NATO
NATO
NATO
or North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an international alliance that
consists of 30 member states from North America and Europe.
It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4
April 1949. Article Five of the treaty states
that if an armed attack occurs against one of the member states, it shall
be considered an attack against all members, and
other members shall assist the attacked member, with armed forces if
necessary.
Of the 30 member countries, two are located in North America (Canada and
the United States), 28 are in Europe,
one of which (Turkey)
is in both Europe and Asia. All members have militarizes, except for Iceland,
which does not have a typical army (but it does have a coast guard and
a small unit of civilian specialists for NATO operations). Three of NATO's
members are nuclear weapons states: France,
the United Kingdom, and the United States.
NATO has 12 original founding member nation states, and from 18 February 1952
to 6 May 1955, it added three more member nations, and a fourth on 30 May 1982.
After the end of the Cold War, NATO added 14 more member nations (10 former Warsaw Pact members
and four former Yugoslav republics)
from 12 March 1999 to 27 March 2020.Last member country is North Macedonia (27
March 2020).
SO,
1.
NATO- North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
2.
Established
on- 4 April 1949.
3.
Major Job- If an armed attack occurs against
one of the member states, it shall be considered an attack against all members, and
other members shall assist the attacked member, with armed forces if
necessary.
4.
North American Countries- Canada and the United States( Total=2)
5.
Total European Countries- 28
6.
Both Europe & Asia- Turkey
7.
Militarizes Countries- 29
8.
Without Military- Iceland
only
9.
Nuclear weapons states(3)- France,
The United Kingdom, and The United States
10. Founding
Member- 12
11. Last
Member
a.
Montenegro
(29th )- 5 June 2017
b.
North Macedonia(30th )-27 March 2020
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