Statistics in the European Union are collected by Eurostat. The EU has 27 member states as of 1 January 2007. This number will increase as other states join the Union. Citizenship of the Union was introduced by the Maastricht Treaty signed in 1992. ... Cultural cooperation in the European Union has become a community competency since its inclusion in 1992 in the Maastricht Treaty. ... The demographics of the European Union show a highly populated, culturally diverse union of 27 member states, constantly expanding and developing. ... The European Union (EU) was originally created by six founding states in 1958 (following the earlier establishment by the same six states of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952), but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union; eurozone: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain; outside eurozone: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Kosovo, French Guiana, Réunion, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte. ... Foreign relations of the European Union Foreign relations of Austria Foreign relations of Belgium Foreign relations of Cyprus Foreign relations of the Czech Republic Foreign relations of Denmark Foreign relations of Estonia Foreign relations of Finland Foreign relations of France Foreign relations of Germany Foreign relations of Greece Foreign relations... This is the history of the European Union. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and international organization of 27 member states. ... The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the member states. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also: Enlargement of the European Union The European Union (EU) was originally created by six founding states in 1958 (following the earlier establishment by the same six states of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952), but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ...

Institutional Statistics

Member State	Year of Entry	Seats in Parliament	Seats in Parliament % of Total	Votes in the Council	Votes in the Council % of Total
European Union	N/A	732	100.0%	321	100.0%
Austria	1995	18	2.5%	10	3.1%
Belgium	1957	24	3.3%	12	3.7%
Cyprus	2004	6	0.8%	4	1.2%
Czech Republic	2004	24	3.3%	12	3.7%
Denmark	1973	14	2.0%	7	2.1%
Estonia	2004	6	0.8%	4	1.2%
Finland	1995	14	2.0%	7	2.1%
France	1957	78	10.7%	29	9.0%
Germany	1957	99	13.5%	29	9.0%
Greece	1981	24	3.3%	12	3.7%
Hungary	2004	24	3.3%	12	3.7%
Ireland	1973	13	1.8%	7	2.1%
Italy	1957	78	10.7%	29	9.0%
Latvia	2004	9	1.2%	4	1.2%
Lithuania	2004	13	1.8%	7	2.1%
Luxembourg	1957	6	0.8%	4	1.2%
Malta	2004	5	0.7%	3	0.9%
Netherlands	1957	27	3.7%	13	4.0%
Poland	2004	54	7.4%	27	8.4%
Portugal	1986	24	3.3%	12	3.7%
Spain	1986	54	7.4%	27	8.4%
Slovakia	2004	14	2.0%	7	2.1%
Slovenia	2004	7	1.0%	4	1.2%
Sweden	1995	19	2.6%	10	3.1%
United Kingdom	1973	78	10.7%	29	9.0%

See also: The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union. ... The Council of the European Union (French: Le Conseil de lUnion européenne, German: Rat der Europäischen Union) is a governing body that forms, along with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union (EU). ... The Council of the European Union (French: Le Conseil de lUnion européenne, German: Rat der Europäischen Union) is a governing body that forms, along with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union (EU). ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus_(bordered). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta_(bordered). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia_(bordered). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

• Apportionment in the European Parliament
• Growth in membership of the European Parliament

The apportionment of seats among member states in the European Parliament is not strictly in accordance with size of population. ... The membership of the European Parliament has grown from 78 in 1952 to its current maximum limit of 732. ...

Area and population

The European Union had a population of 456.8 million in 2004. This will exceed 500 million as more states are expected to join the union in the next few years. The most densely populated country is the island of Malta, which is also the smallest, whilst the largest in area is France. The least densely populated country is Finland. The highest and lowest figures in each column have been marked in bold. Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...

