Key facts and figures about Europe and the Europeans

Summary:

This booklet sets out basic facts and figures about the European Union and its Member States using charts, graphs and illustrations.

Further information:

Over half a century, the European Union (EU) has brought political stability and economic prosperity to its citizens. It has created a frontier-free single market and a single currency, the euro. It has reunited a fractured continent. The EU is a major economic and commercial power and the world’s biggest donor of development aid to poorer countries. Its membership has grown from six to 27 nations, bringing the EU’s population to nearly half a billion.

Through a series of graphs and charts, this booklet presents basic facts and figures about the European Union and its Member States, sometimes comparing them with other major economies. The candidate countries which have applied to join the Union are also included.