Claim: France is a member of the Western intergovernmental military alliance the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Evidence: It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization -LRB- NATO -RRB- , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development -LRB- OECD -RRB- , the World Trade Organization -LRB- WTO -RRB- , and La Francophonie.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization -LRB- NATO -LSB- ˈneɪtoʊ -RSB- Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord OTAN -RRB- , also called the North Atlantic Alliance , is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.