum and Refuge Office (Spain) (page does not exist)">OAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Migration" title="Secretary of State for Migration">SEM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Sweden <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Police_Authority#National_Operations_Department" title="Swedish Police Authority">NOA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Migration_Agency" title="Swedish Migration Agency">SMA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Switzerland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Border_Guard" title="Swiss Border Guard">SBG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Secretariat_for_Migration_(Switzerland)" title="State Secretariat for Migration (Switzerland)">SEM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ukraine <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Migration_Service_(Ukraine)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Migration Service (Ukraine)">DMS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Border_Guard_Service_of_Ukraine" title="State Border Guard Service of Ukraine">DPSU</a></li></ul></li> <li>United Kingdom <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HM_Passport_Office" title="HM Passport Office">HMPO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_Enforcement" title="Immigration Enforcement">IE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Force" title="Border Force">UKBF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Visas_and_Immigration" title="UK Visas and Immigration">UKVI</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corps_of_Gendarmerie_of_Vatican_City" title="Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City">Vatican City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Antigua_and_Barbuda)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Antigua and Barbuda) (page does not exist)">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Bahamas)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Bahamas) (page does not exist)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barbados_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barbados Immigration Department (page does not exist)">Barbados</a></li> <li>Belize <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Management_Agency_(Belize)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Management Agency (Belize) (page does not exist)">BMA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_and_Nationality_Services_(Belize)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration and Nationality Services (Belize) (page does not exist)">DINS</a></li></ul></li> <li>Canada <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada_Border_Services_Agency" title="Canada Border Services Agency">CBSA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration,_Refugees_and_Citizenship_Canada" title="Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada">IRCC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Costa Rica <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migration_and_Foreigners_(Costa_Rica)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migration and Foreigners (Costa Rica) (page does not exist)">DGME</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Border_Police_(Costa_Rica)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Border Police (Costa Rica) (page does not exist)">Fronteras</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cuba <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brigada_de_la_Frontera&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brigada de la Frontera (page does not exist)">BF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Identification,_Immigration_and_Foreigner_(Cuba)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Identification, Immigration and Foreigner (Cuba) (page does not exist)">DIIE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice,_Immigration_and_National_Security_(Dominica)" title="Ministry of Justice, Immigration and National Security (Dominica)">Dominica</a></li> <li>Dominican Republic <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuerpo_Especializado_en_Seguridad_Fronteriza&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cuerpo Especializado en Seguridad Fronteriza (page does not exist)">CESFRONT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migration_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migration (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">DGMRD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fuerza_de_Tarea_Interagencial_Cerco_Fronterizo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fuerza de Tarea Interagencial Cerco Fronterizo (page does not exist)">FTC-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Unidad_de_Patrulla_Fronteriza_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Unidad de Patrulla Fronteriza (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">UPF</a></li></ul></li> <li>El Salvador <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrulla_Fronteriza_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patrulla Fronteriza (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">Border Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Migration_and_Foreigner_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Migration and Foreigner (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">DGME</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_de_Seguridad_Fronteriza_(El_Salvador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division de Seguridad Fronteriza (El Salvador) (page does not exist)">DISEFRO</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_Immigration_Service" title="Danish Immigration Service">Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_and_Passport_Department_(Grenada)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration and Passport Department (Grenada) (page does not exist)">Grenada</a></li> <li>Guatemala <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Ports,_Airports_and_Border_Posts_(Guatemala)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Ports, Airports and Border Posts (Guatemala) (page does not exist)">DIPAFRONT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guatemalan_Migration_Institute&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guatemalan Migration Institute (page does not exist)">IGM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Haiti <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Immigration_and_Emigration_(Haiti)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (Haiti) (page does not exist)">DIE</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Haitian_Border_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Haitian Border Police (page does not exist)">POLIFRONT</a></li></ul></li> <li>Honduras <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate_of_Border_Police_Services_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate of Border Police Services (Honduras) (page does not exist)">DNSPF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Institute_of_Migration_(Honduras)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Institute of Migration (Honduras) (page does not exist)">INM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Passport,_Immigration_and_Citizenship_Agency_(Jamaica)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (Jamaica) (page does not exist)">Jamaica</a></li> <li>Mexico <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(Mexico)" title="National Guard (Mexico)">GN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Instituto_Nacional_de_Migraci%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Instituto Nacional de Migración">INM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=General_Directorate_of_Migration_and_Foreigners_(Nicaragua)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (Nicaragua) (page does not exist)">Nicaragua</a></li> <li>Panama <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panama_Passport_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Panama