4. Canada
When it comes to our closest ally, geographically speaking, our Canadian friends to the north have long shared a peaceful, open border stretching 5,525 miles (including the Canada-Alaska border) and have close ties to the US in many forms ranging from trade and culture to defense and intelligence. They stand as our largest export market and second-largest trading partner overall with them being the largest importer of American oil.
Canada also plays a massive part in protecting the airspace of not only the US but the North American airspace as a whole as they jointly operate NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) with a U.S. commander and Canadian deputy commander. Canada and the US have shared these responsibilities since its creation on May 12, 1958. With its vast network of sensors, radars, and satellites, Canada has helped monitor the skies for Soviet bombers and missile launches during the Cold War.
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