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Where is The European Union? Location Map

European Union Borders
- Russia (land): 2,435 km (1,513 miles)
- Norway (land): 2,375 km (1,476 miles)
- Switzerland (land): 1,729 km (1,074 miles)
- Serbia (land): 1,353 km (841 miles)
- Ukraine (land): 1,324 km (823 miles)
- Belarus (land): 1,176 km (731 miles)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (land): 956 km (594 miles)
- Moldova (land): 683 km (424 miles)
- United Kingdom (land): 499 km (310 miles)
- Turkey (land): 415 km (258 miles)
- North Macedonia (land): 396 km (246 miles)
- Albania (land): 212 km (132 miles)
- Andorra (land): 118 km (73.3 miles)
- San Marino (land): 37 km (23 miles)
- Liechtenstein (land): 34 km (21.1 miles)
- Montenegro (land): 19 km (11.8 miles)
- Monaco (land): 6 km (3.7 miles)
- Holy See (land): 3 km (1.9 miles)
European Union Facts
Full Official Name: European Union
Demonym: European
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Area
Total Area: 4,236,351 km²
Total Land Area: N/A km²
Total Water Area: N/A km²
Demographics
Population: 451,815,312
Population Growth Rate: 0.1% (2021 est.)
Largest City: Paris (Population: 13,064,617)
Ethnic Groups: N/A
Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
Religions: Roman Catholic 41%, Orthodox 10%, Protestant 9%, other Christian 4%, Muslim 2%, other 4% (includes Jewish, Sikh, Buddhist, Hindu), atheist 10%, non-believer/agnostic 17%, unspecified 3% (2019 est.)
Economy
Currency: Euro
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $24.177 trillion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $53,800 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $9.712 trillion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: US 20%, UK 12%, China 9%, Switzerland 7%, Turkey 4% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $9.004 trillion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: China 20%, US 11%, UK 8%, Norway 6%, Russia 6% (2022)
Government
Type: parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK
Capital City: Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg, Frankfurt (Germany); note – the European Council, a gathering of member-state heads of state and/or government, and the Council of the European Union, a gathering of member-state cabinet ministers, meet in Brussels, Belgium, except for Council of the EU meetings held in Luxembourg in April, June, and October; the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, and has administrative offices in Luxembourg; the Court of Justice of the European Union is located in Luxembourg; and the European Central Bank is located in Frankfurt, Germany (Population: 188,737)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC to UTC+2 (WET, CET, EET), UTC+1 to UTC+3 (WEST, CEST, EEST) (DST)
Country Code: EU
Internet TLD: .eu
Climate: cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south