BOCA RATON, Fla. — During Monday night’s foreign policy-focused presidential debate, Mitt Romney referred to America’s 42 allies. The Daily Caller emailed Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul to clarify what 42 countries Romney considers American allies.
“He means NATO Allies, Major Non-NATO Allies, and NATO contact countries,” Saul told TheDC in an email. She then provided the following list:
NATO Allies
1. Albania
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Canada
5. Croatia
6. Czech Rep
7. Denmark
8. Estonia
9. France
10. Germany
11. Greece
12. Hungary
13. Iceland
14. Italy
15. Latvia
16. Lithuania
17. Luxembourg
18. Netherlands
19. Norway
20. Poland
21. Portugal
22. Romania
23. Slovakia
24. Slovenia
25. Spain
26. Turkey
27. United Kingdom
Non-NATO Allies
1. Australia
2. Egypt
3. Israel
4. Japan
5. South Korea
6. Jordan
7. New Zealand
8. Argentina
9. Bahrain
10. Philippines
11. Thailand
12. Kuwait
13. Morocco
14. Pakistan
15. Afghanistan