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Motto: United in diversity[1] | |
Anthem: Ode to Joy[1] (orchestral) | |
Political centres | Brussels Luxembourg Strasbourg |
Official languages | |
Demonym(s) | European[2] |
Member States | |
Government | Sui generis |
Jan Fischer (Ind, CZE) | |
Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) | |
Czech Republic | |
José Manuel Barroso (EPP) | |
Formation | |
18 April 1951 | |
25 March 1957 | |
7 February 1992 | |
Area | |
• Total | 4,324,782 km2 (1,669,808 sq mi) (n/a) |
• Water (%) | 3.08 |
Population | |
• 2008 estimate | 499,673,300 (n/a) |
• Density | 114/km2 (295.3/sq mi) (n/a) |
GDP (PPP) | 2008 (IMF) estimate |
• Total | $15.247 trillion |
• Per capita | $30,513 |
GDP (nominal) | 2008 (IMF) estimate |
• Total | $18.394 trillion (n/a) |
• Per capita | $36,812 |
Gini (2009) | 30.7 (EU25)[3] Error: Invalid Gini value |
HDI (2006) | 0.960-0.825[4] Error: Invalid HDI value (n/a) |
Currency | |
Time zone | UTC+ 0 to + 2 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+ 1 to + 3 |
Calling code | See list |
Internet TLD | .eu |
- ^ a b "Symbols of the EU". Europa web portal. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
- ^ The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Erin McKean (editor), 2051 pages, May 2005, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-517077-6.
- ^ European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [1]
- ^ range from List of countries by Human Development Index