European Union - Unione europea

The European Union is a confederation of 27 nations present in Europe, with nearly 500 million inhabitants.

Countries of the European Union

Nation CapitalOfficial language Currency SymbolsMember
EU		Member
Schengen		Melted
schedule1		ERIR
Flag of Austria.svgAustriaViennaGerman(EUR) EURA, .at19951998CET
Flag of Belgium.svgBelgiumBrusselsDutch, French, German(EUR) EURB, .be19581995CET
Flag of Bulgaria.svgBulgariaSofiaBulgarian(BGN) Bulgarian LevBG, .bg2007-EET
Flag of Cyprus.svgSouthern CyprusNicosiaGreek, Turkish(EUR) EURCY, .cy2004-EET--
Flag of Croatia.svgCroatiaZagrebCroatian(HRK) Croatian kunaHR, .hr2013-CET-
Flag of Denmark.svgDenmarkCopenhagenDanish(DKK) Danish kroneDK, .dk1973CET
Flag of Estonia.svgEstoniaTallinnEstonian(EUR) EUREST, .ee200420085EET--
Flag of Finland.svgFinlandHelsinkiFinnish, Swedish(EUR) EURFIN, .fi19952001EET
Flag of France.svgFranceParisFrench(EUR) EURF, .fr19581995CET
Flag of Germany.svgGermanyBerlinGerman(EUR) EURD, .de19581995CET
Flag of Greece.svgGreeceAthensGreek(EUR) EURGR, .gr19812000EET
Flag of Ireland.svgIrelandDublinIrish Gaelic, English(EUR) EURIRL, .ie1973-WET
Flag of Italy.svgItalyRomeItalian(EUR) EURI, .it19581997CET
Flag of Latvia.svgLatviaLineLatvian(EUR) EURLV, .lv200420085EET--
Flag of Lithuania.svgLithuaniaVilniusLithuanian(EUR) EURLT, .lt200420085EET--
Flag of Luxembourg.svgLuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourgish, French, German(EUR) EURL, .lu19581995CET
Flag of Malta.svgMaltaVallettaMaltese, English(EUR) EURM, .mt200420085CET--
Flag of the Netherlands.svgNetherlandsAmsterdamDutch(EUR) EURNL, .nl19581995CET
Flag of Poland.svgPolandWarsawPolish(PLN) Polish zlotyPL, .pl200420085CET-
Flag of Portugal.svgPortugalLisbonPortuguese(EUR) EURP, .pt19861995WET
Flag of the Czech Republic.svgCzech RepublicPragueCzech(CZK) Czech crownCZ, .cz200420085CET--
Flag of Romania.svgRomaniaBucharestRomanian(ROL) Romanian leuRO, .ro2007-CET--
Flag of Slovakia.svgSlovakiaBratislavaSlovak(EUR) EURSK, .sk200420085CET-
Flag of Slovenia.svgSloveniaLjubljanaSlovenian(EUR) EURSLO, .yes200420085CET--
Flag of Spain.svgSpainMadridSpanish(EUR) EURAnd, .es19861995CET
Flag of Sweden.svgSwedenStockholmSwedish(SEK) Swedish kronaYes, .se19952001CET--
Flag of Hungary.svgHungaryBudapestHungarian(HUF) Hungarian ForintH, .hu200420085CET--

1 Winter time. With daylight saving time (which lasts from the last Sunday in March until the Saturday before the last Sunday in October): WET → WEST (UTC 0 → 1), CET → CEST (1 → 2), EET → EEST (2 → 3)
5 21 December 2007: opening of land and sea borders; March 30, 2008 extension to airports

From 01/02/2020, following Brexit, the UK it is no longer a member state.

European Union in the world

The real borders of the European Union do not end in Europe, but extend to all the states (possessions, departments, etc.) that politically and administratively belong to a member state.The complete list of states is therefore the following:

Africa

North Africa

East Africa

Middle East


North America is central America

North America

Caribbean


South America


Europe

Northern Europe

Eastern Europe

central Europe

Western Europe

southern Europe


Oceania


Languages

Within the European Union, 24 official and 54 minority languages ​​are spoken.

Official languages

Flag of Bulgaria.svgBulgarianFlag of France.svgFrenchFlag of Lithuania.svgLithuanianFlag of Slovakia.svgSlovak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svgCzechFlag of Greece.svgGreekFlag of Malta.svgMalteseFlag of Slovenia.svgSlovenian
Flag of Croatia.pngCroatianFlag of the United Kingdom.svgEnglishFlag of the Netherlands.svgDutchFlag of Spain.svgSpanish
Flag of Denmark.svgDanishFlag of Ireland.svgIrishFlag of Poland.svgPolishFlag of Sweden.svgSwedish
Flag of Estonia.svgEstonianFlag of Italy.svg ItalianFlag of Portugal.svgPortugueseFlag of Germany.svgGerman
Flag of Finland.svgFinnishFlag of Latvia.svgLatvianFlag of Romania.svgRomanianFlag of Hungary.svgHungarian


See also

External links

  • europa.eu: official website of the European Union

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