European Union
  • Bulgarian:Европейски съюз
    Croatian:Europska unija
    Czech:Evropská unie
    Danish:Den Europæiske Union
    Dutch:Europese Unie
    Estonian:Euroopa Liit
    Finnish:Euroopan unioni
    French:Union européenne
    German:Europäische Union
    Greek:Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
    Hungarian:Európai Unió
    Irish:An tAontas Eorpach
    Italian:Unione europea
    Latvian:Eiropas Savienība
    Lithuanian:Europos Sąjunga
    Maltese:Unjoni Ewropea
    Polish:Unia Europejska
    Portuguese:União Europeia
    Romanian:Uniunea Europeană
    Slovak:Európska únia
    Slovene:Evropska unija
    Spanish:Unión Europea
    Swedish:Europeiska unionen
Circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background
Flag
Motto: "In Varietate Concordia" (Latin)
(English: "United in Diversity")
Anthem: "Anthem of Europe"
Global European Union.svg
Special member state territories and the European Union.svg
Institutional seatsBrussels
  • Commission
  • European Council
  • Council of the EU
  • Parliament (secondary)

Frankfurt

  • Central Bank

Luxembourg City

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

Strasbourg

  • Parliament (primary)
Largest metropolisParis
Official languages
  • Bulgarian
  • Croatian
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • English
  • Estonian
  • Finnish
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hungarian
  • Irish
  • Italian
  • Latvian
  • Lithuanian
  • Maltese
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Romanian
  • Slovak
  • Slovene
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
Official scripts
  • Latin
  • Greek
  • Cyrillic
Religion
(2015)
  • 71.6% Christianity
  • —45.3% Catholic
  • —11.1% Protestant
  • —9.6% Eastern Orthodox
  • —5.6% Other Christian
  • 24% No religion
  • 1.8% Islam
  • 2.6% Others
Demonym(s)European
TypeSupranational union
Membership
  •  Austria
  •  Belgium
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Croatia
  •  Cyprus
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Denmark
  •  Estonia
  •  Finland
  •  France
  •  Germany
  •  Greece
  •  Hungary
  •  Ireland
  •  Italy
  •  Latvia
  •  Lithuania
  •  Luxembourg
  •  Malta
  •  Netherlands
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Romania
  •  Slovakia
  •  Slovenia
  •  Spain
  •  Sweden
GovernmentIntergovernmental
• President of the Commission
Ursula von der Leyen
• President of the Parliament
Roberta Metsola (acting)
• President of the European Council
Charles Michel
• Presidency of the Council of the EU
 France
Formation
• 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
• Last polity admitted
1 July 2013 (Croatia)
• Last polity withdrawn
31 January 2020 (United Kingdom)
Area
• Total
4,233,262 km2(1,634,472 sq mi)
• Water (%)
3.08
Population
• 2020 estimate
Decrease 447,706,209
• Density
106/km2(274.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $21.5 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $48,304
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $17.0 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $40,995
Gini (2019)Positive decrease 30.2
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.911
very high · 14th
CurrencyEuro (€) (EUR)
  • BulgariaBulgarian lev
  • Czech RepublicCzech koruna
  • DenmarkDanish krone
  • CroatiaCroatian kuna
  • HungaryHungarian forint
  • PolandPolish złoty
  • RomaniaRomanian leu
  • SwedenSwedish krona
Time zoneUTC to UTC+2(WET, CET, EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 to UTC+3(WEST, CEST, EEST)
(see also Summer Time in Europe)
Internet TLD.eu
Website
europa.eu