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{{CountryInfo
|Name = [[File:Western Bloc-icon.png]] Western Bloc [[File:Western Bloc-icon.png]]
|NativeName = {{ILSize|FrenchL-icon.png|French Language}}: Bloc de l'Ouest
|founded = 1947
|predicon = Allies
|onlypredecessor = Allied Powers
|ended = 1991
|nexticon = NATO
|onlysuccessor = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|image = Western Bloc.png
|Caption = No [[Eastern Bloc|commies]] allowed!
|Alias = [[File:Capitalism-icon.png]] [[Capitalism|Capitalist Bloc]]<br>Western Club
|Time of Exist = 1947/48 - 26 December 1991 (- Present, de facto)
|Government = [[File:Dead Centrism-icon.png]] [[Capitalism|Ideological Alliance]]
|Languages = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;"><b>Almost every major language in the world, including:</b><br>[[File:EnglishL-icon.png]] [[English Language|English]]<br>[[File:FrenchL-icon.png]] [[French Language|French]]<br>[[File:DutchL-icon.png]] [[Dutch Language|Dutch]]<br>[[File:JapaneseL-icon.png]] [[Japanese Language|Japanese]]<br>[[File:Arabic-icon.png]] [[Arabic Language|Arabic]]<br>[[File:ChineseL-icon.png]] [[Chinese Language|Chinese]]<br>[[File:ThaiL-icon.png]] [[Thai Language|Thai]]<br>[[file:GreekL-icon.png]] [[Greek Language|Greek]]<br>[[file:IcelandicL-icon.png]] [[Icelandic Language|Icelandic]]<br>[[file:ItalianL-icon.png]] [[Italian Language|Italian]]<br>[[file:NorwegianL-icon.png]] [[Norwegian Language|Norwegian]]<br>[[file:PortugueseL-icon.png]] [[Portuguese Language|Portuguese]]<br>[[file:SpanishL-icon.png]] [[Spanish Language|Spanish]]<br>[[file:TurkishL-icon.png]] [[Turkish Language|Turkish]] 
|Affiliation = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:150px; background:transparent;">[[File:NATO-icon.png]] [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]<br>[[File:USA-icon.png]][[File:UK-icon.png]][[File:Australia-icon.png]][[File:Canada-icon.png]][[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] [[Five Eyes]]<br>[[File:ANZUS-icon.png]] [[ANZUS]]<br>[[File:SEATO-icon.png]] [[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization]]<br>[[File:Marshall Islands-icon.png]][[File:Micronesia-icon.png]][[File:Palau-icon.png]] [[Compact of Free Association]]<br>[[File:CENTO-icon.png]] [[Central Treaty Organization]]<br>[[File:Rio-icon.png]] [[Rio Treaty]]
|Religions = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:200px; background:transparent;"><b>Almost every major religion in the world, including:</b>
*[[File:Christi-icon.png]] [[Christianity]]
*[[File:Islam-icon.png]] [[Islam]]
*[[File:Judaism-icon.png]] [[Judaism]]
*[[File:Buddhism-icon.png]] [[Buddhism]]
*[[File:Hinduism-icon.png]] [[Hinduism]]
*[[File:Taoism-icon.png]] [[Taoism]]
|Friends = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;">[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|Leader]]<br>[[File:EU-icon.png]] [[European Union]]<br>[[File:ROC-icon.png]] [[Republic of China]]<br>[[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] [[Taiwan]]<br>[[File:SKorea-icon.png]] [[South Korea]]<br>[[File:South Vietnam-icon.png]] [[South Vietnam]]<br>[[File:KOLaos-icon.png]] [[Kingdom of Laos]]<br>[[File:KingdomIraq-icon.png]] [[Kingdom of Iraq]]

