NATO flag

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emblem flag national symbol organizational flag symbol of NATO

The NATO flag is the official emblem of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, featuring a white compass rose on a dark blue field to symbolize unity and collective defense among member states.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
NATO symbols 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf emblem ⓘ
flag ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ
organizational flag ⓘ
symbol of NATO ⓘ
adopted 1953-10-14 ⓘ
adoptionYear 1953 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs flag of NATO ⓘ
flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ⓘ
aspectRatio 3:4 ⓘ
backgroundColor dark blue ⓘ
category Flags of international organizations ⓘ
NATO flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NATO symbols
country NATO ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
designApprovedBy North Atlantic Council ⓘ
designedBy North Atlantic Council ⓘ
designElement circle around the compass rose ⓘ
compass rose with four principal points ⓘ
four white lines extending to the edges of the flag ⓘ
designPurpose to symbolize collective defense among member states ⓘ
to symbolize unity among member states ⓘ
emblem four lines radiating from the compass rose ⓘ
white compass rose ⓘ
emblemPosition center ⓘ
field solid blue field ⓘ
fieldColor dark blue ⓘ
geometricShape rectangle ⓘ
introducedFor NATO ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
officialLanguageName NATO flag ⓘ
drapeau de l’OTAN ⓘ
organizationRepresented NATO ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
primaryColor blue ⓘ
proportion 3:4 ⓘ
represents NATO ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

member states of NATO ⓘ
secondaryColor white ⓘ
shortName NATO flag self-link ⓘ
status official flag ⓘ
symbolColor white ⓘ
symbolizes North Atlantic area ⓘ
collective defense ⓘ
peace ⓘ
security ⓘ
unity of NATO members ⓘ
usedBy NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: NATO headquarters

NATO member states ⓘ
NATO military commands ⓘ
usedSince 1953 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NATO flag → category → NATO flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NATO symbols
NATO flag → shortName → NATO flag self-link ⓘ
NATO Secretary General → symbol → NATO flag ⓘ