A map of Europe and information about EU Member States

Austria Austria

Official name The Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich)

Political system federal parliamentary republic

Surface area 83,870 km²

Capital Vienna

Population 8.3 million (Austrians 91,1%, Slovenians 0,3%, Croats 1,5%, Serbs 1,3%, Bosnians 1,1% Turks 1,3%)

Official language German

Religion Catholic 73,6%, Protestant 4,7%, Muslims 4,2%

Currency euro (EUR)

GDP per capita 29.867 €

Accession to the EU 1995

NATO Member no

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Germany Germany

Official name The Federal Republic of Germany (Bundes republik Deutschland)

Political system federal parliamentary republic

Surface area 357,021 km²

Capital Berlin

Population 82.5 million (Germans 91.5%, Turks 2.4%, Italians 0.7%, Greeks 0.4%, Poles 0.4%)

Official language German

Religion Protestant 38%, Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%

Currency euro (EUR)

GDP per capita 27.163 €

Accession to the EU founding Member State

NATO Member since 1955

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Belgium Belgium

Official name The Kingdom of Belgium (Koninkrijk België (Flemish), Royaume de Belgique (French))

Political system parliamentary federal monarchy

Surface area 30,528 km²

Capital Brussels

Population 10.5 million (Flemish 57.3%, Walloons 32%, Germans 6%)

Official language Dutch 60%, French 40%

Religion Catholic 75%, Protestant and others 25%

Currency euro (EUR)

GDP per capita 28.580 €

Accession to the EU founding Member State

NATO Member since 1949

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Finland Finland

Official name The Republic of Finland (Suomen Tasavalta)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 338,145 km²

Capital Helsinki

Population 5.3 million (Finns 93,4%, Swedes 5,7%, Russians 0,4%, Estonians 0,2%, Roma 0,2%, Lapps 0,1%)

Official language Finish 93%, Swedish 6%

Religion Protestant 84,2%, Greek Orthodox 1,1%

Currency euro (EUR)

GDP per capita 30.012 €

Accession to the EU 1995

NATO Member no

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France France

Official name The French Republic (Republique Française)

Political system semi-presidential republic

Surface area 547,030 km²

Capital Paris

Population 62,9 million (French 91%, Bretons, Alsatians, Lorrainians, Catalans, Italians)

Official language French

Religion Catholic 85%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%

Currency euro (EUR)

GDP per capita 27.352 €

Accession to the EU founding Member State

NATO Member since 1949

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Ireland Ireland

Official name Republic of Ireland (Poblacht nah'Eirean)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 70,280 km²

Capital Dublin

Population 4.2 million

Official language English, Irish (Gaeltacht)

Religion Catholic 93%, Anglican 3%

Currency euro (EUR)

GDP per capita 39.220 €

Accession to the EU 1973

NATO Member no

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Greece Greece

Official name Greece (Elliniki Dhimokratia)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 131,940 km²

Capital Athens

Population 11,1 million (Greeks 98%, Macedonians, Turks, Bulgarians and others 2%)

Official language Greek

Religion Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%

Currency euro (EUR)

GDP per capita 16.340 €

Accession to the EU 1981

NATO Member since 1952

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Netherlands

Official name The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)

Political system parliamentary monarchy

Surface area 41,526 km²

Capital Amsterdam

Population 16,3 million (Dutch 83%, Moroccans, Turks and others)

Official language Dutch (also Frisian in Frisia)

Religion Catholic 31% Protestant 20% Muslim 5,5%, atheists 41%

Currency euro (EUR)

GDP per capita 22.510 €

Accession to the EU founding Member State

NATO Member since 1949

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Luxembourg

Official name The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Grossherzogtum Letzebuerg (Luxembourgish), Granduche de Luxembourg (French), Grossherzogtum Luxemburg (German))

Political system constitutional monarchy

Surface area 2,586 km²

Capital Luxembourg

Population 0,46 million

Official language Luxembourgish, French (official, administrative and judicial language), German (the most widely used language in the area of trade and business)

Religion Catholic 97%

Currency euro (EUR)
GDP per capita 64.608 €

Accession to the EU founding Member State

NATO Member since 1949

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland

Official name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Political system parliamentary monarchy

Surface area 244,820 km²

Capital London

Population 60.4 million (English 83.6%, Scots 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Irish 2.9%, Indian 1,8%, Pakistani 1,3%)

Official language English (Welsh and Celtic in certain areas)

Religion Anglican 46%, Roman Catholic 15%, Muslim 2,7%, Hindu 1%

Currency pound sterling (GBP)
GDP per capita 29.836 €

Accession to the EU 1973

NATO Member since 1949

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Spain Spain

Official name The Kingdom of Spain

Political system parliamentary monarchy

Surface area 504,782 km²

Capital Madrid

Population 43.8 million

Official language Spanish (Castilian), Catalan, Basque and Galician

Religion Catholic 94%

Currency euro (EUR)
GDP per capita 21.039 €

Accession to the EU 1986

NATO Member since 1982

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Sweden Sweden

Official name The Kingdom of Sweden (Konungariket Sverige)

Political system parliamentary monarchy

Surface area 449,964 km²

Capital Stockholm

Population 9 million (Swedes 91%, Finns, Lapps)

Official language Swedish

Religion Evangelical 94%, Catholic 1.5%

Currency Swedish crown (SEK)
GDP per capita 31.927 €

Accession to the EU 1995

NATO Member no

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Italy Italy

Official name The Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 301,230 km²

Capital Rome

Population 58.8 million (Italians 95%, Friulians, South Tyroleses, Slovenians, Ladins, French)

Official language Italian (French and German in certain areas)

