Name a founding member of NATO in 1949.
Use the twelve states that signed the original North Atlantic Treaty.
NATO began with twelve signatory states in 1949. Greece and Turkey joined later, in 1952.
Reveal all 12 checked answers and scores
Points are editorial tiers. The source supports membership in the set, not how many people know an answer.
- United States 25 · Familiar
- United States is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: US · USA · United States of America
- United Kingdom 25 · Familiar
- United Kingdom is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Britain · UK
- France 25 · Familiar
- France is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
- Canada 50 · Less common
- Canada is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
- Italy 50 · Less common
- Italy is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
- Belgium 50 · Less common
- Belgium is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
- Netherlands 75 · Uncommon
- Netherlands is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: The Netherlands
- Denmark 75 · Uncommon
- Denmark is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
- Norway 75 · Uncommon
- Norway is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
- Portugal 100 · Rare
- Portugal is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
- Iceland 100 · Rare
- Iceland is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
- Luxembourg 100 · Rare
- Luxembourg is in the 12-answer set defined by this question.
Checked exclusions
- Greece: Greece joined in 1952, not as a 1949 founding member.
- Turkey: Turkey joined in 1952, not as a 1949 founding member.
Sources for this question
- NATO member countries | NATO Topic
NATO member-country dates filtered to founding 1949 entries: twelve; Greece/Turkey 1952 excluded.
www.nato.int · Checked 2026-11-02
- Member states of NATO - Wikipedia
NATO member-country dates filtered to founding 1949 entries: twelve; Greece/Turkey 1952 excluded.
en.wikipedia.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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