NATO And Its Member Countries (Full List)

NATO And Its Member Countries (Full List)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, alternately known as NATO, is a military alliance between countries in North America and Europe.

NATO was formed in the aftermath of World War II, 1949 to be specific.

According to NATO, the aim of forming the organisation is to preserve peace in Europe and protect democratic nations from potential attacks by the Soviet Union (which exists today as the Russian Federation).

NATO’s website states that NATO’s founding treaty “commits the Allies to democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law, as well as to peaceful resolution of disputes.

Importantly, the treaty sets out the idea of collective defense, meaning that an attack against one Ally is considered an attack against all Allies.” As of February 2022, NATO has 30 members in total.

Below are the 30 member countries of NATO in alphabetical order along with the year they became a member;

1. Albania                                             2009
2. Belgium                                            1949
3. Bulgaria                                            2004
4. Canada                                             1949
5. Croatia                                              2009
6. Czech Republic                                1999
7. Denmark                                           1949
8. Estonia                                              2004
9. France                                               1949
10. Germany                                           1955
11. Greece                                               1952
12. Hungary                                            1999
13. Iceland                                               1949
14. Italy                                                    1949
15. Latvia                                                 2004
16. Lithuania                                           2004
17. Luxembourg                                     1949
18. Montenegro                                      2017
19. Netherlands                                      1949
20. North Macedonia                             2020
21. Norway                                              1949
22. Poland                                               1999
23. Portugal                                            1949
24. Romania                                           2004
25. Slovakia                                            2004
26. Slovenia                                            2004
27. Spain                                                 1982
28. Turkey                                               1952
29. United Kingdom                               1949
30. United States                                    1949

From the above list, NATO has 12 founding members and they are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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