|Enemies = <div style="overflow:auto; height:auto; max-height:100px; background:transparent;">[[File:Commie-icon.png]] [[Eastern Bloc|Commie Bloc]]<br>[[File:USSR-icon.png]] [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Commie Leader]]<br>[[File:PRC-icon.png]] [[People's Republic of China|Commie China]]<br>[[File:North Vietnam-icon.png]] [[North Vietnam|Commie Vietnam]]<br>[[File:NKorea-icon.png]] [[North Korea|Commie Korea]]<br>[[File:Laos-icon.png]] [[Pathet Lao|Commie Laos]]<br>[[File:CommieCuba-icon.png]] [[Communist Cuba|Commie Cuba]]
|Likes =
|Dislikes = [[File:Commie-icon.png]] [[Communism]], losing proxy wars
|Preceded = [[File:Allies-icon.png]] [[Allied Powers]]
|Succeeded = 
|themecolor = #323448
|textcolor = White
|Capital =
}}The <b>Western Bloc</b>, also known as the <b>Capitalist Bloc</b>, is an informal, collective term for countries that were officially allied with the [[File:USA-icon2.png]] [[United States of America|United States]] during the Cold War of 1947–1991. While the [[File:NATO-icon.png]] [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] member states, in [[File:EU-icon.png]] [[European Union|Western Europe]] and Northern America, were pivotal to the bloc, it included many other countries, in the broader Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa with histories of anti-Soviet, [[File:AntiCommie-icon.png]] [[Anti-Communism|anti-communist]] and, in some cases [[File:AntiSoc-icon.png]] [[Anti-Socialism|anti-socialist]], ideologies and policies.

== History ==
The Western Bloc started with the Cold War in 1947, and began to repel [[File:USSR-icon.png]] [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet]] influence. After USSR collapsed in 1991, the Western Bloc transformed into the modern West of the post-Cold War era.

== Members ==
=== [[File:NATO-icon.png]] NATO [[File:NeoCon-icon.png]] ===
<i>See also: [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]]</i>
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*[[File:Belgium-icon.png]] [[Belgium]]
*[[File:Canada-icon.png]] [[Canada]]
*[[File:Denmark-icon.png]] [[Denmark]]
*[[File:France-icon.png]] [[France]]
*[[File:Greece-icon.png]] [[Greece]]
*[[file:Iceland-icon.png]] [[Iceland]]
*[[File:Italy-icon.png]] [[Italy]]
*[[File:Luxembourg-icon.png]] [[Luxembourg]]
*[[file:Netherlands-icon.png]] [[Netherlands]]
*[[file:Norway-icon.png]] [[Norway]]
*[[file:Portugal-icon.png]] [[Portugal]]
*[[File:Spain-icon.png]] [[Spain]]
*[[file:Turkey-icon.png]] [[Türkiye]]
*[[File:UK-icon.png]] [[United Kingdom]]
*[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|United States]]
*[[File:West Germany-icon.png]] [[West Germany]]
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=== [[File:Murica-icon.png]][[File:UK-icon.png]] Five Eyes [[File:Canada-icon.png]][[File:Australia-icon.png]][[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] ===
*[[File:Australia-icon.png]] [[Australia]]
*[[File:Canada-icon.png]] [[Canada]]
*[[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] [[New Zealand]]
*[[File:UK-icon.png]] [[United Kingdom]]
*[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|United States]]

=== [[File:ANZUS-icon.png]][[File:Murica-icon.png]] ANZUS [[File:Australia-icon.png]][[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] ===
*[[File:Australia-icon.png]] [[Australia]]
*[[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] [[New Zealand]]
*[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|United States]]

=== [[File:SEATO-icon.png]] SEATO ===
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*[[File:Australia-icon.png]] [[Australia]]
*[[File:France-icon.png]] [[France]]
*[[File:KhmerRep-icon.png]] [[Khmer Republic]]
*[[File:KOLaos-icon.png]] [[Kingdom of Laos]]
*[[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] [[New Zealand]]
*[[File:Pakistan-icon.png]] [[Pakistan]]
*[[File:Philippines-icon.png]] [[Philippines]]
*[[File:South Vietnam-icon.png]] [[South Vietnam]]
*[[File:Thailand-icon.png]] [[Thailand]]
*[[File:UK-icon.png]] [[United Kingdom]]
*[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America]]
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=== [[File:Marshall Islands-icon.png]] Compact of Free Association [[File:Micronesia-icon.png]][[File:Palau-icon.png]] ===
*[[File:Marshall Islands-icon.png]] [[Marshall Islands]]
*[[File:Micronesia-icon.png]] [[Micronesia]]
*[[File:Palau-icon.png]] [[Palau]]
*[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|United States]]

=== [[File:CENTO-icon.png]] METO/Baghdad Pact/CENTO ===
*[[File:KingdomIraq-icon.png]] [[Kingdom of Iraq]]
*[[File:Pahlavi-icon.png]] [[Pahlavi Iran]]
*[[File:Pakistan-icon.png]] [[Pakistan]]
*[[File:Turkey-icon.png]] [[Türkiye]]
*[[File:UK-icon.png]] [[United Kingdom]]

