NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord

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NATO countries shown in green
Motto	Animus in consulendo liber In English: A mind unfettered in deliberation
Formation	4 April 1949
Type	Military alliance
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Membership	32 member states  Albania  Belgium  Bulgaria  Canada  Croatia  Czech Republic  Denmark  Estonia  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Iceland  Italy  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Montenegro  Netherlands  Norway  North Macedonia  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Slovakia  Slovenia  Sweden  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom  United States 1 observer state:  Ireland
Official language	English, French[1]
Secretary General	Mark Rutte
Website	https://www.nato.int/

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (sometimes known as the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance), also simply called NATO is a military alliance mostly in Europe and North America. It was established by the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and it was signed in Washington, DC, United States, on April 4, 1949. Its headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium. Its other official name means the same in French: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord (OTAN).

1. ↑ "English and French shall be the official languages for the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.", 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 Archived 1998-01-30 at the Wayback Machine