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Mafia definition according to Wikipedia

A mafia is a type of organized crime syndicate whose primary activities are protection racketeering, the arbitration of disputes between criminals, and the organizing and oversight of illegal agreements and transactions.[1] Secondary activities may be practiced such as gambling, loan sharking, drug-trafficking, and fraud.

The term was originally applied to the Sicilian Mafia, but has since expanded to encompass other organizations of similar methods and purpose, e.g., "the Russian Mafia" or "the Japanese Mafia". The term is applied informally by the press and public; the criminal organizations themselves have their own terms (e.g., the original Sicilian and Italian-American Mafia call themselves Cosa Nostra, the Mexican Mafia calls itself La Eme, the Japanese Mafia Yakuza, the Chinese Mafia Triad and the Russian Mafia Bratva).

When used alone and without any qualifier, "Mafia" or "the Mafia" typically refers to either the Sicilian Mafia or the Italian-American Mafia, and sometimes Italian organized crime in general.

Types of Mafia

Mafia-proper can refer to either:

American Mafia

Sicilian Mafia

Italy[edit]

Other Italian criminal organizations include:

Camorra, operating in the region of Campania

'Ndrangheta, in Calabria

Sacra Corona Unita, in Apulia

Stidda and Cosa Nostra in Sicily

Other countries[edit]

Aboriginal-based organized crime

Afghanistan

African-American gangs, including

Bloods

Crips

Gangster Disciples

Albanian mafia

Armenian mafia

Aryan Brotherhood

Asian-American gangs, including

Born To Kill

Menace of Destruction

Sons of Samoa

Tiny Rascal gang

Australian mafia

Azeri mafia

Black Mafia

British crime firms, including

Arif crime family

Clerkenwell crime syndicate

Liverpool mafia

Thompson crime family

Bulgarian mafia

Cape Verdean organized crime

Chaldean mafia

Chechen mafia

Corsican mafia

Cuban mafia

Dixie mafia

Dutch mafia, including

Delta crime syndicate

Dutch-Moroccan organized crime

Moluccan Kajahatan

French mafia

Georgian mafia

Greek mafia

Hispanic-American gangs, including

Latin Kings

Mara Salvatrucha

Ñetas

Trinitarios

Indian mafia

Irish mafia

Israeli mafia, including

Abergil crime family

Kkangpae

Lebanese crime families, including

Al-Zein Clan

Miri-Clan

Mexican-American prison gangs, including

Barrio Azteca

Mexican mafia

Nuestra Familia

Texas Syndicate

Mexican cartels, including

Gulf Cartel

Juárez Cartel

Los Zetas

Sinaloa Cartel

Mungiki

Neo-paramilitary criminal gangs, also called BACRIM, in Colombia

Nigerian mafia

No Limit Soldiers

North Korea's illicit activities

Outlaw motorcycle gangs, including

Bandidos MC

Hells Angels MC

Mongols MC

Outlaws MC

Pagans MC

Satudarah MC

Pakistani mafia

Polish mafia

Russian mafia

Serbian mafia

The Company

Tongs

Triads,[15] including

14K Triad

Bamboo Union

Sun Yee On

Turkish and Kurdish mafia

Ukrainian mafia

VVT

Yakuza

Yardies

Zoe Pound