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Current membership consists of 32 countries. In addition to the 12 founding countries, four new members joined during the Cold War: Greece and Turkey (1952), West Germany (1955) and Spain (1982).
11 mar 2024 · At present, NATO has 32 member countries. These countries, called NATO Allies, are sovereign states that come together through NATO to discuss political and security issues and make collective decisions by consensus. NATO was created by 12 countries from Europe and North America on 4 April 1949.
In February 1981, following a failed coup attempt, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo became Prime Minister and campaigned strongly for NATO membership, in part to improve civilian control over the military, and Spain's NATO membership was approved in May 1982.
7 mar 2024 · Sweden became NATO’s newest member on Thursday (7 March 2024), upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the Government of the United States in Washington DC. With Sweden’s accession, NATO now counts 32 countries among its members.
23 mar 2023 · To secure peace and stability in Europe, in 1949, twelve countries on both sides of the Atlantic formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a means of ensuring their collective security. Today, there are 31 NATO members (with more applying at the time of this writing). So, how did we get here?
10 paź 2024 · Nato has 32 members across Europe and North America, including the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Turkey.
4 lip 2024 · As of 2024, there are 32 member states in NATO following the ascension of Sweden on March 7, 2024. The western military alliance was formed in the aftermath of World War Two, its founding...
