= N A T O = forces

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to serve and protect

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The 28 Current NATO Members

Albania
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

The original twelve members of NATO in 1949 were the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

In 1952, Greece and Turkey joined. West Germany was admitted in 1955 and in 1982 Spain became the sixteenth member.

On March 12, 1999, three new countries - the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland - brought the total number of NATO members to 19.

On April 2, 2004, seven new countries joined the alliance. These countries are Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

The two newest countries that joined as NATO members on April 1, 2009 are Albania and Croatia.

[Mraz]

Isn't Norway supposed to be a neutral State? How comes it's a member of NATO?

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Isn't Norway supposed to be a neutral State? How comes it's a member of NATO?

I think it's Switzerland that is neutral.

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Ireland, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Austria are neutral countries.

[Mraz]

Oh my bad, I've always thought that Norway was neutral because it doesn't want to join the EU, I was wrong, it's Sweden and it is in the EU. Thanks.

Well, after checking, Norway was neutral till 1948 when it joined NATO, so I was partly right

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Ireland, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Austria are neutral countries.

Some of those countries, have troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq?

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Some of those countries, have troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq?

yep, a some countries of NATO are still stationed in Afghanistan.

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yep, a some countries of NATO are still stationed in Afghanistan.

Abit confusing, how can they be 'neutral' then!

[Mraz]

Abit confusing, how can they be 'neutral' then!

UN gave a mandate for occupying Afghanistan so I guess they are allowed to participate, maybe they don't send fighters but medics and engineers?