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NATO in 2025 . The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Of the 32 member countries, 30 are in Europe and two are in North America.
The Warsaw Pact's largest military engagement was the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, its own member state, in August 1968 (with the participation of all pact nations except Albania and Romania), [12] which, in part, resulted in Albania withdrawing from the pact less than one month later.
English: English: Border of NATO and Warsaw Pact in contrast to each other from 1949 (formation of NATO) to 1990 (withdrawal of East Germany). This map is based on File:BlankMap-World-Atlantic-(1949-1990).svg.
Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to join the alliance.
During the Cold War, most of Europe was divided between two alliances. Members of NATO are shown in blue, with members of the Warsaw Pact in red and unaffiliated countries are in grey. Yugoslavia, although communist, had left the Soviet sphere in 1948, and Albania was a Warsaw Pact member-only until 1968.
English: Map of Europe showing NATO (blue) and the Warsaw Pact (red), as well as the size of the military in various member states ca. 1973. Deutsch: Karte von Europa mit NATO (blau) und der Warschauer Pakt (rot), c. 1973
English: Map of Europe showing NATO (blue) and the Warsaw Pact (red) ca. 1982. Deutsch: Karte von Europa mit NATO (blau) und der Warschauer Pakt (rot), c. 1982 Português: Mapa da Europa com NATO em azul e o Pacto de Varsóvia em vermelho em 1982.
Other allies of the USA and NATO Anti-communist guerrillas Warsaw Pact member states Communist countries allied with the Warsaw Pact ... World map in 1980, ...