NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a military alliance of 31 countries (29 European nations, the United States, and Canada). Founded in 1949, the alliance was one of the cornerstones of the West's defense strategy during the Cold War, with an attack on one member considered to be an attack on all of them. This report presents statistics and facts regarding the military alliance, with information on the military capability of NATO allies, data on expenditure, and how NATO is perceived inside the alliance, as well as survey data on possible future members.