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border guard
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government agency
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- Category:Border guards
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- border control
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Encyclopedic overview
Finnish Border Guards in 1967 A border guard of a country is a national security agency that ensures border security. Some of the national border guard agencies also perform coast guard (as in Germany, Italy or Ukraine) and rescue service duties.
Name and uniform
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