International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO EYE-soh; French: Organisation internationale de normalisation; Russian: Международная организация по стандартизации, romanized: Meždunarodnaâ organizaciâ po standartizacii) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Article 3 of the ISO Statutes. ISO was founded on 23 February 1947, and (as of July 2024) it has published over 25,000 international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing.
Extends: [International Organization for Standardization](https://wikipedia.org.ai/International Organization for Standardization), [Organisations based in Geneva](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Organisations based in Geneva), [Organizations established in 1947](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Organizations established in 1947), [Social responsibility organizations](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Social responsibility organizations), [Technical specifications](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Technical specifications)
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| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | International Organization for Standardization |
| Logo | Text | ISO Logo (Red square).svg |
| Formation | Text | February 23, 1947 |
| Predecessor | Text | International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA) |
| Purpose | Text | International standards |
| Headquarters | Text | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Abbreviation | Text | ISO |
| Membership | Text | 170 members (39 correspondents and 4 subscribers) |
| Languages | Text | English · French · Russian |
| [Leader Title](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Leader Title) | Text | President |
| [Leader Name](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Leader Name) | Text | Sung Hwan Cho |
| Remarks | Text | UID: CHE-105.816.788 CH-ID: CH-660-3098013-3 |