NATO

NATO, officially the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is an alliance formed by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States. to combat communism and the Soviet Union. The rival group was the Warsaw Pact formed by the Soviet Union.

Members

 * 1) Belgium (since 1949)
 * 2) Canada (since 1949)
 * 3) France (since 1949)
 * 4) Denmark (since 1949)
 * 5) Iceland (since 1949)
 * 6) Italy (since 1949)
 * 7) Luxembourg (since 1949)
 * 8) Netherlands (since 1949)
 * 9) Norway (since 1949)
 * 10) Portugal (since 1949)
 * 11) United Kingdom (since 1949)
 * 12) United States (since 1949)
 * 13) Greece (since 1952)
 * 14) Turkey (since 1952)
 * 15) Spain (since 1982)
 * 16) Germany (since 1990)
 * 17)  (since 1999)
 * 18)  (since 1999)
 * 19)  (since 1999)
 * 20)  (since 2004)
 * 21)  (since 2004)
 * 22)  (since 2004)
 * 23)  (since 2004)
 * 24) Romania (since 2004)
 * 25)  (since 2004)
 * 26)  (since 2004)
 * 27) Albania (since 2009)
 * 28)  (since 2009)
 * 29)  (since 2017)
 * 30)  (since 2020)

Former Members

 * West Germany (1955–1990; reunited with East Germany to form Germany).