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North __Atlantic__ Treaty Organization

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 History of NATO: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has 3 main purposes. One of the purposes originally was to deter Soviet expansion. Another was to make sure another European country didn't try to take over the world again. The last purpose was to encourage political integration in Europe. NATO was created on April 4, 1949.

 Member states: There are 28 states in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Those being 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, UK and the US.

 Goals of NATO: One goal of NATO is to assure safety in all member states, both politically and physically.

 Structure/hierarchy of NATO: There is both a civilian and a military structure to NATO. Please refer to the link given here: []

Advantages of being in NATO: You are granted certain protection from attacks from foreign countries.

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