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The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The Union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated total population of over 448 million. The EU has often been described as a sui generis political entity (without precedent or comparison) combining the characteristics of both a federation and a confederation.

Containing 5.8% of the

emerging superpower
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In 2012, the EU was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The United Kingdom became the only member state to leave the EU, in 2020; ten countries are aspiring or negotiating to join it. (Full article...)

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Keizersgracht
The Keizersgracht ("Emperor's Canal" in Dutch), the widest of the three major canals of Amsterdam, at dusk. Located in the city centre, it is named after Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. The more than one hundred kilometers of canals in Amsterdam, about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges have led the city to being termed the "Venice of the North".

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...that within the Eurozone the European Central Bank has the exclusive authority to set monetary policy?

...that Greenland and United Kingdom are the only countries to ever leave the European Union?

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Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1,246,791, and some 1,377,761 in the metropolitan area, the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha
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The history of Sofia dates back to the 8th century B.C, when

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  • Image 24Winston Churchill (right, during the Atlantic Conference), consistent advocate of continential European integration, later along with his sun-in-law Duncan Sandys (from History of the European Union)
    Atlantic Conference), consistent advocate of continential European integration, later along with his sun-in-law Duncan Sandys (from History of the European Union
    )
  • Image 251922 European flag of the Paneuropean Union (from History of the European Union)
    1922 )
  • Image 26Hearing of Josep Borrell, High Representative Vice President (from Politics of the European Union)
    Hearing of Josep Borrell, High Representative Vice President (from Politics of the European Union)
  • Image 27José Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission (2004-2014) (from History of the European Union)
  • Image 28The Euro symbol shown as a sculpture outside the European Central Bank (from Symbols of the European Union)
    The Euro symbol shown as a sculpture outside the European Central Bank (from Symbols of the European Union)
  • Image 29Logo of the European Parliament (from Symbols of the European Union)
  • Image 30A piece from the original manuscript. (from Symbols of the European Union)
    A piece from the original manuscript. (from Symbols of the European Union)
  • Image 31Logo of the European Commission (from Symbols of the European Union)
  • Image 32The flag of Europe, emblem of both the Council of Europe and the European Union. (from Symbols of the European Union)
    The flag of Europe, emblem of both the Council of Europe and the European Union. (from Symbols of the European Union)
  • Image 33The fertility rate in the EU was 1.46 in 2022 (Kindergarten in France). (from Demographics of the European Union)
    The fertility rate in the EU was 1.46 in 2022 (Kindergarten in France). (from Demographics of the European Union)
  • Image 34Elaboration by sex (from Demographics of the European Union)
    Elaboration by sex (from Demographics of the European Union)
  • Image 35Aristide Briand (from History of the European Union)
  • Image 36The ordinary legislative procedure of the European Union (from Politics of the European Union)
    The
    ordinary legislative procedure of the European Union (from Politics of the European Union
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