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| Motto: In varietate concordia (Latin for "United in diversity")2 | |||
| Anthem: Ode to Joy (orchestral) | |||
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| EU institution sites | Brussels (CoEU, European Commission, and EP) Luxembourg (ECoJ and ECoA) Strasbourg (2nd EP) | ||
| Monetary authority | European Central Bank3 | ||
| Administrative centre | Brussels (de facto capital)4 | ||
| Largest cities | Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, and Rome | ||
| Member states | 25 member states | ||
| Official languages | 20 official languages | ||
| Presidencies | |||
| European Council | Matti Vanhanen | ||
| Council of the EU | Finland | ||
| European Commission | José Manuel Durão Barroso | ||
| European Parliament | Josep Borrell Fontelles | ||
| History | |||
| Europe Day | May 9, 1950 | ||
| Formation as EEC - Signed - Enforced |
Treaty of Rome - March 25, 1957 - January 1, 1958 | ||
| Formation as EU - Signed - Enforced |
Maastricht Treaty - February 7, 1992 - November 1, 1993 | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area - Total |
7th if ranked5 3,976,372 km² | ||
| Population - Total (2005) - Density |
3rd if ranked5 457,514,494 115.6 people/km² | ||
| GDP (PPP, 2006) - Total - per capita |
1st if ranked5 $13,427,4136 (13.4 billion) $26,900 | ||
| HDI (2003) | 0.922 (est.)7 (22nd if ranked8) - high | ||
| Other Information | |||
| Currencies | Euro (EUR or €)3 Other currencies: | ||
| Time zone | UTC 0 to +29 | ||
| Internet TLD | .eu | ||
| Calling codes | Not standardized10 | ||
| Official Website | http://europa.eu/ | ||
| ^Note 1 : See other official names ^Note 2 : "The symbols of the EU", Europa. ^Note 3 : Only for Eurozone members and EU institutions ^Note 4 : Not de jure - Brussels is unofficially referred to as The Capital of the European Union because it is the hub of EU institutions: it hosts the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament. ^Note 5 : If counted as a single unit. ^Note 6 : According IMF Estimations & Reports for 2005. ^Note 7 : Estimated using members' HDI, and weighted by estimated current population. ^Note 8 : Would be 9th if member states were not counted. ^Note 9 : +1 to +3 during DST; French overseas départements, UTC −4 to +4 ^Note 10 : Plans for a EU-wide +3 prefix were abandoned. The European Telephony Numbering Space, +388 3 is somewhat similar. Current members' codes begin with either +3 or +4. | |||
