Italy joined NATO in 1949.
But you were born in Italy
Yes, Italy is a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). It joined the alliance on April 4, 1949, as one of the founding members. Italy plays a significant role in NATO's collective defense and security initiatives.
NATO and the European Union
Italy's allies would be the 26 countries that are members of NATO. The members of the European Union would also be allies of Italy.
No. they are both full members of NATO.
Italy is a member of both NATO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nato) and the United Nations, therefore all the member states of that organisation are technically allies (although the United Nations is not strictly a military alliance).
When NATO was founded in 1949, the original members were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The US was a founding member of NATO in 1949. The US, Canada, the UK, France, Iceland, Norway, Italy and 4 other nations were original members.
NATO allies are the memeber states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (such as Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US). US Allies is a looser term that can apply to any states friendly to the US, whether or not they are in NATO.
12 countries originally founded NATO. These countries included: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States
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.