Eurofacts
The European Union is home to over 493 million people and 23 official languages. Is that news to you? Eurofacts brings you a quick and concise overview of the most important info on Europe and the people who live here.
The EU covers an area of more than 4 million km2
The longest river in Europe is the Volga in Russia
The population of Europe is approximately 731 million
Includes figures from geographically European parts of Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey. Source: Population Division
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The biggest EU member is France
The highest mountain in Europe is Mount Elbrus in Russia
Mount Elbrus is 5,642 metres high.
[more]Luxemburgers consume the most alcohol in the EU per capita
According to 2006 statistics from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) people in Luxembourg
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The smallest country in Europe is the Vatican City
The EU's most populated country is Germany
The smallest EU member is Malta
Malta covers an area of 316 km²
[more]The word Europe comes from Ancient Greek and means "wide-gazing"
The name Europe is derived from Ancient Greek. Eur- comes from their word for wide, and –Op from the Greek term for
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There are 23 official languages spoken in the EU
They are: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Gaelic,
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The EU covers an area of 4.5 million km²
Source: http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
[more]Germany has the largest GDP in the EU
1.652 trillion Euros or 2.630 trillion US dollars - Gross Domestic Product (adjusted for PPP) GDP - Measure of national
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Luxembourg has the highest per capita GDP
Highest GDP per capita (adjusted for PPP) – 50,500 Euros per person (International Monetary Fund 2007)
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The EU has a population of 497 million
For every 10 marriages, there are 4 divorces in the EU
Source: Population in Europe 2005: First Results by Giampaolo Lanzieri. Eurostat
[more]1 in every 3 births in the EU occurs outside of marriage
Source: Population in Europe 2005: First Results by Giampaolo Lanzieri. Eurostat
[more]The EU member with the highest unemployment rate is Slovakia
Approximately 13.3% of the Slovakian population are unemployed.
Source: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/
[more]The EU member with the lowest unemployment rate is Denmark
Lithuania has the shortest life expectancy in the EU
The average Lithuanian lives for 71.8 years.
This is still above the world average of 65.82 years.
Source: Population
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Romania has the lowest standard of living in the EU
Source: 2005 United Nations Human Development Index. The study measures worldwide standards for life expectancy,
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Ireland has the highest standard of living in the EU
Source: 2005 United Nations Development Index. The study takes comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy,
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Spain has the longest average life expectancy in the EU
The average Spaniard lives for 80.7 years Source: Population in Europe 2005: First Results by Giampaolo Lanzieri.
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The largest country in Europe is Russia
In terms of land mass, Russia is the biggest country in geographic Europe, which ends at the Ural mountains and the
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