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European Organisation for Nuclear Research

European Organization
for Nuclear Research
Organisation européenne
pour la recherche nucléaire
CERN-Logo.svg
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Member states
Formation September 29, 1954; 62 years ago (1954-09-29)
Headquarters Meyrin, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Membership
Official languages
English and French
Council President
Sijbrand de Jong
Fabiola Gianotti
Website home.cern

Coordinates: 46°14′03″N 6°03′10″E / 46.23417°N 6.05278°E / 46.23417; 6.05278

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"; see History), is a European research organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. 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 / 46.23417; 6.05528) and has 22 member states.Israel is the only non-European country granted full membership.


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