Interpol

Summary

Interpol is an intergovernmental organization^[1]. Interpol ranks in the top 5% of intergovernmental_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,282 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Interpol is in the country of France^[3].
• Interpol's image is recorded as ICPO-Interpol Lione.JPG^[4].
• Interpol's instance of is recorded as intergovernmental organization^[5].
• Interpol's instance of is recorded as law enforcement agency^[6].
• Interpol's instance of is recorded as international organization^[7].
• Interpol's instance of is recorded as telegraphic address^[8].
• Interpol's instance of is recorded as missing persons organization^[9].
• Interpol's instance of is recorded as organization^[10].
• Interpol's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Interpol's official language is recorded as French^[12].
• Interpol's official language is recorded as Spanish^[13].
• Interpol's official language is recorded as Arabic^[14].
• Interpol's headquarters location is recorded as Lyon^[15].
• Interpol's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119398045^[16].
• Interpol's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 128211548^[17].
• Interpol's GND ID is recorded as 4027473-1^[18].
• Interpol's locator map image is recorded as Map of the member states of Interpol 2018.svg^[19].
• Interpol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80090100^[20].
• Interpol's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120040321^[21].
• Interpol's IdRef ID is recorded as 02814807X^[22].
• Interpol's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA05336698^[23].
• Interpol's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00577343^[24].
• Interpol's Commons category is recorded as Interpol^[25].
• Interpol's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35230154^[26].
• Interpol's industry is recorded as activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies^[27].

Body

Founding

+1923-09-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Interpol^[28]. Interpol's location of formation is recorded as Vienna^[29].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL'}^[30] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ORGANISATION INTERNAT POLICE CRIMINELLE'}^[31].

Leadership

Interpol's chairperson is recorded as Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi^[32].

Operations

Interpol's headquarters location is recorded as Lyon^[15].

Industry

Interpol's industry is recorded as activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies^[27].

Why It Matters

Interpol ranks in the top 5% of intergovernmental_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,282 views/month).^[2] Interpol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Interpol is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]