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| membership      = {{Collapsible list |title=28 states| [[Albania]] | [[Belgium]] | [[Bulgaria]] | [[Canada]] | [[Croatia]] | [[Czech Republic]] | [[Denmark]] | [[Estonia]] | [[France]] | [[Germany]] | [[Greece]] | [[Hungary]] | [[Iceland]] | [[Italy]] | [[Latvia]] | [[Lithuania]] | [[Luxembourg]] | [[Netherlands]] | [[Norway]] | [[Poland]] | [[Portugal]] | [[Romania]] | [[Slovakia]] | [[Slovenia]] | [[Spain]] | [[Turkey]] | [[United Kingdom]] | [[United States]]}}
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| language        = [[English language|English]]<br>[[French language|French]]<ref>"English and French shall be the official languages for the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organization.", [http://www.nato.int/docu/comm/49-95/c490917a.htm Final Communiqué following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on September 17, 1949]. "(..)the English and French texts [of the Treaty] are equally authentic(...)"[http://www.nato.int/docu/basictxt/treaty.htm#Art14 The North Atlantic Treaty, Article 14]</ref>  
 
| language        = [[English language|English]]<br>[[French language|French]]<ref>"English and French shall be the official languages for the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organization.", [http://www.nato.int/docu/comm/49-95/c490917a.htm Final Communiqué following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on September 17, 1949]. "(..)the English and French texts [of the Treaty] are equally authentic(...)"[http://www.nato.int/docu/basictxt/treaty.htm#Art14 The North Atlantic Treaty, Article 14]</ref>  
 
| leader_title    = [[NATO Secretary General|Secretary General]]
 
| leader_title    = [[NATO Secretary General|Secretary General]]

Revision as of 19:21, 20 June 2009

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord
Flag of NATO.svg
Flag of NATO[1]
Location NATO 2009 blue.svg
NATO countries shown in blue.
FormationApril 4, 1949
TypeMilitary alliance
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Membership
Official languagesEnglish
French[2]
Secretary GeneralJaap de Hoop Scheffer
Chairman of the Military CommitteeGiampaolo Di Paola
Websitenato.int

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; pronounced /ˈneɪtoʊ/, NAY-toe), also called "the (North) Atlantic Alliance", is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium,[3] and the organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

  1. "The official Emblem of NATO". NATO. http://www.nato.int/multi/natologo.htm. Retrieved on 2008-02-20. 
  2. "English and French shall be the official languages for the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organization.", Final Communiqué following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on September 17, 1949. "(..)the English and French texts [of the Treaty] are equally authentic(...)"The North Atlantic Treaty, Article 14
  3. Boulevard Leopold III-laan, B-1110 BRUSSELS, which is in Haren, part of the City of Brussels. Template:Citeweb