European Union (names)
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motto¹
United in diversity (English) (for other language see Motto of the European Union)
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Official languages²
see Languages of the European Union
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Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
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| Capital |
Brussels |
| President of the European Council |
Ireland (Prime Minister: Bertie Ahern)
(until June 30, 2004) |
| President of the European Commission |
Romano Prodi |
| President of the European Parliament |
Pat Cox |
Area
- Total
- % water |
Ranked 8th³
3,929,360 km2
xx% / Negligible |
| Population
- Total (2003)
- Density |
Ranked 3rd³
453,000,000
115.3/km² |
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GDP (base PPP)
- Total (2002)
- GDP/head |
Ranked 1st
8,447 trillions Euro
22,310 Euro |
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| Formation
- Declared
- Recognised |
Maastricht treaty
February 7, 1992
November 1, 1993 |
| Currency |
Euro (EUR)4 |
| Time zone |
UTC 0 to +2 |
| EU anthem |
Ode to Joy |
| Internet TLD |
.EU.INT, .EU5 |
| Calling Codes |
In zones 3 and 4 |
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(1) Not official, this is the motto proposed in the constitution, see European motto.
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(2) Official languages of the Union, not in the Union. Member states set official language(s) in their territories. Some territories have official languages that are not official languages of the Union.
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(3) If the EU is counted as a singular country
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The Euro is the currency of the Union and of all Member States excluding Denmark (DKK), Sweden (SEK) and the United Kingdom (GBP). |
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(5)
The .eu TLD has been approved by ICANN and the EU, but is not yet active. |
