Evropska Unija

Member states of the EU

(Države članice EU) 

 

Austria

* Year of EU entry: 1995

* Political system: Federal republic

* Capital city: Vienna * Total area: 83 870 km²

* Population: 8.3 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: German

 

 

Belgium

* Year of EU entry: Founding member

* Political system: Constitutional monarchy

* Capital city: Brussels

* Total area: 30 528 km²

* Population: 10.7 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU languages: German, French, Dutch

 

Bulgaria

* Year of EU entry: 2007

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Sofia

* Total area: 111 910 km²

* Population: 7.6 million

* Currency: lev

* Listen to the official EU language: Bulgarian

 

Cyprus

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Nicosia

* Total area: 9 250 km²

* Population: 0.8 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: Greek, English

 

Czech Republic

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Prague

* Total area: 78 866 km²

* Population: 10.3 million

* Currency: Czech koruna

* Listen to the official EU language: Czech

 

Denmark

* Year of EU entry: 1973

* Political system: Constitutional monarchy

* Capital city: Copenhagen

* Total area: 43 094 km²

* Population: 5.4 million

* Currency: Danish krone

* Listen to the official EU language: Danish

 

Estonia

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Tallinn

* Total area: 45 000 km²

* Population: 1.4 million

* Currency: Estonian kroon

* Listen to the official EU language: Estonian

 

Finland

* Year of EU entry: 1995

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Helsinki

* Total area: 338 000 km²

* Population: 5.3 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU languages: Finnish, Swedish

 

France

* Year of EU entry: Founding member

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Paris

* Total area: 550 000 km²

* Population: 63.7 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: French

 

Germany

* Year of EU entry: Founding member

* Political system: Federal republic

* Capital city: Berlin

* Total area: 356 854 km²

* Population: 82.5 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: German

 

Greece

* Year of EU entry: 1981

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Athens

* Total area: 131 957 km²

* Population: 11.2 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: Greek

 

Hungary

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Budapest

* Total area: 93 000 km²

* Population: 10.1 million

* Currency: forint

* Listen to the official EU language: Hungarian

 

Ireland

* Year of EU entry: 1973

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Dublin

* Total area: 70 000 km²

* Population: 4 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU languages: English, Irish

 

Italy

* Year of EU entry: Founding member

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Rome

* Total area: 301 263 km²

* Population: 57.3 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: Italian

 

Latvia

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Riga

* Total area: 65 000 km²

* Population: 2.3 million

* Currency: lats

* Listen to the official EU language : Latvian

 

Lithuania

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Vilnius * Total area: 65 000 km²

* Population: 3.4 million

* Currency: litas

* Listen to the official EU language: Lithuanian

 

Luxembourg

* Year of EU entry: Founding member

* Political system: Constitutional monarchy

* Capital city: Luxembourg

* Total area: 2 586 km²

* Population: 0.5 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the EU official language: French , German

 

Malta

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Valletta

* Total area: 316 km²

* Population: 0.4 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU languages: Maltese, English

 

Netherlands

* Year of EU entry: Founding member

* Political system: Constitutional monarchy

* Capital city: Amsterdam

* Total area: 41 526 km²

* Population: 16.4 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: Dutch

 

Poland

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Warsaw

* Total area: 312 679 km²

* Population: 38.1 million

* Currency: Zloty

* Listen to the EU official language: Polish

 

Portugal

* Year of EU entry: 1986

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Lisbon

* Total area: 92 072 km²

* Population: 10.4 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: Portuguese

 

Romania

* Year of EU entry: 2007

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Bucharest

* Total area: 237 500 km²

* Population: 21.5 million

* Currency: Romanian leu

* Listen to the official EU language: Romanian

 

Slovakia

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Bratislava

* Total area: 48 845 km²

* Population: 5.4 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: Slovak

 

Slovenia

* Year of EU entry: 2004

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Ljubljana

* Total area: 20 273 km²

* Population: 2 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: Slovenian

 

