Member States

27

Population in 2010

500 million
Biggest Member States are:
    · Germany, 82 million
    · France, 64 million
Smallest Member States are:
    · Luxembourg, 492.000
    · Malta, 413.000

Surface

4.600.000 Km2
Biggest Member States are:
    · France, 550.000 Km2
    · Spain, 505.000 Km2
Smallest Member States are:
    · Luxembourg, 2.600 Km2
    · Malta, 316 Km2

Currency
 (1st April 2010)

Euro (16): Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Slovakia.
Own currencies (11): Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Europe Day

9 May (Schuman Declaration of 09.05.1950)

Flag

Blue with a circle of twelve golden stars (Symbol of perfection and unity). Stars do not correspond to the number of Member States). It was first used by the Council of Europe, and adopted by the EU only in 1985.

Anthem

Ninth symphony ('Ode to Joy') of Ludwig Van Beethoven (1823), adopted by the EU in 1985. It is complementary to National anthems.

Motto

'United in diversity'. Used since 2000 but not yet official in the treaties.