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The 5 lats coin, used before WWII, becamed a popular symbol of independence during the Soviet era The lats (in Latvian: lats, plural lati, the ISO 4217 currency code: LVL) is the official currency of Latvia. ...
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| | Statistics | | GDP ranking | 1st (2006) | | GDP (PPP) | US $13.06 trillion (2006) | | GDP growth rate | 3.1% (2006) | | GDP per capita | US $29,900 (2006) | | GDP by sector (2006) | 70.5% services
27.3% industry
2.1% agriculture | | Inflation | 1.9% (2007) | | Population below poverty threshold | 17% | | Labour force | 221.5 million | | Labour force by occupation (2006) | 67.0% services
27.3% industry
4.4% agriculture | | Unemployment | 7.0% (May 2007) | | Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] | | Trading partners | | Imports | US $1.466 trillion (2006) | Main import partners (2005)
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| | Exports | US $1.33 trillion (ranking: 1st) (2006) | Main export partners (2005)
China, Russia, Switzerland, United States | | Public finances | | Public debt | € 6,509.8 billion
(63.8% of GDP) (2004) | | Public deficit | € 270.2 billion (2004) | | Expenses | € 2,134.7 billion (2004) | If it is considered as a single state, the economy of the European Union's twenty-seven member states is the world's largest economy. The EU accounts for 30.3% of the world's total GDP in 2005 (World Bank figures). This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...
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| Member States | GDP (PPP) 2007
millions of
euro | GDP (PPP)
per capita 2007
euro | Percentage of EU27
average GDP
(PPP) per capita | |
European Union | 12,172,536 | 24,600 | 100% | | 1
Germany | 2,340,372 | 28,200 | 115% | | 2
United Kingdom | 1,847,105 | 29,400 | 120% | | 3
France | 1,744,444 | 27,800 | 113% | | 4
Italy | 1,500,475 | 25,500 | 104% | | 5
Spain | 1,121,961 | 25,400 | 103% | | 6
Netherlands | 530,564 | 32,800 | 133% | | 7
Poland | 525,277 | 13,600 | 55% | | 8
Belgium | 319,867 | 30,200 | 123% | | 9
Sweden | 274,499 | 30,000 | 122% | | 10
Austria | 264,472 | 31,900 | 130% | | 11
Greece | 246,671 | 22,100 | 90% | | 12
Romania | 208,220 | 9,700 | 39% | | 13
Czech Republic | 207,174 | 20,100 | 82% | | 14
Portugal | 190,882 | 18,200 | 74% | | 15
Denmark | 171,298 | 31,200 | 127% | | 16
Hungary | 166,031 | 16,200 | 66% | | 17
Ireland | 157,070 | 35,700 | 147% | | 18
Finland | 153,595 | 28,900 | 117% | | 19
Slovakia | 88,602 | 16,400 | 67% | | 20
Bulgaria | 71,714 | 10,850 | 41% | | 21
Lithuania | 50,241 | 15,000 | 61% | | 22
Slovenia | 44,040 | 21,800 | 89% | | 23
Latvia | 33,630 | 14,900 | 61% | | 24
Luxembourg | 31,376 | 69,900 | 284% | | 25
Estonia | 23,919 | 17,900 | 73% | | 26
Cyprus | 17,773 | 22,900 | 93% | | 27
Malta | 7,824 | 18,600 | 76% | | Candidate countries: (not included from EU total above) |
 Croatia | 57,948 | 12,600 | 51% |
 Turkey | 541,418 | 7,300 | 30% |
 Republic of Macedonia[1] | 13,897 | 6,900 | 28% | Source:GDP(PPP): EUROSTAT [5]
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With the exception of Greece and Portugal, all countries with below average GNI per capita are those which joined the EU in May 2004 and all countries with above average GNI per capita come from the existing (pre-2004) member states. In mathematics, an average or central tendency of a set (list) of data refers to a measure of the middle of the data set. ...
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The following table shows information relating to the member states of the European Union, ordered according to the 'Size' of their economies. (NB: Were the table ordered according to 'GDP per capita' this would perhaps better reflect the strength of an individual economy. But this is not how such tables are commonly structured).