Member State	Population in millions	Population % of EU	Area km2	Area % of EU	Pop. density People/km2
European Union	454.9	100%	3 976 952	100%	115
Austria	8.2	1.8%	83 858	2.1%	98
Belgium	10.3	2.3%	30 510	0.8%	340
Cyprus	0.8	0.2%	9 250	0.2%	84
Czech Republic	10.2	2.2%	78 866	2.0%	130
Denmark	5.4	1.2%	43 094	1.1%	126
Estonia	1.4	0.3%	45 226	1.1%	29
Finland	5.2	1.1%	337 030	8.5%	15
France	60.2	13.2%	547 030	13.8%	111
Germany	82.4	18.1%	357 021	9.0%	231
Greece	10.7	2.4%	131 940	3.3%	81
Hungary	10.0	2.2%	93 030	2.3%	108
Ireland	3.9	0.9%	70 280	1.8%	57
Italy	58.0	12.8%	301 320	7.6%	193
Latvia	2.3	0.5%	64 589	1.6%	35
Lithuania	3.5	0.8%	65 200	1.6%	55
Luxembourg	0.5	0.1%	2 586	0.1%	181
Malta	0.4	0.1%	316	0.0%	1 261
Netherlands	16.3	3.6%	41 526	1.0%	395
Poland	38.6	8.5%	312 685	7.9%	124
Portugal	10.1	2.2%	92 931	2.3%	114
Slovakia	5.4	1.9%	48 845	1.2%	111
Slovenia	1.9	0.4%	20 253	0.5%	99
Spain	40.2	8.8%	504 782	12.7%	80
Sweden	8.9	2.0%	449 964	11.3%	20
United Kingdom	60.1	13.2%	244 820	6.2%	243

See also: Image File history File links European_flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ...

• Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits
• Largest urban areas of the European Union
• Largest cities of the European Union by population (Metropolitan area)

This list includes the most up-to-date official census figures or census estimates with regards to the population of the largest cities in the European Union. ... This is a list of all the urban areas of the European Union which have more than 750,000 inhabitants in 2005. ...

Languages

For statistics relating to languages spoken in the European Union, please see Languages of the European Union. The languages of the European Union are languages used by people within the member states of the European Union. ...

Language	Proportion of EU population speaking it
	as a mother tongue	as a language other than mother tongue	Total proportion
English	13%	38%	51%
German	18%	14%	32%
French	12%	14%	26%
Italian	13%	3%	16%
Spanish	9%	6%	15%
Polish	9%	1%	10%
Dutch	5%	1%	6%
Russian	1%	6%	7%
Swedish	2%	1%	3%
Greek	3%	0%	3%
Czech	2%	1%	3%
Portuguese	2%	0%	2%
Hungarian	2%	0%	2%
Slovak	1%	1%	2%

Source: [1] Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ...

Economy

For statistics relating to economy, please see Economy of the European Union. The European Union has the worlds largest economy, larger than that of the United States of America with a 2005 GDP of 12,865,602 million vs. ...

EU Budget

The primary resource for funding the European Union is the contributions sought from member states. Each member state contributes to the EU budget, and receives funding back from the EU, depending on the relative wealth of the states, i.e. their ability to pay.

The table below shows the contributions as a percentage of the total budget. This takes into account the special considerations given to the United Kingdom to reduce its contribution through a rebate. The UK rebate is a rebate on the UKs contribution to the EU budget paid back to the UK government by the European Union. ...

Member State	Total Contribution in Euro	Total Contribution as % of total EU budget
European Union	105 259 468 772	100.00%
Germany	22 218 438 941	21.11%
France	17 303 107 859	16.44%
Italy	14 359 479 157	13.64%
United Kingdom	13 739 900 046	13.05%
Spain	8 957 286 488	8.51%
Netherlands	5 552 933 781	5.28%
Belgium	4 035 286 807	3.83%
Sweden	2 832 862 800	2.69%
Austria	2 308 432 030	2.19%
Denmark	2 130 860 212	2.02%
Poland	2 099 087 114	1.99%
Greece	1 882 611 879	1.79%
Finland	1 544 832 284	1.47%
Portugal	1 443 049 602	1.37%
Ireland	1 341 281 313	1.27%
Hungary	1 003 119 411	0.95%
Czech Republic	932 392 859	0.89%
Slovakia	393 148 777	0.37%
Slovenia	299 993 572	0.29%
Luxembourg	241 439 011	0.23%
Lithuania	221 997 405	0.21%
Cyprus	144 556 416	0.14%
Latvia	115 205 431	0.11%
Estonia	100 756 308	0.10%
Malta	57 409 269	0.05%

ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union; eurozone: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain; outside eurozone: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Kosovo, French Guiana, Réunion, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta_(bordered). ...

