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  1. Overview

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. … See more

    Founding members and enlargement

    NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, … See more

    List of member states

    The current members and their dates of admission are listed below.
    The three Nordic countries which joined NATO as founding members, Denmark, Iceland and Norway, chose to limit their participatio… See more

    Membership aspirations

    As of March 2024 , three additional states have formally informed NATO of their membership aspirations: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Ukraine.
    • NATO members agreed at the 2008 Bucharest … See more

     
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