European Union
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Motto: United in diversity[1]
Anthem: Ode to Joy[1] (orchestral)
View of the globe with the European Union outlined.
Political centresBrussels
Luxembourg
Strasbourg
Official languages
Demonym(s)European[2]
Member States
GovernmentSui generis
Jan Fischer (Ind, CZE)
Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP)
Czech Republic
José Manuel Barroso (EPP)
Formation
18 April 1951
25 March 1957
7 February 1992
Area
• Total
4,324,782 km2 (1,669,808 sq mi) (n/a)
• Water (%)
3.08
Population
• 2008 estimate
499,673,300 (n/a)
• Density
114/km2 (295.3/sq mi) (n/a)
GDP (PPP)2008 (IMF) estimate
• Total
$15.247 trillion
• Per capita
$30,513
GDP (nominal)2008 (IMF) estimate
• Total
$18.394 trillion (n/a)
• Per capita
$36,812
Gini (2009)30.7 (EU25)[3]
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HDI (2006)0.960-0.825[4]
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Currency
Time zoneUTC+ 0 to + 2
• Summer (DST)
UTC+ 1 to + 3
Calling codeSee list
Internet TLD.eu
  1. ^ a b "Symbols of the EU". Europa web portal. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  2. ^ The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition, Erin McKean (editor), 2051 pages, May 2005, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-517077-6.
  3. ^ European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [1]
  4. ^ range from List of countries by Human Development Index