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Europe - BBC News
Get the latest European news from BBC News in Europe: headlines, features and analysis from BBC correspondents across the European Union, EU, and the rest of Europe.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world/europe
Europe - The Guardian
News and stories about Europe from The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news
The European Council - Consilium
The European Council is made up of the leaders of the EU member states. It defines the EU's overall political direction and priorities but does not pass laws.
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/european-council/
European Commission
The official website of the European commission.
http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
NATO
The European and North American alliance.
http://www.nato.int
European Powers Ranked by Military Strength - 2015
Military forces of Europe ranked by strength for 2015.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing-europe.asp
EUROPA - Countries
EU Member States, candidate countries and other European countries.
http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/index_en.htm
European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. It covers an area of 4,324,782 km2, with an estimated population of over 508 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
List of Sovereign States and Dependent Territories in Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political. Fifty six sovereign states, six of which have limited recognition, are listed with territory in Europe and/or membership in international European organisations. There are eight areas that are not integral parts of a European state or have special political status.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_Europe
List of European Countries by Population - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia's List of European countries by population.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_population

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European Union

(in other official languages)
Bulgarian	Европейски съюз
Czech	Evropská unie
Danish	Den Europæiske Union
German	Europäische Union
Greek	Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
Spanish	Unión Europea
Estonian	Euroopa Liit
Finnish	Euroopan unioni
French	Union européenne
Irish	An tAontas Eorpach
Croatian	Europska unija
Hungarian	Európai Unió
Italian	Unione europea
Lithuanian	Europos Sąjunga
Latvian	Eiropas Savienība
Maltese	Unjoni Ewropea
Dutch	Europese Unie
Polish	Unia Europejska
Portuguese	União Europeia
Romanian	Uniunea Europeană
Slovak	Európska únia
Slovene	Evropska unija
Swedish	Europeiska unionen

Flag

Motto: "In Varietate Concordia" (Latin)

"United in Diversity"

Anthem: "Anthem of Europe"

Location of the European Union (dark green)

in Europe (dark grey)

Capital

Brussels (de facto)^[1]

Institutional seats

Brussels

Frankfurt

Central Bank

Luxembourg

Court of Auditors
Court of Justice
Council of the EU (April, June and October sessions)
Secretariat of the Parliament
Commission (various departments and services)

Strasbourg

Parliament

Largest metropolis

Paris

Official languages

24 languages

Official scripts

Religion

(2015) ^[2]

71.6% Christianity
- 45.3% Catholic
- 11.1% Protestant
- 9.6% Eastern Orthodox
- 5.6% other Christian
24.0% no religion
1.8% Islam
2.6% other

Demonym(s)

European

Type

Continental union
Confederation (de facto)

Membership

27 members

Government

Mixed supranational and intergovernmental directorial parliamentary confederation

• President of the European Council

Charles Michel

• President of the European Commission

Ursula von der Leyen

• Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Hungary^[3]

• President of the European Parliament

Roberta Metsola

Legislature

The European Parliament and the Council

• Upper house

Council of the European Union

• Lower house

European Parliament

Formation^[4]

• Treaty of Paris

18 April 1951

• Treaty of Rome

1 January 1958

• Single European Act

1 July 1987

• Treaty of Maastricht

1 November 1993

• Treaty of Lisbon

1 December 2009

Area

• Total

4,225,104 km² (1,631,322 sq mi)^[5]

• Water (%)

2.93

Population

• 2024 estimate

449,206,579^[6]

• Density

106.3/km² (275.3/sq mi)

GDP (PPP)

2024 estimate

• Total

$28.044 trillion^[7]

• Per capita

$62,660^[7]

GDP (nominal)

2024 estimate

• Total

$19.403 trillion^[7]

• Per capita

$43,194

Gini (2023)

29.6^[8]
low inequality

Currency

Euro (€) (EUR)

Others

Time zone

UTC to UTC+2 (WET, CET, EET)

• Summer ( DST)

UTC+1 to UTC+3 (WEST, CEST, EEST)

(see also Summer time in Europe)^[a]

Internet TLD

.eu, .ευ, .ею^[b]

Website
europa.eu

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Links
Media

Europe - BBC News
Get the latest European news from BBC News in Europe: headlines, features and analysis from BBC correspondents across the European Union, EU, and the rest of Europe.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world/europe
Europe - The Guardian
News and stories about Europe from The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news
The European Council - Consilium
The European Council is made up of the leaders of the EU member states. It defines the EU's overall political direction and priorities but does not pass laws.
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/european-council/
European Commission
The official website of the European commission.
http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
NATO
The European and North American alliance.
http://www.nato.int
European Powers Ranked by Military Strength - 2015
Military forces of Europe ranked by strength for 2015.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing-europe.asp
EUROPA - Countries
EU Member States, candidate countries and other European countries.
http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/index_en.htm
European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. It covers an area of 4,324,782 km2, with an estimated population of over 508 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
List of Sovereign States and Dependent Territories in Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political. Fifty six sovereign states, six of which have limited recognition, are listed with territory in Europe and/or membership in international European organisations. There are eight areas that are not integral parts of a European state or have special political status.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_Europe
List of European Countries by Population - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia's List of European countries by population.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_countries_by_population

European Union

(in other official languages)
Bulgarian	Европейски съюз
Czech	Evropská unie
Danish	Den Europæiske Union
German	Europäische Union
Greek	Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
Spanish	Unión Europea
Estonian	Euroopa Liit
Finnish	Euroopan unioni
French	Union européenne
Irish	An tAontas Eorpach
Croatian	Europska unija
Hungarian	Európai Unió
Italian	Unione europea
Lithuanian	Europos Sąjunga
Latvian	Eiropas Savienība
Maltese	Unjoni Ewropea
Dutch	Europese Unie
Polish	Unia Europejska
Portuguese	União Europeia
Romanian	Uniunea Europeană
Slovak	Európska únia
Slovene	Evropska unija
Swedish	Europeiska unionen