Spain

* Year of EU entry: 1986

* Political system: Constitutional monarchy

* Capital city: Madrid

* Total area: 504 782 km²

* Population: 45.3 million

* Currency: euro

* Listen to the official EU language: Spanish

 

Sweden

* Year of EU entry: 1995

* Political system: Constitutional monarchy

* Capital city: Stockholm

* Total area: 449 964 km²

* Population: 9.2 million

* Currency: krona

* Listen to the official EU language: Swedish

 

United Kingdom

* Year of EU entry: 1973

* Political system: Constitutional monarchy

* Capital city: London

* Total area: 244 820 km²

* Population: 60.4 million

* Currency: pound sterling

* Listen to the official EU language: English

 

Candidate countries

(Zemlje kandidati)

 

Croatia

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Zagreb

* Total area: 56 542 km²

* Population: 4.4 million

* Currency: kuna

 

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Skopje

* Total area: 25 333 km²

* Population: 2.05 million

* Currency: denar

 

Turkey

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Ankara

* Total area: 780 580 km²

* Population: 70.5 million

* Currency: Turkish lira

 

Other European countries

(Druge evropske zemlje)

 

Albania

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Tirana

* Total area: 28.748 km2

* Population: 3.6 million

* Currency: lek Andorra

* Political system: Parliamentary

 

Co-principality of Andora

* Capital city: Andorra la Vella

* Total area: 468 km²

* Population: 0.07 million

* Currency: euro

 

Armenia

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Yerevan

* Total area: 29 743 km²

* Population: 3 million

* Currency: dram

 

Azerbaijan

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Baku

* Total area: 86 600 km²

* Population: 8.1 million

* Currency: Azerbaijani manat

 

Belarus

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Minsk

* Total area: 207 600 km²

* Population: 9.7 million

* Currency: Belarusian rouble

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Sarajevo

* Total area: 51 209 km²

* Population: 4.6 million

* Currency: Bosnian convertible mark

 

Georgia

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Tbilisi

* Total area: 69 700 km²

* Population: 4.6 million

* Currency: lari

 

Iceland

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Reykjavik

* Total area: 103 000 km²

* Population: 0.3 million

* Currency: Icelandic króna

 

Liechtenstein

* Political system: Principality

* Capital city: Vaduz

* Total area: 160 km²

* Population: 0.03 million

* Currency: Swiss franc

 

Moldova

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Chisinau

* Total area: 33 843 km²

* Population: 4.3 million

* Currency: Moldovan leu

 

Monaco

* Political system: Principality

* Capital city: Monaco

* Total area: 1.95 km²

* Population: 0.03 million

* Currency: euro

 

Montenegro

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Podgorica

* Total area: 14 026 km²

* Population: 0.7 million

* Currency: euro

 

Norway

* Political system: Monarchy

* Capital city: Oslo

* Total area: 323 802 km²

* Population: 4.7 million

* Currency: Norwegian krone

 

Russia

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Moscow

* Total area: 17 075 200 km²

* Population: 141 million

* Currency: Russian rouble

 

San Marino

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: San Marino

* Total area: 61.2 km²

* Population: 0.03 million

* Currency: euro

 

Serbia

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Belgrade

* Total area: 77 474 km²

* Population: 8 million

* Currency: Serbian dinar

 

Switzerland

* Political system: Swiss Confederation

* Capital city: Berne

* Total area: 41 290 km²

* Population: 7.6 million

* Currency: Swiss franc

 

Ukraine

* Political system: Republic

* Capital city: Kiev

* Total area: 603 700 km²

* Population: 46 million

* Currency: hryvnia

 

Vatican City State

* Political system: Ecclesiastical state

* Capital city: Vatican City

* Total area: 0.4 km²

* Population: 0.0008 million

* Currency: euro

 

*** source: site www.europa.eu

*** izvor: sajt www.europa.eu

 

24th September 2009