National Gendarmerie (Romaia)

National Gendarmerie Εθνική Χωροφυλακή
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Common name	Χωροφυλακή
Abbreviation	Ε.Χ.
Motto	Για παντά εύτπιστος Forever loyal
Agency overview
Formed	1767
Preceding agency	Ducal Gendarmerie
Employees	112,170 (2016)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Romaia
Operations jurisdiction	Romaia
General nature	Gendarmerie
Operational structure
Overviewed by	Ministry of Defence
Website
chorofylaki.ra

The National Gendarmerie (Εθνική Χωροφυλακή or simply Εθνική Χωροφυλακή) is the national gendarmerie of Romaia who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties. It is one of Romaia's main law enforcement agencies, alongside the National Police. In contrast to the National Police, the Chorofylaki are a military force. As the sixth branch of the Romaian Armed Forces, they come under the authority of the Ministry of Defence; for activities related to inland public order and security, they functionally depend on the Ministry of the Interior. In practice, there is a significant overlap between the jurisdiction of the National Police and the Chorofylaki, although both of them are contactable through 112, the Single Emergency number. Unlike the National Police, the Chorofylaki have responsibility for policing the military, and a number of members regularly participate in military missions abroad.

It was originally founded as the police force of the Duchy of Constantinoupoli, the forerunner of Romaia. During the process of Romaian unification, the Chorofylaki was appointed as the "First Force" of the new national military organization.