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Interior ministry
An
interior ministry
(sometimes
ministry of internal affairs
or
ministry of home affairs
) is a
government ministry
typically responsible for
policing
,
emergency management
,
national security
, supervision of
local governments
, conduct of
elections
,
public administration
and
immigration
matters. The ministry is often headed by a
minister of the interior
or a
minister of home affairs
. In some countries, matters relating to the maintenance of law and order and the
administration of justice
are the responsibility of a separate
justice ministry
.
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United States Department of the Interior
The
United States Department of the Interior
(
DOI
) is the
United States federal executive department
of the
U.S. government
responsible for the management and conservation of most
federal land
and
natural resources
, and the administration of programs relating to
Native American
,
Alaska Natives
,
Native Hawaiians
, territorial affairs, and
insular areas
of the United States. About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department, with most of the remainder managed by the Agriculture department's
United States Forest Service
.
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