Royal Union Gendarmerie is a new military law enforcement agency created by the new Kalmar Union Government in 1993. It is a paramilitary force in charge of public safety, with police duties among the civilian population. It is also a military police / provost force. It has a strength of more than 77,000 persons (in 2013). Royal Union Gendarmerie, RUG, works close with the other national law enforcement agency, the Union Police Service and the municipality polices.