Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
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of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has a navy blue (Pantone
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280) field charged with a white compass rose
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emblem from which radiate four white lines. It was approved by the North Atlantic Council
North Atlantic Council
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on 14 October 1953.
Construction sheet
The following dimensions are used in the flag:- Length: 400 (units)
- Width: 300
- Star: 150
- Diameter of the circle behind the star: 115
- Amount of space between the star and the white line: 10
- Amount of space between the edge of the flag to the white lines: 30