Answer: Finland
Notes: A Turkish parliamentary committee has approved Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military pact formed in 1949 by 12 founding nations. Now comprising 31 member states after Finland's 2023 inclusion, the alliance was originally established through the Washington Treaty to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. Founding Members: The original members of NATO, were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
