North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO has been expanding since it was formed in 1949 to provide collective European security and counterbalance rising Soviet power after World War II. Thirty nations including the United States and Canada are now signatories.
Founding country, 1949
500
mi
500
km
Joined before collapse of the Soviet Union, 1950-1991
Joined after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Dec. 1991
Iceland
Limit of the Soviet Union
North American members
CANADA
UNITED STATES
Finland
Russia
United
Kingdom
Est.
Latvia
Denmark
Ireland
Lith.
RUS.
Neth.
Kazakhstan
Belarus
Poland
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
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Germany
Belg.
Lux.
Ukraine
Czechia
SlVk.
France
Mold.
Aust.
Switz.
Hung.
SlVN.
Romania
Crimea
Georgia
Serb.
B.&
H.
Port.
Azer.
And.
Arm.
Bulg.
Kos.
Spain
Mont.
N. Mac.
Alb.
Turkey
Italy
Greece
Africa
Malta
Cyprus
Mediterranean Sea
West Germany joined NATO in 1955. East and West Germany reunited in 1990.
Matthew W. Chwastyk and Christine Fellenz, NGM Staff.
Source: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
NATO has been expanding since it was formed in 1949 to provide collective European security and counterbalance rising Soviet power after World War II. Thirty nations including the United States and Canada are now signatories.
Founding country, 1949
Joined before collapse of the Soviet Union,
1950-1991
Joined after the collapse of the Soviet Union,
Dec. 1991
North American members
CANADA
UNITED STATES
Limit of the
Soviet Union
Iceland
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Fin.
Russia
U.K.
Est.
Lat.
Den.
Ire.
Lith.
RUS.
Belarus
Neth.
PoL.
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Ger.
Czechia
Belg.
Ukraine
SlVk.
Fr.
Mold.
Hung.
SlVN.
Rom.
Port.
Crimea
CROAT.
Bulg.
Mont.
Sp.
N. Mac.
Turkey
Italy
Gr.
Alb.
Mediterranean Sea
500
mi
500
km
*
West Germany joined NATO in 1955.
East and West Germany reunited in 1990.
Matthew W. Chwastyk and
Christine Fellenz, NGM Staff.
Source: North Atlantic Treaty Org.