Passport Authority (page does not exist)">APAP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Border_Service" title="National Border Service">SENAFRONT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Immigration_Service_(Panama)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Immigration Service (Panama) (page does not exist)">SNM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_Immigration_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis Immigration Department (page does not exist)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Saint_Lucia_Police_Force" title="Royal Saint Lucia Police Force">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Passports_and_Immigration_Department_(St._Vincent_and_the_Grenadines)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Passports and Immigration Department (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) (page does not exist)">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Division_(Trinidad_and_Tobago)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Division (Trinidad and Tobago) (page does not exist)">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li>United States <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">CBP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DHS_Border_and_Maritime_Security_Division" title="DHS Border and Maritime Security Division">DMB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement" title="U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement">ICE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Border_Patrol" title="United States Border Patrol">USBP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services" title="United States Citizenship and Immigration Services">USCIS</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Samoa_Immigration_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Samoa Immigration Office (page does not exist)">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Border_Force" title="Australian Border Force">Australia</a></li> <li>Federated States of Micronesia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Border_Control_and_Maritime_Surveillance_(FSM)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Border Control and Maritime Surveillance (FSM) (page does not exist)">Border Control</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Immigration_%26_Passport_Services_(FSM)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Immigration & Passport Services (FSM) (page does not exist)">Immigration</a></li></ul></li> <li>Fiji <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biosecurity_Authority_of_Fiji&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (page does not exist)">BAF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Immigration_(Fiji)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Immigration (Fiji) (page does not exist)">FID</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Immigration" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Division_of_Immigration_(Marshall_Islands)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Division of Immigration (Marshall Islands) (page does not exist)">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_and_Border_Control_(Nauru)" title="Ministry of Justice and Border Control (Nauru)">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_New_Zealand" title="Immigration New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bureau_of_Immigration_(Palau)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bureau of Immigration (Palau) (page does not exist)">Palau</a></li> <li>Papua New Guinea <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Papua_New_Guinea_Immigration_and_Citizenship_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Authority (page does not exist)">ICA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force">PNGDF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samoa_Immigration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samoa Immigration (page does not exist)">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solomon_Islands_Immigration_Division&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Solomon Islands Immigration Division (page does not exist)">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Immigration_and_Citizenship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration and Citizenship (page does not exist)">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Immigration_Department_(Tuvalu)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immigration Department (Tuvalu) (page does not exist)">Tuvalu</a></li> <li>Vanuatu <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Biosecurity_Vanuatu_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Biosecurity Vanuatu Department (page does not exist)">BV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanuatu_Immigration_and_Passport_Services_Department&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vanuatu Immigration and Passport Services Department (page does not exist)">VIS</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Argentina <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Directorate_of_Migration_(Argentina)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Directorate of Migration (Argentina) (page does not exist)">DNM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_National_Gendarmerie" title="Argentine National Gendarmerie">GNA</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bolivia <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rural_and_Border_Police_(Bolivia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rural and Border Police (Bolivia) (page does not exist)">Border Police</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_General_of_Migration_(Bolivia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate General of Migration (Bolivia) (page does not exist)">DIGEMIG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Police_Immigration_Control_Unit_(Bolivia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Police Immigration Control Unit (Bolivia) (page does not exist)">UPCOM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Brazil <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Border_Police_Battalion_(Brazil)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Border Police Battalion (Brazil) (page does not exist)">BPFron</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Specialized_Border_Security_Management_(Brazil)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Specialized Border Security Management (Brazil) (page does not exist)">GESFRON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Police_of_Brazil" title="Federal Police of Brazil">PF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Chile <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carabineros_de_Chile" title="Carabineros de Chile">CdC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Headquarters_of_Immigration_and_International_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Headquarters of Immigration and International Police (page does not exist)">JENAMIG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia_Migration" title="Colombia Migration">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Undersecretariat_for_Migration_(Ecuador)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Undersecretariat for Migration (Ecuador) (page does not exist)">Ecuador</a></li> <li>Guyana <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_of_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Support_Services_(Guyana)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Department of Citizenship and Immigration Support Services (Guyana) (page does not exist)">DOC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guyana_Police_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guyana Police Force (page does not exist)">GPF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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