=== [[File:Rio-icon.png]] Rio Treaty [[File:USAN-icon.png]] ===
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*[[File:Argentina-icon.png]] [[Argentina]]
*[[File:Bahamas-icon.png]] [[Bahamas]]
*[[File:Bolivia-icon.png]] [[Bolivia]]
*[[File:Brazil-icon.png]] [[Brazil]]
*[[File:Chile-icon.png]] [[Chile]]
*[[File:Colombia-icon.png]] [[Colombia]]
*[[File:CostaRica-icon.png]] [[Costa Rica]]
*[[File:Dominican Republic-icon.png]] [[Dominican Republic]]
*[[File:Ecuador-icon.png]] [[Ecuador]]
*[[File:El Salvador-icon.png]] [[El Salvador]]
*[[File:Guatemala-icon.png]] [[Guatemala]]
*[[File:Honduras-icon.png]] [[Honduras]]
*[[File:Mexico-icon.png]] [[Mexico]]
*[[File:Nicaragua-icon.png]] [[Nicaragua]]
*[[File:Panama-icon.png]] [[Panama]]
*[[File:Paraguay-icon.png]] [[Paraguay]]
*[[File:Peru-icon.png]] [[Peru]]
*[[File:Trinidad and Tobago-icon.png]] [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
*[[File:USA-icon.png]] [[United States of America|United States]]
*[[File:Uruguay-icon.png]] [[Uruguay]]
</div>

=== [[File:Arab-icon.png]] Middle East/North Africa Region [[File:Islam-icon2.png]] ===
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*[[File:Bahrain-icon.png]] [[Bahrain]]
*[[File:IRAfghan-icon.png]] [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]
*[[File:Israel-icon.png]] [[Israel]]
*[[File:Jordan-icon.png]] [[Jordan]]
*[[File:Kuwait-icon.png]] [[Kuwait]]
*[[File:Lebanon-icon.png]] [[Lebanon]]
*[[File:Morocco-icon.png]] [[Morocco]]
*[[File:Pahlavi-icon.png]] [[Pahlavi Iran]]
*[[File:Qatar-icon.png]] [[Qatar]]
*[[File:Saudi Arabia-icon.png]] [[Saudi Arabia]]
*[[File:FSA-icon.png]] [[Syrian Opposition]]
*[[File:Tunisia-icon.png]] [[Tunisia]]
*[[File:Turkey-icon.png]] [[Türkiye]]
*[[File:UAE-icon.png]] [[United Arab Emirates]]
*[[File:YemenArab-icon.png]] [[Yemen Arab Republic]]
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=== [[File:Asia-icon.png]] Asia, Southeast Asian, and Oceania Partners [[File:Oceania-icon.png]] ===
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*[[File:Australia-icon.png]] [[Australia]]
*[[File:Bhutan-icon.png]] [[Bhutan]]
*[[File:Brunei-icon.png]] [[Brunei]]
*[[File:Indonesia-icon.png]] [[Indonesia]]
*[[File:Japan-icon.png]] [[Japan]]
*[[File:Malaysia-icon.png]] [[Malaysia]]
*[[File:New Zealand-icon.png]] [[New Zealand]]
*[[File:Pakistan-icon.png]] [[Pakistan]]
*[[File:Philippines-icon.png]] [[Philippines]]
*[[File:Singapore-icon.png]] [[Singapore]]
*[[File:SKorea-icon.png]] [[South Korea]]
*[[File:Taiwan-icon.png]] [[Taiwan]]
*[[File:Thailand-icon.png]] [[Thailand]]
</div>

=== [[File:Ball base-icon.png]] Others ===
*[[File:Cyprus-icon.png]] [[Cyprus]]
*[[File:Ethiopian Empire-icon.png]] [[Ethiopian Empire]]
*[[File:KhmerRep-icon.png]] [[Khmer Republic]]
*[[File:UoSA-icon.png]] [[Union of South Africa]]
*[[File:Berlin-icon.png]] [[West Berlin]]
*[[File:Zaire-icon.png]] [[Zaire]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=150px>
WesternBlocAlt.png|Original, more focus on the main members
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