The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental political and military alliance between 30 member states, primarily from North America and Europe. It was established in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
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NATO plays a significant role in international security and cooperation. The organization’s headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium. NATO is a collective security system: its independent member states agree to defend each other against attacks by third parties.
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is an intergovernmental military alliance between 31 member states, consisting of 29 European and 2 North American countries.
The organization was established in 1949 to provide collective security against the threat posed by the Soviet Union. Here is a list of the 31 member countries of NATO, sorted alphabetically:
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- Albania
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
As for the richest countries in NATO, it depends on how you define “rich”. However, if we consider military spending as a proxy for wealth, then the top 10 countries with the highest NATO spending in 2023 are:
- United States: $811,140 billion
- United Kingdom: $72,765 billion
- Germany: $64,785 billion
- France: $50,000 billion
- Italy: $34,000 billion
- Canada: $23,000 billion
- Spain: $18,000 billion
- Turkey: $15,000 billion
- Netherlands: $12,000 billion
- Poland: $11,000 billion
NATO’s combined militaries of all NATO members include around 3.5 million soldiers and personnel. Their combined military spending as of 2022 constituted around 55 percent of the global nominal total.
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