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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Major non-NATO allies Former major non-NATO allies ( Afghanistan ) NATO members Note: political borders on this map do not correspond to those officially recognized by the United States government .1 Major non-NATO ally ( MNNA ) is a designation given by the United States government to countries that have strategic working relationships with the U.S. Armed Forces while not being members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). While the status does not automatically constitute a mutual defense pact (as would be the case through NATO membership ) with the United States , it does confer a variety of military and financial advantages that are otherwise unobtainable by non-NATO countries. There are currently 19 major non-NATO allies across four continents: 11 in Asia , 3 in Africa , 3 in South America , and 2 in Oceania .2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Map of countries designated by the United States as major non-NATO allies Major non-NATO ally ( MNNA ) is a designation given by the United States government to exceptionally close allies who have close strategic working relationships with US armed forces but are not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization . While the MNNA status does not automatically include a mutual defense pact with the United States , it does confer a variety of military and financial advantages that otherwise are not obtainable by non- NATO countries .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Major non-NATO ally ( MNNA ) is a designation given by the United States government to close allies who have strategic working relationships with U.S. Armed Forces but are not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). While the MNNA status does not automatically include a mutual defense pact with the United States , it does confer a variety of military and financial advantages that otherwise are not obtainable by non- NATO countries .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Designation given by the United States government to close allies Major non-NATO ally ( MNNA ) is a designation given by the United States government to close allies that have strategic working relationships with the US Armed Forces but are not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). While the status does not automatically include a mutual defense pact with the United States , it still confers a variety of military and financial advantages that otherwise are not obtainable by non- NATO countries .
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The opening as it stood in 2025 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Special designation of the United States A major non-NATO ally ( MNNA ) is a designation given by the United States government to countries that have strategic working relationships with the United States Armed Forces while not being members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). While the status does not automatically constitute a mutual defense pact (as would be the case through NATO membership ) with the United States , it does confer a variety of military and financial advantages that are otherwise unobtainable by non-NATO countries. There are currently 20 major non-NATO allies across four continents: 11 in Asia , 4 in Africa , 3 in South America , and 2 in Oceania .
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designation given by the united states government to exceptionally close allies who have close strategic workin
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designation given by the united states government to countries that have strategic working relationships with t
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