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European Union
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Evropská unie (Czech)
Den Europæiske Union (Danish)
Europese Unie (Dutch)
Euroopa Liit (Estonian)
Euroopan unioni (Finnish)
Union européenne (French)
Europäische Union (German)
Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (Greek)
Európai Unió (Hungarian)
An tAontas Eorpach (Irish)
Unione Europea (Italian)
Eiropas Savienība (Latvian)
Europos Sąjunga (Lithuanian)
L-Unjoni Ewropea (Maltese)
Unia Europejska (Polish)
União Europeia (Portuguese)
Uniunea Europeană (Romanian)
Európska únia (Slovak)
Evropska unija (Slovenian)
Unión Europea (Spanish)
Europeiska unionen (Swedish)
Flag Presidency insignia
Motto: United in diversity[1]
Anthem: Ode to Joy[1] (orchestral)
Political centres Brussels
Luxembourg
Strasbourg
Official languages
Demonym European[2]
Member States
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Government Sui generis
- Commission José Manuel Barroso (EPP)
- Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP)
- Council Czech Republic
- European Council Mirek Topolánek (ED)
Formation
- Paris Treaty 18 April 1951
- Rome Treaty 25 March 1957
- Maastricht Treaty 7 February 1992
Area
- Total 4,324,782 km2 (n/a)
1,669,807 sq mi
- Water (%) 3.08
Population
- 2008 estimate 499,021,851 (n/a)
- Density 114/km2 (n/a)
289/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 (IMF) estimate
- Total $14.712 trillion (n/a)
- Per capita $28,213 (n/a)
GDP (nominal) 2007 (IMF) estimate
- Total $16.830 trillion (n/a)
- Per capita $33,482 (n/a)
Gini (2005) 31 (EU25)[3] (Low)
HDI (2005) 0.959-0.813 [4] (High) (n/a)
Currency