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Lastly, there are strong fears and apprehensions among the powers
that be of the European Union that Turkey’s large population would
alter the balance of power in the European Union. After all,
Germany’s population (the largest country in the EU) is the only at 82
million and declining. Turkey would be the second largest country
(and perhaps eventually the largest with its much higher growth rate)
in the EU and would have considerable influence in the European
Union. This influence would be especially profound in the population-
based European Parliament.