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European Union
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Circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background
Motto: "In Varietate Concordia" (Latin)
"United in Diversity"
Anthem: "Anthem of Europe"
Location of the A diehard editor/sandbox/EU infobox (dark green)

in Europe (dark grey)

CapitalBrussels (de facto)[1]
Institutional seats
  • Parliament
Largest metropolisParis
Official languages24 languages
3 main official languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
Official scripts
Religion
(2015)[2]
Demonym(s)European
TypeContinental union
Membership
GovernmentMixed intergovernmental directorial parliamentary confederation
Charles Michel
Ursula von der Leyen
 Spain
Roberta Metsola
LegislatureThe European Parliament and the Council
Council of the European Union
European Parliament
Formation[3]
17 March 1948
18 April 1951
1 January 1958
1 July 1987
1 November 1993
1 December 2009
Area
• Total
4,233,262 km2 (1,634,472 sq mi)
• Water (%)
3.08
Population
• 2023 estimate
Neutral increase 448,387,872[4]
• Density
106/km2 (274.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $25.399 trillion[5]
• Per capita
Increase $56,928[5]
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $17.818 trillion[5]
• Per capita
Increase $39,940
Gini (2020)Positive decrease 30.0[6]
medium inequality
CurrencyEuro () (EUR)
Time zoneUTC 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[b]
Website
europa.eu
  1. ^ Cybriwsky, Roman Adrian (2013). Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-61069-248-9. Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is considered to be the de facto capital of the EU
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference EB2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Current Article 1 of the Treaty on European Union reads: "The Union shall be founded on the present Treaty and on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Those two Treaties shall have the same legal value. The Union shall replace and succeed the European Community".
  4. ^ "Population on 1 January". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2022 (EU countries)". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income – EU-SILC survey". ec.europa.eu. Eurostat. Retrieved 2022-07-02.


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