Proportion of non-EU nationals

In most EU cities, there is a proportion of its inhabitants which are not nationals of the European Union. Eurostat has compiled figures for this, which are listed below. The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the member states. ...

Top 10 Cities Rank City Proportion % 1 Tallinn, Estonia 27.8 2 Cayenne, French Guiana (France) 22.7 3 Athens, Greece 16.7 4 Frankfurt, Germany 16.3 5 Munich, Germany 16.2 6 Vienna, Austria 14.4 7 Augsburg, Germany 14.3 8 Cologne, Germany 14.0 9 Wiesbaden, Germany 13.9 10 Bonn, Germany 13.5

Bottom 10 Cities Rank City Proportion % 1 Konin, Poland 0.0 = Suwałki, Poland 0.0 = Żory, Poland 0.0 2 Kielce, Poland 0.1 = Poznań, Poland 0.1 = Toruń, Poland 0.1 = Lublin, Poland 0.1 = Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland 0.1 = Gdańsk, Poland 0.1 = Katowice, Poland 0.1

Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Cayenne is the capital of the French overseas région of French Guiana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Nickname: City of Athena or Cradle of Democracy Location of the city of Athens (red dot) within the Prefecture of Athens and Periphery of Attica Coordinates: Country Greece Peripheries Attica Prefecture Athens Founded 2000 BC Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis as of 2007 Area    - City 39 km²  - Urban 427 km²  - Metro 3... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich: St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... St Andrews Church in Konin Konin is a town on the Warta river in central Poland with 82,700 inhabitants (1995). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlaskie Municipal government Rada miejska w SuwaÅ‚kach Mayor Józef Gajewski Area 65. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Å»ory (read:[:Zho-ree]) is a town in south Poland with 62,800 inhabitants (2004). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Kielce ( ) is a city in central Poland with 202,609 inhabitants (2006). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... PoznaÅ„ ( ; full official name: The Capital City of PoznaÅ„, Latin: , German: , Yiddish: פּױזן Poyzn) is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,900 inhabitants (2002). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... ToruÅ„ (?· i; German: ; Kashubian: , see also other names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... For other uses, see Lublin (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbrev. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ...

Freedom and Governance-related Rankings

There are many indices available on issues such as corruption, development, and freedom. Economic development is a sustainable increase in yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyooooooooo There are more than 20,000 professional economic developers employed world wide in this highly specialized industry. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Freedom of the Press

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 1  Finland 1 =  Ireland = =  Netherlands = 4  Czech Republic 5 5  Estonia 6 6  Slovakia 8 7  Latvia 10 =  Slovenia = =  Portugal = =  Hungary = 11  Belgium 14 =  Sweden = 13  Austria 16

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 14  Denmark 19 15  Germany 23 16  Lithuania 27 =  United Kingdom = 18  Cyprus 30 19  Greece 32 20  Bulgaria 35 =  France 35 22  Italy 40 23  Spain 41 24  Poland 58 =  Romania 58

Reporters sans frontières conducts an annual survey on the freedom of the press and produces scores (not shown here) for each country. In 2006 three countries, Finland, Ireland, and the Netherlands, all ranked as having the most free press with a score of 0.50, whilst Poland was ranked as having the least free press in the European Union, with a score of 14.00. Romania, a new member of the European Union as of January 1, 2007, also recieved the same ranking as Poland. Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Reporters Without Borders, or RWB (French: Reporters sans frontières, or RSF) is an international non-governmental organization devoted to freedom of the press. ... Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public press for its citizens and their associations, extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There is no data available for Luxembourg and Malta, and hence these are not included in the statistics.

Economic Freedom

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 1  Ireland 3 2  Luxembourg 4 3  United Kingdom =5 4  Estonia 7 5  Denmark 8 6  Finland =12 7  Cyprus =16 7  Netherlands =16 9  Austria 18 10  Germany =19 10  Sweden =19 12  Czech Republic 21 13  Belgium 22 14  Lithuania 23

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 15  Malta 24 16  Portugal =30 17  Spain 33 18  Slovakia =34 19  Slovenia 38 20  Latvia 39 21  Hungary 40 22  Poland 41 23  Italy 42 24  France 44 25  Greece 57 26  Bulgaria 64 27  Romania 92

An index of Economic Freedom is produced by the Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation. It uses 50 different variables to compile the survey, in areas such as trade policy and government intervention. Ireland ranks as having the most economic freedom in the European Union, and is also placed third out of all nations surveyed. Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Map of Economic Freedom released by the Heritage Foundation. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... The Heritage Foundation is an influential public policy research institute based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. ... A fruit stand at a market. ...

