Major non-NATO ally

Major non-NATO ally

United States   NATO members   Major non-NATO allies   Former major non-NATO allies (Afghanistan)
Formation	1987
Founder	Sam Nunn
Type	Designation
Location	United States
Membership	20 states:  Argentina  Australia  Bahrain  Brazil  Colombia  Egypt  Israel  Japan  Jordan  Kenya  Kuwait  Morocco  New Zealand  Pakistan  Philippines  Qatar  South Korea  Taiwan (de facto)  Thailand  Tunisia

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.