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NATO

Also known as: NATO; primary name: NATO; other name: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Details: organisation; institution/organisation
Other dates: 1949- (established)
Biography: International organisation which deals with the collective security of its members and the rest of the world. There are 26 countries which are members and NATO has two official languages - French and English. The current Secretary General is Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and the 2006 summit is to take place in Latvia.