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NATO

intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
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NATO

Summary

NATO is a military alliance[1]. NATO has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NATO was a member of European Air Transport Command[3].
  • NATO is in the country of Belgium[4].
  • NATO's instance of is recorded as military alliance[5].
  • NATO's instance of is recorded as intergovernmental organization[6].
  • NATO's instance of is recorded as international organization[7].
  • NATO's instance of is recorded as multinational military coalition[8].
  • NATO's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • NATO's official language is recorded as French[10].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Paul-Henri Spaak[11].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Lester B. Pearson[12].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Gustav Rasmussen[13].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Robert Schuman[14].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Bjarni Benediktsson[15].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Carlo Sforza[16].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Joseph Bech[17].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Dirk Stikker[18].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Halvard Lange[19].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as José Caeiro da Mata[20].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Ernest Bevin[21].
  • NATO's founder is recorded as Dean Acheson[22].
  • North Atlantic Treaty is named after NATO[23].
  • NATO's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels[24].
  • NATO's flag is recorded as flag of NATO[25].
  • NATO took place at NATO Headquarters[26].
  • NATO's child organization or unit is recorded as NATO Response Force[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Paul-Henri Spaak[11], Lester B. Pearson[12], Gustav Rasmussen[13], Robert Schuman[14], Bjarni Benediktsson[15], and Carlo Sforza[16].

Operations

NATO's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels[24]. Subsidiaries include NATO Response Force[27], a military unit[28], founded in 2003[29], headquartered in Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum[30]; NATO–Ukraine Council[31], a panel[32]; NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force[33], a plan[34], founded in 2015[35]; Nato Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine[36], an organization[37], founded in 2024[38], headquartered in Wiesbaden[39]; NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre[40], an organization[41]; and Comprehensive Crisis and Operations Management Centre[42].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for NATO include NAFO[43], an online community[44], founded in 2022[45]; NATO[46], an album[47]; and NATO Quint[48], an informal organization[49].

Why It Matters

NATO has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] NATO is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Works attributed to NATO include Message from Turnberry[51], a harangue[52]. Entities named for NATO include NAFO[43], an online community[44], founded in 2022[45]; NATO[46], an album[47]; and NATO Quint[48], an informal organization[49].

Related Entities

Albania Anders Fogh Rasmussen Belgium Bjarni Benediktsson Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czech Republic Dean Acheson Denmark Ernest Bevin Estonia European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats Finland France Germany Greece Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay Hungary Iceland Italy Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Javier Solana Jens Stoltenberg Joseph Luns Kingdom of Denmark KY-57 KY-58 Latvia Lester B. Pearson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . nato.int. Retrieved . nato.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . eatc-mil.com. Retrieved . eatc-mil.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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