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TheEUwasnotalwaysasbigasitistoday.WhenEuropeancountriesstartedtocooperateeconomicallyin1951,onlyBelgium,
Germany,France,Italy,LuxembourgandtheNetherlandsparticipated.
Overtime,moreandmorecountriesdecidedtojoin.Theunionreacheditscurrentsizeof28membercountrieswiththe
accessionofCroatiaon1July2013.

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EUmembercountrysince:1January1995

EUmemberstatesince:1January1958

Capital:Vienna

Capital:Brussels

Geographicalsize:83879km

Geographicalsize:30528km2

Population:8507786(2014)

Population:11203992(2014)

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

January1999

January1999

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EUmemberstatesince:1January2007

EUmembercountrysince:1July2013

Capital:Sofia

Capital:Zagreb

Geographicalsize:111002km

Geographicalsize:56594km2

Population:7245677(2014)

Population:4246700(2014)

Currency:BulgarianlevBGN

Currency:CroatianKunaHRK

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EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

Capital:Nicosia

Capital:Prague

Geographicalsize:9251km

Geographicalsize:78867km

Population:858000(2014)

Population:10512419(2014)

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

Currency:Czechkoruna(CZK)

January2008

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EUmemberstatesince:1January1973

EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

Capital:Copenhagen

Capital:Tallinn

Geographicalsize:42921km

Geographicalsize:45227km2

Population:5627235(2014)

Population:1315819(2014)

Currency:DanishkroneDKK

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

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January2011
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EUmembercountrysince:1January1995

EUmembercountrysince:1January1958

Capital:Helsinki

Capital:Paris

Geographicalsize:338435km2

Geographicalsize:632833.6km2

Population:5451270(2014)

Population:65856609(2014)

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

January1999

January1999

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EUmembercountrysince:1January1958

EUmembercountrysince:1January1981

Capital:Berlin

Capital:Athens

Geographicalsize:357340km2

Geographicalsize:131957km

Population:80780000(2014)

Population:10992589(2014)

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

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EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

EUmembercountrysince1January1973

Capital:Budapest

Capital:Dublin

Geographicalsize:93024km2

Geographicalsize:69797km2

Population:9879000(2014)

Population:4604029(2014)

Currency:HungarianForintHUF

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

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EUmemberstatesince:1January1958

EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

Capital:Rome

Capital:Riga

Geographicalsize:302073km2

Geographicalsize:64573km2

Population:60782668(2014)

Population:2001468(2014)

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

January1999

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EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

EUmembercountrysince:1January1958

Capital:Vilnius

Capital:Luxembourg

Geographicalsize:65300km2

Geographicalsize:2586km2

Population:2943472(2014)

Population:549680(2014)

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

January2015

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EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

EUmembercountrysince:1January1958

Capital:Valletta

Capital:Amsterdam

Geographicalsize:316km2

Geographicalsize:41540km

Population:425384(2014)

Population:16829289(2014)

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

January2008

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EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

EUmembercountrysince:1January1986

Capital:Warsaw

Capital:Lisbon

Geographicalsize:312679km2

Geographicalsize:92225km2

Population:38495659(2014)

Population:10427301(2014)

Currency:PolishZotyPLN

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

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January1999
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EUmembercountrysince:1January2007

EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

Capital:Bucharest

Capital:Bratislava

Geographicalsize:238391km2

Geographicalsize:49035km2

Population:19942642(2014)

Population:5415949(2014)

Currency:RomanianLeuRON

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

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January2009
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EUmembercountrysince:1May2004

EUmembercountrysince:1January1986

Capital:Ljubljana

Capital:Madrid

Geographicalsize:20273km2

Geographicalsize:505970km2

Population:2061085(2014)

Population:46507760(2014)

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

Currency:Euro.Memberoftheeurozonesince1

January2007

January1999

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EUmembercountrysince:1January1995

EUmembercountrysince:1January1973

Capital:Stockholm

Capital:London

Geographicalsize:438574km2

Geographicalsize:248528km

Population:9644864(2014)

Population:64308261(2014)

Currency:SwedishkronaSEK

Currency:poundsterlingGBP

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