The colours denote how a member state is performing relative to the rest of the European Union, above average (green) or below average (red). The smallest and greatest values in each column are emphasised. The 2007 data are IMF estimates made in April 2007. [7] [8] The flag of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring foreign exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. ...
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sorted by GDP | GDP
in billions
of US $
(2007) | GDP
% of EU
(2007) | Annual
change
% of GDP | GDP
per capita
in PPP US $
(2007) | Public Debt
% of GDP
(2006) | Deficit
% of GDP
(2006) | Inflation
% Annual
(2007) | Unemp.
%
(2006) | |
European Union [9] | 15,183.4 | 100.0% | 2.8 | 29 342 | 63.8 | -2.6 | 2.2 | 7.5 | |
Germany | 3,080.6 | 19.4% | 1.8 | 32,179 | 66.0 | -3.7 | 2.0 | 7.8 | |
United Kingdom | 2,660.7 | 16.8% | 2.9 | 36,568 | 41.6 | -3.2 | 2.3 | 5.3 | |
France | 2,401.4 | 15.2% | 2.0 | 31,873 | 65.6 | -3.7 | 1.7 | 8.3 | |
Italy | 1,993.7 | 12.6% | 1.8 | 31,694 | 105.8 | -3.0 | 2.1 | 6.8 | |
Spain | 1,359.1 | 8.6% | 3.8 | 28,445 | 48.9 | -0.3 | 2.6 | 7.8 | |
Netherlands | 720.9 | 4.5% | 2.9 | 36,240 | 55.7 | -2.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | |
Sweden | 423.6 | 2.7% | 3.3 | 35,729 | 51.2 | -1.4 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
 India | 423.5 | 2.7% | 2.2 | 355555,693 | 95.6 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 7.8 | |
Poland | 364.8 | 2.3% | 5.8 | 15,894 | 43.6 | -3.7 | 2.2 | 10.5 | |
Austria | 348.7 | 2.2% | 2.8 | 37,536 | 65.2 | -1.3 | 1.6 | 4.5 | |
Greece | 341.8 | 2.2% | 3.8 | 27,360 | 106.5 | -2.8 | 3.2 | 8.3 | |
Denmark | 302.6 | 1.9% | 2.5 | 38,072 | 42.7 | -2.8 | 2.0 | 4.7 | |
Ireland | 250.2 | 1.6% | 5.0 | 46,786 | 29.9 | -1.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | |
Finland | 225.4 | 1.4% | 3.1 | 36,324 | 43.6 | -2.1 | 1.5 | 7.5 | |
Portugal | 211.7 | 1.3% | 1.8 | 23,464 | 61.9 | -2.9 | 2.5 | 7.4 | |
Czech Republic | 160.4 | 1.0% | 4.8 | 24,679 | 37.4 | -3.0 | 2.9 | 6.6 | |
Romania | 157.6 | 1.0% | 6.5 | 10,661 | 21.2 | -4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
Hungary | 125.0 | 1.0% | 2.8 | 20,700 | 57.6 | -4.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | |
Slovakia | 69.3 | 0.8% | 8.2 | 19,172 | 36.9 | -2.9 | 2.4 | 10.8 | |
Luxembourg | 45.8 | 0.3% | 4.6 | 84,507 | 7.5 | -1.1 | 2.1 | 4.6 | |
Slovenia | 41.1 | 0.3% | 4.5 | 25,266 | 29.4 | -1.9 | 2.7 | 6.4 | |
Bulgaria | 35.8 | 0.2% | 6.0 | 10,677 | 24.8 | -4.0 | 5.3 | 7.8 | |
Lithuania | 35.4 | 0.2% | 7.0 | 16,863 | 19.7 | -2.5 | 3.5 | 6.1 | |
Latvia | 24.1 | 0.2% | 10.5 | 17,364 | 14.4 | -0.8 | 7.3 | 6.3 | |
Cyprus | 19.9 | 0.1% | 3.9 | 31,053 | 62.3 | -3.5 | 2.1 | 4.8 | |
Estonia | 19.6 | 0.2% | 9.9 | 20,114 | 4.9 | -1.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | |
Malta | 6.2 | 0.1% | 2.3 | 21,061 | 75.0 | -5.2 | 2.4 | 6.8 | One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ...
