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National Guard (France)
National Guard (Garde nationale), France's framework uniting armed forces, gendarmerie, and police operational reserves; created 13 October 2016 after the 2015-2016 attacks; 106,000 reservists by 2026 under dual Armées-Interior oversight.
National Guard (Nicaragua)
Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua, the combined army, police, and intelligence force created by the 1927 US-Nicaragua agreement, sole armed force under Somoza family rule 1936-1979, dissolved after the Sandinista victory.
National Guard (Suwayda)
The National Guard (الحرس الوطني) is a Druze umbrella armed formation in Suwayda, Syria, announced 23 August 2025 under Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, merging dozens of small factions plus 800+ former-regime personnel after the July 2025 clashes.
National Guard (United States)
The National Guard (United States) is the dual state-federal reserve force of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, about 433,000 members in 54 state and territorial organizations, governed by the Dick Act of 1903 and the National Defense Act of 1916, under Title 32 or Title 10 authority.
National Guard of Russia
Rosgvardia (Росгвардия), Russia's National Guard, created 5 April 2016 from MVD Internal Troops, OMON and SOBR; presidentially commanded gendarmerie-style force of disputed 200,000–400,000 strength handling public order, counterterrorism and infrastructure protection.
National Guard of Ukraine (Національна гвардія України)
National Guard of Ukraine (Національна гвардія України): military formation with law enforcement functions under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, first created 1991, recreated March 2014; fights alongside the Armed Forces under martial law and since 2025 uses a corps structure with Azov and Chartiya corps.
National Health and Medical Research Council
NHMRC, Australia's national health and medical research funding and advisory agency, established September 1936 replacing the Federal Health Council; administers Medical Research Endowment Account grants under the NHMRC Act 1992.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a CDC program of nationally representative health surveys, combining interviews, physical exams, and laboratory tests for about 5,000 Americans each year.
National Health Council
National Health Council (NHC), founded 1920, Washington DC nonprofit uniting nearly 200 health organizations, including patient groups, to drive patient-centered health policy for 200+ million Americans with chronic diseases and disabilities.
National Health Interview Survey
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a CDC household interview survey, conducted since 1957, that monitors the health of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.
National Health Programs
National Health Programs: components of a national health care system administering specific services such as national health insurance (MeSH D009313). Includes Bismarck's 1880s German insurance, the UK NHS (1948), and US Medicare and Medicaid (1965).
National Health Service
National Health Service (NHS): UK's publicly funded healthcare system, launched 5 July 1948 under Aneurin Bevan, free at point of delivery, tax-funded, governed by the NHS Constitution, now undergoing abolition of NHS England into DHSC by 2027.
National Health Service (England)
National Health Service (NHS) in England, also called NHS England, the publicly funded healthcare system launched 5 July 1948 by Aneurin Bevan, free at point of delivery, run by ICBs since 2022, with NHS England the oversight body slated for abolition into DHSC by 2027.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is a US National Institutes of Health institute for research on heart, lung, and blood diseases, created in 1948.
National Herald case
National Herald case: Indian proceedings over the 2010 takeover of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), Nehru's 1938 newspaper publisher, by Young Indian, owned majority by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, leading to Swamy's complaint and an ED PMLA chargesheet refused cognisance by a Delhi court in December 2025.
National Heritage List for England
The National Heritage List for England, also known as the NHLE, is the official register of all nationally designated heritage assets in England, maintained by Historic England since 2011.
National Highway 1 (Taiwan)
National Highway 1, commonly called the Sun Yat-sen Freeway (中山高速公路), is the first and principal north–south freeway in Taiwan, running from Keelung to Kaohsiung and opened in 1978.
National Highway 44 (India)
National Highway 44 (NH 44) is India's longest national highway, created in the 2010 renumbering and running from Srinagar to Kanyakumari through Delhi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.
National Highway 48 (India)
National Highway 48 (NH-48) is a major Indian national highway from Delhi to Chennai through Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, and Bengaluru, formed by merging old NH 8 and NH 4 in 2010.
National Highway 66 (India)
National Highway 66 (NH 66) is an Indian national highway along the western coast from Panvel near Mumbai to Kanyakumari, formed from the old NH 17 in 2010.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a US Department of Transportation agency, established in 1970, that sets vehicle safety standards, investigates defects, oversees recalls, and runs 5-Star crash ratings.
National Highways (England)
National Highways, formerly Highways England, is the government-owned company that manages England's strategic road network, more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads carrying a third of traffic.
National Highways Authority (Ghana)
The National Highways Authority of Ghana, officially the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA), is the state agency responsible for Ghana's 15,000 km trunk road network, established in 1974.
National Highways Authority of India (राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण)
The National Highways Authority of India (राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous Government of India agency for the development and maintenance of National Highways, constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1988 and operational since 1995.
National highways of China
The national highways of China, known as Guodao (国道), are the top tier of China's five-level road classification, designated by the central government for national significance.
National highways of India
The national highways of India, also known as the Indian National Highway system, are arterial roads designated by the Central Government under the National Highways Act, 1956, spanning 146,560 km.
National highways of Japan
The national highways of Japan, or ippan kokudō, are the Road Act trunk roads, 55,900 km of numbered routes from 1 to 507 linking major cities nationwide.
National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States)
National Hispanic Heritage Month, or Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana, is a US observance each September 15 to October 15 honoring Hispanic American history, culture, and contributions.
National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark (NHL): a U.S. designation by the Secretary of the Interior for buildings, sites, districts, structures, or objects of national significance under six criteria; over 2,500 of 90,000+ National Register entries, program begun 1960.
National Historic Preservation Act
The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Public Law 89-665 of October 15, 1966, is the foundational U.S. federal preservation law creating the National Register, Section 106 review, Section 110 agency duties, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.