A similar index produced by the World Economic Forum is its Global Competitiveness Index. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Perception of Corruption

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 1  Finland =1 2  Denmark =4 3  Sweden 6 4  Netherlands =9 5  Austria =11 5  Luxembourg =11 5  United Kingdom =11 8  Germany 16 9  France =18 9  Ireland =18 11  Belgium =20 12  Spain 23 13  Estonia =24 14  Portugal =26

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 15  Malta =28 15  Slovenia =28 17  Cyprus =37 18  Hungary 41 19  Italy 45 20  Czech Republic =46 20  Lithuania =46 22  Latvia =49 22  Slovakia =49 24  Greece 54 25  Bulgaria =57 26  Poland =61 27  Romania =84

Transparency International is an international NGO publishing an annual Global Corruption Report indicating the perception of corruption around the world. The rankings of the table refer to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2006.
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Human Development

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 1  Ireland 4 2  Sweden 5 3  Netherlands 10 4  Finland 11 5  Luxembourg 12 6  Belgium 13 7  Austria 14 8  Denmark 15 9  France 16 10  Italy 17 11  United Kingdom 18 12  Spain 19 13  Germany 21 14  Greece 24

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 15  Slovenia 27 16  Portugal 28 17  Cyprus 29 18  Czech Republic 30 19  Malta 32 20  Hungary 35 21  Poland 37 22  Estonia 40 23  Lithuania 41 24  Slovakia 42 25  Latvia 45 26  Bulgaria 54 27  Romania 60

The Human Development Index is a measure produced by the United Nations which covers three aspects of human development: Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malta_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ...

• poverty (GDP per capita)
• education (literacy rate)
• health (life expectancy)

The rankings of the table refer to the UNDP Human Development Report 2006.
A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ... World literacy rates by country The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language–to read, write, listen, and speak. ... World map of life expectancy Life expectancy is a statistical measure defined as the expected (mean) survival of human beings based upon a number of criteria such as gender and geographic location. ...

Income equality

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 1  Denmark 2 2  Sweden 4 3  Czech Republic 5 4  Slovakia 6 5  Hungary 10 =  Finland 10 7  Germany 14 8  Slovenia 15 9  Austria 18 10  Bulgaria 19 11  Netherlands 25 12  Romania 26

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 13  France 32 14  Belgium 33 15  Ireland 40 =  Greece 40 17  Poland 44 18  Spain 47 19  Estonia 50 20  Lithuania 51 =  Italy 51 =  United Kingdom 51 23  Latvia 57 24  Portugal 59

Income inequality, measured by the gini coefficient is how evenly incomes are distributed through the population. Denmark has the least income inequality with a gini coefficient score of 24.4, whilst Portugal has the most income inequality with a score of 38.5. Malta and Cyprus have no statistics available, and so are not included in this table. These statistics have been compiled by the United Nations (see [2])
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Ease of doing business

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 1  United Kingdom 6 2  Denmark 7 3  Ireland 10 4  Sweden 13 5  Finland 14 6  Lithuania 16 7  Estonia 17 8  Belgium 20 9  Germany 21 10  Netherlands 22 11  Latvia 24 12  Austria 30

EU Rank Member State Global Rank 13  France 35 14  Slovakia 36 15  Spain 39 16  Portugal 40 17  Romania 49 18  Czech Republic 52 19  Bulgaria 54 20  Slovenia 61 21  Hungary 66 22  Poland 75 23  Italy 82 24  Greece 109

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See also

• European Union
• Eurostat - European statistics body
• Statistics relating to the EU enlargement
• List of European Union member states by population

The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the member states. ... This is a sequence of tables giving statistical data for past, pending, and possible future enlargements of the European Union. ... This is a list of European Union member states by population. ...

Sources

• EU Budget Data