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Economic growth The EU's share of Gross world product (GWP) is stable at around one fifth [10]. GDP growth, though strong in the new member states, is being affected by sluggish growth in France, Italy and Portugal. Gross world product is the total Gross National Product of all the countries in the world. ...
Estonia and Latvia, also referred[2] to as the Baltic Tigers, have the highest GDP growth rates in the union and one of the highest in the world. A glass skyscraper – an icon of Estonias economic boom Vilnius Financial Center is a symbol of rapid economic growth in Lithuania. ...
 Population and GDP per capita of EU member states and some candidates.
 GDP (PPP) per capita 2007 showing countries above and below EU-27 average | [11] EU15 GDP growth rates | [12] New member GDP growth rates | | | | The ten new member states of Eastern and North Europe have enjoyed a higher average percentage growth rate than their Western European counterparts. Notably the Baltic states have achieved massive GDP growth, with Latvia topping 11%, close to China, the world leader at 9% on average for the past 25 years. Reasons for this massive growth include government commitments to stable monetary policy, export-oriented trade policies, low flat-tax rates and the utilisation of relatively cheap labour. Image File history File links EU-GDP-Population. ...
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The current map of EU growth is one of huge regional variation, with the larger economies suffering from stagnant growth and the new nations enjoying sustained, robust economic growth.
Although EU27 GDP is on the increase, the percentage of Gross world product is decreasing due to the emergence of economic powers such as China, India and Brazil. In the medium to long term, the EU will be looking to increase GDP growth in the central European economies such as France, Germany and Italy and stabilise growth in the new Eastern European states to ensure sustained economic prosperity. Gross world product is the total Gross National Product of all the countries in the world. ...
Energy resources The European Union has large coal, oil, and natural gas reserves. There are six oil producers in the European Union, primarily in North Sea oilfields. The United Kingdom by far is the largest producer, however Denmark, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands all produce oil. If it is treated as a single unit, which is not conventional in the oil markets, the European Union is the 7th largest producer of oil in the world, producing 3,424,000 (2001) barrels a day. However, it is also the world's 2nd largest consumer of oil, consuming much more than it can produce, at 14,590,000 (2001) barrels a day. Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal (pronounced ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ...
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Trade The European Union is the largest exporter in the world ([14]) and the second largest importer. Internal trade between the member states is aided by the removal of barriers to trade such as tariffs and border controls. In the eurozone, trade is helped by not having any currency differences to deal with amongst most members. The European Union Association Agreement does something similar for a much larger range of countries, partly as a so-called soft approach ('a carrot instead of a stick') to influence the politics in those countries. For other uses, see Export (disambiguation). ...
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Unemployment
 Unemployment rate by country in the EU at February 2007
Changes in the unemployment rate from February 2006 until February 2007 in the EU (Red - increasing and Blue - decreasing) The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union in June 2007 was 6.9% compared to 7.9% in all current 27 memberstates in June 2006. The rate varies widely by member state. In comparison the United States had an unemployment rate of 4.5% and Japan a rate of 3.8% measured by Eurostat. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 655 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1360 × 1245 pixel, file size: 87 KB, MIME type: image/png) Done by User:Themanwithoutapast February 2007 Eurostat figures. ...
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The following table states the current unemployment rate of all Member States for June 2007 with comparisons to June 2006:[3]
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Industries The services sector is by far the most important sector in the European Union, making up 69.4% of GDP, compared to the manufacturing industry with 28.4% of GDP and agriculture with only 2.3% of GDP. Services are: plural of service Tertiary sector of industry IRC services Web services the name of a first-class cricket team in India This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ...
Agriculture The agricultural sector is supported by subsidies from the European Union in the form of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This currently represents 40-50% of the EU's total spending. It guarantees a minimum price for farmers in the EU. This is criticised as a form of protectionism, inhibiting trade, and damaging developing countries; one of the most vocal opponents is the UK, the second largest economy within the bloc, which has repeatedly refused to give up the annual UK Rebate unless the CAP undergoes significant reform; France, the biggest benefactor of the CAP and the bloc's third largest economy, is its most vocal proponent. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
A subsidy is generally a monetary grant given by government in support of an activity regarded as being in the public interest. ...
