NATO is one of the most important organisations in the world, and its influence extends far beyond the European continent. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance which works together to promote security and stability.
NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and it’s the organization that began following World War II to help ensure peace in Europe by preventing a new war from breaking out. NATO was founded after World War II with twelve original members, but now has 30 member countries, including Canada, US, France, and UK.
Here are the 30 member countries and the year that they joined:
- Canada (1949)
- Croatia (2009)
- France (1949)
- Germany (1955)
- Greece (1952)
- Hungary (1999)
- Czech Republic (1999)
- Denmark (1949)
- Estonia (2004)
- Albania (2009)
- Belgium (1949)
- Bulgaria (2004)
- Iceland (1949)
- Luxembourg (1949)
- Montenegro (2017)
- Netherlands (1949)
- Italy (1949)
- Latvia (2004)
- Lithuania (2004)
- North Macedonia (2020)
- Norway (1949)
- Poland (1999)
- Slovakia (2004)
- United Kingdom (1949)
- Portugal (1949)
- Romania (2004)
- United States (1949)
- Slovenia (2004)
- Spain (1982)
- Turkey (1952)
To find out more about NATO visit their website: https://www.nato.int/