Explanation

• Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
• NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA).
• Type: Military Alliance.
• Official Languages: English & French.
• Founding Members: 12

Total Members: 32

• European: 30
• North American: 2

Latest Member: Sweden (joined 7 March 2024)

• Muslim Member Country: Türkiye
• Pakistan: Not a NATO member

List of NATO member countries:

1. Albania
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Canada
5. Croatia
6. Czechia
7. Denmark
8. Estonia
9. France
10. Germany
11. Greece
12. Hungary
13. Iceland
14. Italy
15. Latvia
16. Lithuania
17. Luxembourg
18. Montenegro
19. Netherlands
20. North Macedonia
21. Norway
22. Poland
23. Portugal
24. Romania
25. Slovakia
26. Slovenia
27. Spain
28. Turkiye
29. United Kingdom
30. United States
31. Finland
32. Sweden

Last verified on 10-05-2026

Explanation

• Full Form: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
  • Founded: 15 June 2001
  • Headquarters: Beijing, China

Founding Members:

1. China
2. Russia
3. Kazakhstan
4. Kyrgyzstan
5. Tajikistan
6. Uzbekistan

Pakistan & India: Became full members on 9 June 2017

Explanation

• Full Form: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
• Established: 1985
• Founding Members: Pakistan, Iran, and Türkiye
• Headquarters: Tehran, Iran
• Member States: 10
• Official Language: English
• Main Purpose: Regional economic cooperation and development.

ECO 10 member states:

1Turkiye

2 Iran

3 Pakistan 

4 Afghanistan

5 Azerbaijan

6 Kazakhstan

7 Kyrgyz Republic

8 Uzbekistan

9 Tajikistan

10 Turkmenistan

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Explanation

The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. 

Headquarters: Vienna, Austria

Founded: July 29, 1957

Explanation

• The five Olympic rings represent the five inhabited continents of the world.
• Continents: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, America

• The rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red.
• The Olympic rings were designed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1913.
• The rings symbolize the unity of the continents through the Olympic Games.

Last verified on 07-10-2026