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 Flag of NATO[1] | |
 NATO countries shown in blue. | |
| Formation | April 4, 1949 |
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| Type | Military alliance |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Membership | 28 states
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| Official languages | English French[2] |
| Secretary General | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
| Chairman of the Military Committee | Giampaolo Di Paola |
| Website | nato.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.
- ↑ "The official Emblem of NATO". NATO. http://www.nato.int/multi/natologo.htm. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Boulevard Leopold III-laan, B-1110 BRUSSELS, which is in Haren, part of the City of Brussels. Template:Citeweb
