NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was the Earth's most powerful suprenational organization during the 21st and early 22nd centuries. It went through a series of expansions to respond to major changes in the global community.
Membership and Expansions[]
NATO was first founded in 1949. Its series of expansions are listed below.
Founding - 1949[]
| Flags | Nations |
|
United States of America |
|
Canada |
|
United Kingdom |
|
France |
|
Iceland |
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Norway |
|
Denmark |
|
Italy |
|
Portugal |
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Belgium |
|
Luxembourg |
|
Netherlands |
First Expansion - 1952[]
| Flags | Nations |
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Turkey |
|
Greece |
Second Expansion - 1955[]
| Flags | Nations |
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Germany |
Third Expansion - 1982[]
| Flags | Nations |
|
Spain |
Fourth Expansion - 1999[]
| Flags | Nations |
| Czech Republic | |
|
Hungary |
|
Poland |
Fifth Expansion - 2004[]
| Flags | Nations |
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Bulgaria |
| Estonia | |
| Latvia | |
| Lithuania | |
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Romania |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia |
Sixth Expansion - 2009[]
| Flags | Nations |
| Albania | |
| Croatia |
Seventh Expansion - 2015[]
| Flags | Nations |
| Macedonia | |
| Montenegro | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Eight Expansion (Russian Crisis) - 2025[]
| Flags | Nations |
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Sweden |
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Finland |
| Moldova | |
| Serbia | |
| Ireland | |
| Austria | |
| Switzerland | |
| Cyprus | |
| San Marino | |
| Andorra | |
| Liechtenstein |