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a system of European Union agricultural subsidies and programmes. ...
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Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between nations, through methods such as high tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, a variety of restrictive government regulations designed to discourage imports, and anti-dumping laws in an attempt to protect domestic industries in a particular nation from foreign take-over...
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A developing country is a country with low average income compared to the world average. ...
The UK rebate is a rebate on the United Kingdoms contribution to the EU budget paid back to the UK government by the European Union. ...
Tourism The European Union is a major tourist destination, attracting visitors from outside of the Union and citizens travelling inside it. Internal tourism is made more convenient for the citizens of some EU member states by the Schengen treaty and the Euro. All citizens of the European Union are entitled to travel to any member state without the need of a visa. If the EU component states are considered separate entities, France is the world's number one tourist destination for international visitors, followed by Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom at 2nd, 5th and 6th spots respectively. If the EU is considered a single entity, the number of international visitors is less, as most visitors to EU nations are from other EU member states. Schengen Treaty members are in dark blue, while signatories (where it is not yet implemented) are in light blue. ...
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Companies The European Union's member states are the birthplace of many of the world's largest leading multinational companies, and home to its global headquarters. Among these are distinguished companies ranked first in the world within their industry/sector, like Allianz, which is the largest financial service provider in the world by revenue; Airbus, which produces around half of the world's jet airliners; Air France-KLM, which is the largest airline company in the world in terms of total operating revenues; Amorim, which is the world's largest cork-processing and cork producer company; ArcelorMittal, which is the largest steel company in the world; Groupe Danone, which has the world leadership in the dairy products market; InBev, which is the largest beer company in the world; L'Oréal Group, which is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company; LVMH, which is the world's largest luxury goods conglomerate; Nokia Corporation, which is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones; Royal Dutch Shell, which is the largest energy corporation in the world; and Stora Enso, which is the world's largest pulp and paper manufacturer in terms of production capacity. Many other European companies rank among the world's largest companies in terms of turnover, profit, market share, number of employees or other major indicators. A considerable number of EU-based companies are ranked among the worlds' top-ten within their sector of activity. A multinational corporation (MNC) or multinational enterprise (MNE) or transnational corporation (TNC) or multinational organization (MNO) is a corporation/enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries. ...
SE[1], (ISIN: DE0008404005; IPA pronunciation: [alliˈanʦ], and formerly AG) is a large financial service provider headquartered in Munich, Germany. ...
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Air France-KLM (Euronext Paris: AF, NYSE: AKH) is an airline company incorporated under French law with its headquarters at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. ...
A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ...
Amorim is a Portuguese holding company with interests on cork, real estate, finance, and tourism, among other sectors. ...
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Danone factory in Bieruń, Poland Groupe Danone (Euronext: BN, NYSE: DA) (known as Dannon in the United States) is a food-product company with its central headquarters in Paris, France. ...
Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk. ...
InBev (Euronext: INB, NYSE: ABV) is the largest beer company in the industry. ...
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The LOréal Group Euronext: FR0000120321, headquartered in the Paris suburb of Clichy, France, is the worlds largest cosmetics and beauty company. ...
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LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (Euronext: MC), usually shortened to LVMH, is a French holding company and the worlds largest luxury goods conglomerate. ...
A luxury good is a good at the highest end of the market in terms of quality and price. ...
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones (as of June 2006), with a global market share of approximately 34% in Q2 of 2006[1]. It produces mobile phones for every major market and protocol, including GSM, CDMA, and W-CDMA (UMTS). ...
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Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. ...
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Pulp and Paper is the name of the largest United States-based trade magazine for the pulp and paper industry. ...
Regional variation Comparing the richest areas of the EU can be a difficult task. This is because the NUTS 1 & 2 regions are not homogenous, some of them being very large regions, such as NUTS-1 Hesse (21,100 km²) or NUTS-1 Île-de-France (12,011 km²), whilst other NUTS regions are much smaller, for example NUTS-1 Hamburg (755 km²) or NUTS-1 Greater London (1,580 km²). The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ...
Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE7 Capital Wiesbaden Largest city Frankfurt Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 5 (from 69) Basic statistics Area 21,100 km² (8,147 sq mi) Population 6,077,000 (08/2006)[1] - Density...
Capital Paris Land area¹ 12,011 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population - Jan. ...
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One problem with this data is that in some areas, including Greater London, are subject to a large number of commuters coming into the area, thereby artificially inflating the figures. It has the effect of raising GDP but not altering the number of people living in the area, inflating the GDP per capita figure. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...
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The data is used to define regions that are supported with financial aid in programs such as the European Regional Development Fund. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Scope As part of its task to promote regional development, the ERDF contributes towards financing the following measures: Productive investment to create and safeguard sustainable jobs; Investment in infrastructure which contributes, in regions covered by Objective 1, to development, structural adjustment and creation and maintenance...
The decision to delineate a Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) region is to a large extent arbitrary (i.e. not based on objective and uniform criteria across Europe), and is decided at European level (See also: Regions of the European Union). The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ...
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Top 10: economically strongest NUTS-1 and NUTS-2 regions The 10 NUTS-1 and NUTS-2 regions with the highest GDP per capita are all in the first fifteen member states: none are in the 12 new member states that joined in May 2004 and January 2007. The NUTS Regulation lays down a minimum population size of 3 million and a maximum size of 7 million for the average NUTS-1 region, whereas a minimum of 800.000 and a maximum of 3 million for NUTS-2 regions ¹ [15]. This definition, however, is not respected by Eurostat. E.g.: the région of Île-de-France, with 11.3 million inhabitants, is treated as a NUTS-2 region, while the state of Bremen, with only 662,000 inhabitants, is treated as a NUTS-1 region. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ...
The European Union (EU) was created by six founding states in 1957 (following the earlier establishment by the same six states of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952) and has grown to 27 member states. ...
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France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...
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Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ...
Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE5 State subdivisions 2 urban districts Capital Bremen Senate President Jens Böhrnsen (SPD) Governing parties SPD / Alliance 90/The Greens Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area 408 km² (158 sq mi) Population 664,000...
See also: List of NUTS-1, NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 regions
| Rank | NUTS-1 region | 2004 GDP (PPP) per capita
in Euros | | 1
| Luxembourg | 53,978 | | 2
| Brussels-Capital, Belgium | 53,381 | | 3
| Hamburg, Germany | 41,972 | | 4
| Greater London, United Kingdom | 40,542 | | 5
| Île-de-France, France | 37,526 | | 6
| Bremen, Germany | 33,508 | | 7
| Åland, Finland | 31,909 | | 8
| Randstad, Netherlands | 30,762 | | 9
| Ireland | 30,414 | | 10
| Bavaria, Germany | 29,646 | | Rank | NUTS-2 region | 2004 GDP (PPP) per capita
in Euros | Note that
Frankfurt (68,751 euros per capita)[4] and
Paris (67,980 euros per capita)[4]
are treated as NUTS-3 by Eurostat and are thus not listed here. | | 1
| Inner London, United Kingdom | 65,138 | | 2
| Luxembourg | 53,978 | | 3
| Brussels-Capital, Belgium | 53,381 | | 4
| Hamburg, Germany | 41,972 | | 5
| Vienna, Austria | 38,632 | | 6
| Île-de-France, France | 37,526 | | 7
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire, United Kingdom | 37,379 | | 8
| Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria), Germany | 36,408 | | 9
| Stockholm, Sweden | 35,621 | | 10
| Utrecht, Netherlands | 33,905 | For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...
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The Brussels-Capital Region (French: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, German: Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt) or Brussels Region (French: Région Bruxelloise, Dutch: Brusselse Gewest) is one of the three regions of Belgium. ...
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(German: , English: American English: ) is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a mid-2007 population of 663,567. ...
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(Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-dOise Yvelines Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Statistics Land area1 12,012 km² Population (Ranked 1st) - January 1, 2006 est. ...