Religion Catholic 90%, Protestant, Jewish

Currency euro (EUR)
GDP per capita 24.341 €

Accession to the EU founding Member State

NATO Member since 1949

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Portugal

Official name Portugal (Republica Portuguesa)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 92,391 km²

Capital Lisbon

Population 10.6 million

Official language Portuguese

Religion Catholic 94%, Protestant 1%

Currency euro (EUR)
GDP per capita 14.153 €

Accession to the EU 1986

NATO Member since 1949

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Denmark Denmark

Official name The Kingdom of Denmark (Kongeriket Danmark)

Political system parliamentary monarchy

Surface area 43,094 km²

Capital Copenhagen

Population 5.4 million (Danes 97%, Germans, Swedes)

Official language Danish

Religion Evangelical 95%, other Protestants and Roman Catholics 3%

Currency Danish crown (DKK)
GDP per capita 38.487 €

Accession to the EU 1973

NATO Member since 1949

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Cyprus Cyprus

Official name The Republic of Cyprus

Political system presidential republic

Surface area 9,250 km²

Capital Nicosia

Population 0,76 million (Greeks 78%, Turks 18%)

Official language Greek, Turkish, English

Religion Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%

Currency Cyprus pound (CYP)
GDP per capita 18.192 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member no

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Czech Republic

Official name Czech Republic

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 78,866 km²

Capital Prague

Population 10.3 million (Czechs 94.4%, Slovaks 3%, Poles 0.6%, Germans 0.5%, Roma 0.3%, Hungarians 2%)

Official language Czech

Religion Roman Catholic 39.2%, atheist 39.8%, Protestant 4.6%, Orthodox 3%

Currency Czech crown (CZK)
GDP per capita 9.758 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member since 1999

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Estonia Estonia

Official name The Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 45,226 km²

Capital Talin

Population 1.3 million (Estonians 67,9%, Russians 25,6%, Ukrainians 2,1%, Belarussians 1,3%, Finns 0,9%)

Official language Estonian

Religion Evangelical 13,6 %, Orthodox 12,8%, atheists 34,1%

Currency estonian crown (EKK)
GDP per capita 8.208 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member since 2004

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Latvia Latvia

Official name The Republic of Latvia (Latvias Republika)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 64,589 km²

Capital Riga

Population 2.3 million (Latvians 57.7%, Russians 29,6%, Belarusians 4.1%, Ukrainians 2.7%, Poles 2.5%, Lithuanians 1.4%)

Official language Latvian (and a considerable number of the speakers of Russian)

Religion Protestant 16.7%, Roman Catholic 14.9%, Orthodox 8%, unaffiliated and others 59.8%

Currency lats (LVL)
GDP per capita 5.642 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member since 2004

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Lithuania

Official name The Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 65,200 km²

Capital Vilnius

Population 3.4 million (Lithuanians 84%, Poles 7%, Russians 6%)

Official language Lithuanian

Religion Catholic 89,9%, Russian Orthodox Church 4,1%, Protestant Church 1,9%

Currency litas (LTL)
GDP per capita 6.020 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member since 2004

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Slovakia

Official name Slovak Republic (Slovenská Republika)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 48,845 km²

Capital Bratislava

Population 5.4 million (Slovaks 85.8%, Hungarians 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ukranians 1%)

Official language Slovak

Religion Catholic 73%, Protestant 10.8%, Orthodox 4.1%

Currency slovak koruna (SKK)
GDP per capita 7.082 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member since 2004

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Poland Poland

Official name The Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 312,685 km²

Capital Warsaw

Population 38.2 million (Poles 97.6%, Germans 0,4%, Ukrainians 0.1%, Belarusians 0.1%)

Official language Polish

Religion Catholic 89,9%, Eastern Orthodox 1,3%, Protestant 0,3%

Currency zloty (PLN)
GDP per capita 6.385 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member since 1999

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Malta Malta

Official name The Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta'Malta)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 316 km²

Capital La Valletta

Population 0,4 million (Maltese 96%, British 2%)

Official language Maltese and English

Religion Catholic (98%)

Currency maltese lira (MTL)
GDP per capita 11.499 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member no

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Slovenia

Official name The Republic of Slovenia

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 20,273 km²

Capital Ljubljana

Population 2 million (Slovenes 83,1%, Serbs 2%, Croats 1,8%)

Official language Slovenian

Religion Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, Protestant 0.8%

Currency euro (EUR)
GDP per capita 13.834 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member since 2004

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Hungary Hungary

Official name Republika Hungary (Magzar Koztarsasag)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 93,030 km²

Capital Budapest

Population 10 million (Hungarians 89.9%, Germans 2.6%, Slovaks 0.8%, Serbs 1%, Roma 4%, Romanians 0.7%)

Official language Hungarian

Religion Roman Catholic 67.5%, Calvinist 20%, Lutherans 5%

Currency forint (HUF)
GDP per capita 8.794 €

Accession to the EU 2004

NATO Member since 1999

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Bulgaria

Official name Republic of Bulgaria (Република България)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 110,910 km²

Capital Sofia

Population 7.7 million (Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, Macedonian, Armenian and Tatar 2%)

Official language Bulgarian

Religion East Orthodox Christians 82,6%, Muslims 12,2%, Catholics 1,2%

Currency lev (BGL)
GDP per capita 2.764 €

Accession to the EU 2007

NATO Member since 2004

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Romania Romania

Official name Romania (România)

Political system parliamentary republic

Surface area 237,500 km²

Capital Bucharest

Population 21,6 million (Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%

Official language Romanian

Religion Eastern Orthodox 86.8%, Roman-Catholic 4.7%, Protestant 7.5%

Currency romanian leu (ROL)
GDP per capita 3.662 €

Accession to the EU 2007

NATO Member since 2004

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