Djiboutian National Gendarmerie

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Djiboutian National Gendarmerie Gendarmerie Nationale Djiboutienne
Abbreviation	GND
Agency overview
Formed	6 June 1977
Employees	1,500
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Djibouti
Operational structure
Headquarters	Djibouti City
Agency executive	Colonel Zakaria Hassan Aden, Chief of Staff of the National Gendarmerie

The Djibouti National Gendarmerie (French: Gendarmerie Nationale Djiboutienne) is the national Gendarmerie force of Djibouti, tasked with high-risk and specialized law enforcement duties. It is one of the two main police forces in Djibouti (the other being the Djiboutian Police - a civilian force), both having jurisdiction over the civilian population.^[1] It is a branch of the Djiboutian Armed Forces placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior—with additional duties to the Ministry of Defense. Its area of responsibility includes smaller towns, rural and suburban areas.