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Spain: Mucha policia:

01 July 1995

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In the southern Basque country (Autonomous Basque Community and Navarre) there is one policeman for every 148 people, which is the highest ratio in Europe (the European average is 1 per 247 people). In the Autonomous Community there are 3,137 Civil Guards, 2,088 Spanish National policemen, 6,963 Ertzaintas (Basque police force) and 2,614 municipal policemen. In Navarre there are 1,728 Civil Guards, 542 National policemen, 305 Navarre Foral police and 568 municipal policemen. The relation between police forces and inhabitants generally in Spain is 1:215. Kontrola Kontrolpean, Donostia, Euskadi.

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