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Formation | September 29, 1954 |
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Headquarters | Meyrin, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland |
Membership
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Official languages
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English and French |
Council President
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Sijbrand de Jong |
Fabiola Gianotti | |
Website | home |
Coordinates: 46°14′03″N 6°03′10″E / 46.23417°N 6.05278°E
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (French: Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire), known as CERN (/ˈsɜːrn/; French pronunciation: [sɛʁn]; derived from the name Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire), is a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. CERN is an official United Nations Observer. Established in 1954, the organization is based in a northwest suburb of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border, (46°14′3″N 6°3′19″E / 46.23417°N 6.05528°E) and has 22 member states.Israel is the only non-European country granted full membership.