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Economically weakest NUTS-2 regions The fifteen lowest regions in the ranking in 2004 were all in Bulgaria, Poland and Romania, with the lowest figures recorded in Nord-Est in Romania (24% of the average), followed by Severozapaden, Yuzhen tsentralen and Severen tsentralen in Bulgaria (all 26%). Among the 70 regions below the 75% level, fifteen were in Poland, eight each in Greece and Romania, seven in the Czech Republic, six each in Bulgaria and Hungary, four each in France (all overseas departments), Italy and Portugal, three in Slovakia, one region in Spain, and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta. | Rank | NUTS-2 region | 2004 GDP (PPP)
per capita
in Euros | % of the average GDP
of EU27 in 2004 | | 1
| Nord-Est, Romania | 5,070 | 24 | | 2
| Severozapaden, Bulgaria | 5,502 | 26 | | 3
| Yuzhen tsentralen, Bulgaria | 5,509 | 26 | | 4
| Severen tsentralen, Bulgaria | 5,681 | 26 | | 5
| Sud, Romania | 6,111 | 28 | | 6
| Sud-Vest, Romania | 6,183 | 29 | | 7
| Severoiztochen, Bulgaria | 6,299 | 29 | | 8
| Yugoiztochen, Bulgaria | 6,420 | 30 | | 9
| Sud-Est, Romania | 6,612 | 31 | | 10
| Nord-Vest, Romania | 7,093 | 33 | | 11
| Lubelskie, Poland | 7 568 | 35 | | 12
| Podkarpackie, Poland | 7 617 | 35 | | 13
| Centru, Romania | 7 629 | 35 | | 14
| Podlaskie, Poland | 8 148 | 38 | | 15
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Richest & Poorest NUTS-2 Regions (GDP PPP 2004) See also: List of all NUTS-2 regions with GDP 2004 data | Member State | Region | GDP per capita | | in Euros | As % of EU-27 average | |
European Union | 21,503 | 100.0% | |
Austria | 27,666 | 128.7% | | Richest | Vienna | 38,632 | 179.7% | | Poorest | Burgenland | 19,305 | 89.8% | |
Belgium | 26,759 | 124.4% | | Richest | Brussels-Capital | 53,381 | 248.3% | | Poorest | Hainaut | 17,546 | 81.6% | |
Bulgaria | 7,134 | 33.2% | | Richest | Yugozapaden | 10,550 | 49.1% | | Poorest | Severozapaden | 5,502 | 25.6% | |
Cyprus | 19,648 | 91.4% | |
Czech Republic | 16,171 | 75,2% | | Richest | Prague | 33,784 | 157.1% | | Poorest | Central Moravia | 12,856 | 59.8% | |
Denmark | 26,772 | 124.5% | |
France | 24,146 | 112.3% | | Richest | Ile-de-France | 37,526 | 174.5% | | Poorest | French Guiana | 11,690 | 54.4% | |
Germany | 24,903 | 115.8% | | Richest | Hamburg | 41,972 | 195.2% | | Poorest | Dessau | 16,295 | 75.8% | |
Estonia | 11,978 | 55.7% | |
Finland | 24,834 | 115.5% | | Richest | Åland | 31,461 | 146.3% | | Poorest | East Finland | 18,336 | 85.3% | |
Greece | 18,245 | 84.8% | | Richest | Athens | 24,230 | 112.7% | | Poorest | West Greece | 11,714 | 54.5% | |
Hungary | 13,751 | 64.0% | | Richest | Central Hungary | 21,837 | 101.6% | | Poorest | Northern Hungary | 9,003 | 41.9% | |
Ireland | 30,414 | 141.4% | | Richest | Southern and Eastern | 33,653 | 156.5% | | Poorest | Border, Midland and Western | 21,518 | 100.1% | |
Italy | 23,095 | 107.4% | | Richest | Lombardy | 30,426 | 141.5% | | Poorest | Sicily | 14,447 | 67.3% | |
Latvia | 9,775 | 45.5% | |
Lithuania | 10,981 | 51.1% | |
Luxembourg | 53,978 | 251.0% | |
Malta | 15,988 | 74.4% | |
