EU Member States

For information about a Member State, click on the country’s sign on the map

Austria

Official name: Republic of Austria
Government: Republic
Area: 83.870 km2
Population: 8 199.783
Capital: Vienna
Official Language: German
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.1.1995

Links

government: www.austria.gv.at
tourism: www.austria.info

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Belgium

Official name: Kingdom of Belgium
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Area: 30.528 km2
Population: 10 392.226
Capital: Brussels
Official Language: Dutch, French, German
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: Founding member

Links

government: www.belgium.be/eportal
tourism: www.visitbelgium.com

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Bulgaria

Official name: Republic of Bulgaria
Government: Republic
Area: 110.910 km2
Population: 7 322.858
Capital: Sofia
Official Language: Bulgarian
Currency: Lev (BGL)
EU member since: 1.1.2007

Links

government: www.government.bg
tourism: www.bulgariatravel.org

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Cyprus

Official name: Republic of Cyprus
Government: Presidential republic
Area: 9.250 km2
Population: 788.457
Capital: Nicosia
Official Language: Greek, Turkish
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.cyprus.gov.cy
tourism: www.visitcyprus.com

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Czech Republic

Official name: Czech Republic
Government: Republic
Area: 78.866 km2
Population: 10 288.744
Capital: Prague
Official Language: Czech
Currency: Czech koruna (CZK)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.vlada.cz
tourism: www.czech.cz

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Denmark

Official name: Kingdom of Denmark
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Area: 43.094 km2
Population: 5 468.120
Capital: Copenhagen
Official Language: Danish
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
EU member since: 1.1.1973

Links

government: www.stm.dk
tourism: www.denmark.dk

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Estonia

Official name: Republic of Estonia
Government: Republic
Area: 45.222 km2
Population: 1 315.912
Capital: Tallinn
Official Language: Estonian
Currency: Estonian kroon (EEK)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.valitsus.ee
tourism: www.visitestonia.com, www.vm.ee/estonia

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Finland

Official name: Republic of Finland
Government: Republic
Area: 338.145 km2
Population: 5 238.460
Capital: Helsinki
Official Language: Finnish, Swedish
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.1.1995

Links

government: www.valtioneuvosto.fi
tourism: www.visitfinland.com

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France

Official name: French Republic
Government: Republic
Area: 547.030 km2
Population: 64 057.790
Capital: Paris
Official Language: French
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: Founding member

Links

government: www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr
tourism: www.tourisme.fr

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Germany

Official name: Federal Republic of Germany
Government: Republic
Area: 357.021 km2
Population: 82 400.996
Capital: Berlin
Official Language: German
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: Founding member

Links

government: www.bundesregierung.de
tourism: www.germany-tourism.de

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Greece

Official name: Hellenic Republic
Government: Republic
Area: 131.940 km2
Population: 10 706.290
Capital: Athens
Official Language: Greek
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.1.1981

Links

government: www.primeminister.gr
tourism: www.gnto.gr

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Hungary

Official name: Republic of Hungary
Government: Republic
Area: 93.030 km2
Population: 9 956.108
Capital: Budapest
Official Language: Hungarian
Currency: forint (HUF)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.meh.hu
tourism: www.hungarytourism.hu

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Ireland

Official name: Ireland
Government: Republic
Area: 70.280 km2
Population: 4 109.086
Capital: Dublin
Official Language: English, Irish
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.1.1973

Links

government: www.gov.ie
tourism: www.discoverireland.ie

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Italy

Official name: Italian Republic
Government: Republic
Area: 301 230 km2
Population: 58 147 733
Capital: Rome
Official Language: Italian
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: Founding member

Links

government: www.governo.it (Italian)
tourism: www.enit.it

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Latvia

Official name: Republic of Latvia
Government: Republic
Area: 64.589 km2
Population: 2 254.810
Capital: Riga
Official Language: Latvian
Currency: Lats (LVL)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.mk.gov.lv
tourism: www.latviatourism.lv

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Lithuania

Official name: Republic of Lithuania
Government: Republic
Area: 65.200 km2
Population: 3 575.439
Capital: Vilnius
Official Language: Lithuanian
Currency: Lithuanian litas (LTL)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.lrvk.lt
tourism: www.travel.lt

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Luxembourg

Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Government: Constitutional grand duchy
Area: 2.586 km2
Population: 480.222
Capital: Luxembourg
Official Language: Luxembourgish, German, French
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: Founding member

Links

government: www.gouvernement.lu (French)
tourism: www.visitluxembourg.com

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Malta

Official name: Republic of Malta
Government: Republic
Area: 316 km2
Population: 401.880
Capital: Valletta
Official Language: Maltese, English
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.gov.mt
tourism: www.visitmalta.com

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Netherlands

Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Area: 41.526 km2
Population: 16 570.613
Capital: Amsterdam
Official Language: Dutch
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: Founding member

Links

government: www.government.nl
tourism: www.holland.com/global

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Poland

Official name: Republic of Poland
Government: Republic
Area: 312.685 km2
Population: 38 518.241
Capital: Warsaw
Official Language: Polish
Currency: Zloty (PLN)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.kprm.gov.pl
tourism: www.poland.travel

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Portugal

Official name: Portuguese Republic
Government: Republic
Area: 92.391 km2
Population: 10 642.936
Capital: Lisbon
Official Language: Portuguese
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.1.1986

Links

government: www.portugal.gov.pt
tourism: www.visitportugal.com

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Romania

Official name: Romania
Government: Republic
Area: 237.500 km2
Population: 22 276.056
Capital: Bucharest
Official Language: Romanian
Currency: Leu (RON)
EU member since: 1.1.2007

Links

government: www.gov.ro
tourism: www.romaniatourism.com

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Slovakia

Official name: Slovak Republic
Government: Republic
Area: 49.035 km2
Population: 5 477.502
Capital: Bratislava
Official Language: Slovak
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.vlada.gov.sk
tourism: http://www.slovakia.travel/

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Slovenia

Official name: Republic of Slovenia
Government: Republic
Area: 20.273 km2
Population: 2 009.245
Capital: Ljubljana
Official Language: Slovenian
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.5.2004

Links

government: www.vlada.si
tourism: www.slovenia.info

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Spain

Official name: Kingdom of Spain
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Area: 504.782 km2
Population: 40 448.191
Capital: Madrid
Official Language: Spanish
Currency: euro (EUR)
EU member since: 1.1.1986

Links

government: www.la-moncloa.es
tourism: www.tourspain.es

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Sweden

Official name: Kingdom of Sweden
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Area: 449.964 km2
Population: 9 031.088
Capital: Stockholm
Official Language: Swedish (de facto)
Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)
EU member since: 1.1.1995

Links

government: www.sweden.gov.se
tourism: www.visitsweden.com

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United Kingdom

Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Area: 244.820 km2
Population: 60 776.238
Capital: London
Official Language: English (de facto)
Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
EU member since: 1.1.1973

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