Argentine National Gendarmerie
| Argentine National Gendarmerie Gendarmería Nacional Argentina | |
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Emblem of the Force | |
Gendarmeria flag | |
| Abbreviation | GNA |
| Motto | Centinela de la Patria (lit. 'Fatherland's Sentinel') |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1938 |
| Employees | 75,000 |
| Volunteers | All non commissioned personnel are volunteers. |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Argentina |
| Operations jurisdiction | Argentina |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Ave. Antártida Argentina and Gendarmería Nacional St., Buenos Aires |
| Elected officer responsible | |
| Agency executives |
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| Regional Headquarters | |
| Website | |
| argentina.gob.ar/gendarmeria | |
The Argentine National Gendarmerie (Spanish: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina, GNA) is the national gendarmerie force and corps of border guards of the Argentine Republic. As at 2011, It has a strength of 30,000
The gendarmerie is primarily a frontier guard force but also fulfils other important roles. The force functions from what are today five regional headquarters at Campo de Mayo, Córdoba, Rosario, San Miguel de Tucumán and Bahía Blanca.