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NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The following outline is provided as an overview, and topical guide to Denmark. Denmark – country located in Scandinavia of Northern Europe. [1] It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries. The mainland is bordered to the south by Germany; Denmark is southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea.
Norway joined NATO on 4 April 1949 as a founding member, along with eleven other countries. [1] Norway committed an effort to NATO's intervention in Yugoslavia in 1999 and in Libya in 2011 . [ 2 ] It also sent troops to Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks .
The flag of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) consists of a dark blue field charged with a white compass rose emblem, with four white lines radiating from the four cardinal directions. Adopted three years after the creation of NATO , it has been the flag of NATO since October 14, 1953.
Sweden now part of NATO: 06:03, 4 April 2023: 680 × 520 ... Image title: A blank Map of Europe. ... Guernsey and the Isle of Man) and the Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark ...
The three Nordic countries which joined NATO as founding members, Denmark, Iceland, and Norway, chose to limit their participation in three areas: there would be no permanent peacetime bases, no nuclear warheads and no Allied military activity (unless invited) permitted on their territory.
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Royal Standard of Denmark-Norway. 1696 - 1814: State flag and naval ensign of Denmark-Norway. 1757 - 1814: Denmark-Norway merchant flag used on distant waters. Used south of Cape Finisterre. Flag was made to distinguish Danish-Norwegian ships from those of the Maltese Order. 1796 - 1848: The canton flag of Denmark-Norway.