NATO Members
Founded in 1949, the NATO coalition continues to serve in a deterrence role today.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established on April 4, 1949 during the post-World War 2 period and amidst a backdrop of a new rising threat in the East, the Soviet Union. Of the thirty-one countries currently making up the coalition, twenty-eight reside in Europe and three of the thirty are nuclear powers (United States, France, Britain). Only the United States is considered a Super Power by the modern interpretation.
NATO Member states as of April 2023 are: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Founding members are marked below with an 'F' graphic on a yellow block background. Founding members are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
See how the various NATO members stack up against one another in our NATO Powers Ranked listing.
Also consider NATO's 2022 power projection by-the-numbers.
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Albania
April 1, 2009 (14yrs)
F
Belgium
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
Bulgaria
March 29, 2004 (19yrs)
F
Canada
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
Croatia
April 1, 2009 (14yrs)
Czechia
March 12, 1999 (24yrs)
F
Denmark
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
Estonia
March 29, 2004 (19yrs)
Finland
April 4th, 2023 (0yrs)
F
France
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
Germany
May 8, 1955 (68yrs)
Greece
February 18, 1952 (71yrs)
Hungary
March 12, 1999 (24yrs)
F
Iceland
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
F
Italy
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
Latvia
March 29, 2004 (19yrs)
Lithuania
March 29, 2004 (19yrs)
F
Luxembourg
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
Montenegro
June 5, 2017 (6yrs)
F
Netherlands
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
North Macedonia
March 27, 2020 (3yrs)
F
Norway
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
Poland
March 12, 1999 (24yrs)
F
Portugal
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
Romania
March 29, 2004 (19yrs)
Slovakia
March 29, 2004 (19yrs)
Slovenia
March 29, 2004 (19yrs)
Spain
May 30, 1982 (41yrs)
Turkey
February 18, 1952 (71yrs)
F
United Kingdom
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
F
United States
August 24, 1949 (74yrs)
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