Netherlands | 27,946 | 130.0% | | Richest | Utrecht | 33,905 | 157.7% | | Poorest | Flevoland | 20,736 | 96.4% | |
Poland | 10,908 | 50.7% | | Richest | Mazowieckie | 16,523 | 76.8% | | Poorest | Lubelskie | 7,568 | 35.2% | |
Portugal | 16,086 | 74.8% | | Richest | Lisbon | 22,745 | 105.8% | | Poorest | Norte | 12,648 | 58.8% | |
Romania | 7,301 | 34.0% | | Richest | Bucharest-Ilfov | 13,862 | 64.5% | | Poorest | North East Romania | 5,070 | 23.6% | |
Slovakia | 12,196 | 56.7% | | Richest | Bratislava region | 27,802 | 129.3% | | Poorest | Prešovský kraj & Košický kraj | 9,102 | 42.3% | |
Slovenia | 17,920 | 83.3% | |
Spain | 21,658 | 100.7% | | Richest | Madrid | 28,416 | 132.1% | | Poorest | Extremadura | 14,419 | 67.1% | |
Sweden | 25,865 | 120.3% | | Richest | Stockholm | 35,621 | 165.7% | | Poorest | East Middle Sweden | 21,862 | 101.7% | |
United Kingdom | 26,455 | 123.0% | | Richest | Inner London | 65,138 | 302.9% | | Poorest | Cornwall & Isles of Scilly | 17,025 | 79.2% | For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...
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Burgenland (Hungarian Várvidék, Årvidék or FelsÅ‘Å‘rvidék, Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian GradiÅ¡Äansko) is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. ...
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as of 2004 | Regional bloc1 | Area (km²) | Population | GDP (PPP) ($US) | Member
states1 | | in millions | per capita | | Agadir | 1,703,910 | 126,066,286 | 513,674 | 4,075 | 4 | | AU | 29,797,500 | 897,548,804 | 1,515,000 | 1,896 | 53 | | ASEAN | 4,400,000 | 553,900,000 | 2,172,000 | 4,044 | 10 | | CACM | 422,614 | 37,816,598 | 159,536 | 4,219 | 5 | | CARICOM | 462,344 | 14,565,083 | 64,219 | 4,409 | (14+1)3 | | CCASG / GCC | 2,285,844 | 35,869,438 | 536,223 | 14,949 | 6 | | CEFTA | 298,148 | 28,929,682 | 222,041 | 7,675 | (7+1)3 | | EU | 4,325,675 | 496,198,605 | 12,025,415 | 24,235 | 27 | | EurAsEC | 20,789,100 | 208,067,618 | 1,689,137 | 8,118 | 6 | | EFTA | 529,600 | 12,233,467 | 471,547 | 38,546 | 4 | | GUAM | 810,506 | 63,764,600 | 456,173 | 7,154 | 4 | | NAFTA | 21,588,638 | 430,495,039 | 15,279,000 | 35,491 | 3 | | PARTA | 528,151 | 7,810,905 | 23,074 | 2,954 | (14+2)3 | | SAARC | 5,136,740 | 1,467,255,669 | 4,074,031 | 2,777 | 8 | | Unasur / Unasul | 17,339,153 | 370,158,470 | 2,868,430 | 7,749 | 12 | UN and countries
for reference2 | Area (km²) | Population | GDP (PPP) ($US) | Units4 | | in millions | per capita | | UN | 133,178,011 | 6,411,682,270 | 55,167,630 | 8,604 | 192 | | Brazil | 8,514,877 | 188,078,261 | 1,594,482 | 9,108 | 27 | | Canada | 9,984,670 | 32,507,874 | 1,165,000 | 35,200 | 13 | | India | 3,287,590 | 1,102,600,000 | 4,042,000 | 3,700 | 35 | | Japan | 377,873 | 128,085,000 | 4,220,000 | 33,100 | 47 | | PR China5 | 9,596,960 | 1,306,847,624 | 10,000,000 | 7,600 | 33 | | Russia | 17,075,200 | 143,782,338 | 1,723,000 | 12,100 | 89 | | USA | 9,631,418 | 300,000,000 | 12,980,000 | 43,500 | 50 | | Source: CIA World Factbook 2005, IMF WEO Database. Legend smallest value among the blocs compared largest value among the blocs compared Footnotes
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