From 1949 until 1952 there were 12 countries.
In 1952, Greece and Turkey joined (= 14 countries in total)
In 1955, West Germany joined (= 15 countries in total)
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USA, UK, Canada, France, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United States, Canada, Greece, Turkey, And West Germany
The United States of America is a good example of a member of NATO. Britain was also a member.
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There are 28.
NATO was a joint force that could operate together. Before, countries were just "allies" so there was no official group with commitements. NATO established countries willing to back each other in case of conflict, adding to security.
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The 12 original members were countries of North America and Europe: - The US - Canada - Great Britain - Belgium - The Netherlands - Luxembourg - France - Portugal - Denmark - Norway - Iceland - Italy * France left NATO from 1959 to 2009, although participating in several NATO exercises.
The UK is still a NATO country and is aligned with all the other NATO countries.
The original intention of NATO was to create a mutual defense pact against the Soviet Union. NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Several countries have developed partnerships with NATO without becoming full members. NATO's goal is to create dialogues between countries and help solve international conflicts. Some countries that have or have had partnerships with NATO include Russia and Ukraine. These countries are represented by Heads of Diplomatic Missions or Liaison Offices located at the NATO Headquarters.
I will be visiting nine European countries in the space of four days. How many countries belong to NATO?
Africa's countries are not members of NATO.
Among other things: part of Europe; part of the European Union; part of NATO; part of the World.
There were four more member nations of NATO than of the Warsaw Pact. NATO consisted of 12 countries, while the Warsaw Pact consisted of only 8 countries.