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What is the total area of the European Union (EU)?
What is the total area of the European Union (EU)?
What is the estimated total population of the European Union (EU)?
What is the estimated total population of the European Union (EU)?
What percentage of the world population did EU member states contain in 2020?
What percentage of the world population did EU member states contain in 2020?
What was the nominal gross domestic product (GDP) generated by EU member states in 2022?
What was the nominal gross domestic product (GDP) generated by EU member states in 2022?
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Which EU state does not have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme?
Which EU state does not have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme?
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What cornerstone paved the way to establishing an internal single market in the EU?
What cornerstone paved the way to establishing an internal single market in the EU?
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Which treaty established the European Union and its citizenship?
Which treaty established the European Union and its citizenship?
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Which country became the only member state to leave the EU in 2020?
Which country became the only member state to leave the EU in 2020?
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Who founded the oldest organization for European integration, the Paneuropean Union?
Who founded the oldest organization for European integration, the Paneuropean Union?
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Which group of states forms the eurozone?
Which group of states forms the eurozone?
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Where did French prime minister Aristide Briand deliver his widely recognized speech for a federal Europe?
Where did French prime minister Aristide Briand deliver his widely recognized speech for a federal Europe?
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Which treaty marked the entry into force of the European Union as an international legal juridical person?
Which treaty marked the entry into force of the European Union as an international legal juridical person?
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Which organization was founded by treaties and is a predecessor of the European Union?
Which organization was founded by treaties and is a predecessor of the European Union?
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In what year did the Inner Six states start modern European integration?
In what year did the Inner Six states start modern European integration?
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Who proposed a European customs union for struggling post-war European economies in 1920?
Who proposed a European customs union for struggling post-war European economies in 1920?
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What is the European Union's total area in square miles?
What is the European Union's total area in square miles?
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Which characteristic has the European Union (EU) often been described as?
Which characteristic has the European Union (EU) often been described as?
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What percentage of the global nominal GDP did EU member states generate in 2022?
What percentage of the global nominal GDP did EU member states generate in 2022?
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Which cornerstone paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation in the EU?
Which cornerstone paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation in the EU?
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What does the EU aim to ensure within the internal market according to its policies?
What does the EU aim to ensure within the internal market according to its policies?
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Which state in the EU, according to the United Nations Development Programme, does not have a very high Human Development Index?
Which state in the EU, according to the United Nations Development Programme, does not have a very high Human Development Index?
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Which treaty marked the establishment of the European Union and its citizenship?
Which treaty marked the establishment of the European Union and its citizenship?
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Who proposed a European customs union for struggling post-war European economies in 1920?
Who proposed a European customs union for struggling post-war European economies in 1920?
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Which group of states is composed of the 20 EU member states that have fully implemented the economic and monetary union and use the euro currency?
Which group of states is composed of the 20 EU member states that have fully implemented the economic and monetary union and use the euro currency?
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Which organization, founded by treaties, is a predecessor of the European Union?
Which organization, founded by treaties, is a predecessor of the European Union?
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Who delivered a widely recognized speech at the League of Nations in Geneva on 5 September 1929 for a federal Europe to secure Europe and settle the historic Franco-German enmity?
Who delivered a widely recognized speech at the League of Nations in Geneva on 5 September 1929 for a federal Europe to secure Europe and settle the historic Franco-German enmity?
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In what year did the Inner Six states start modern European integration?
In what year did the Inner Six states start modern European integration?
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Which country became the only member state to leave the EU in 2020?
Which country became the only member state to leave the EU in 2020?
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What historical event led to advances for the idea of European integration after World War I?
What historical event led to advances for the idea of European integration after World War I?
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Study Notes
The European Union
- Area: 4,233,255 square kilometers (1,634,465 square miles)
- Population: Estimated at 447.8 million in 2020
- World Population Share: 5.6% in 2020
- Nominal GDP: €16.0 trillion in 2022
- EU Member State with Low Human Development Index: Bulgaria
- Cornerstone for Internal Market: The Single European Act (1985) paved the way for the establishment of a single market within the EU.
- Treaty Establishing EU and Citizenship: The Treaty on European Union (TEU), also known as the Maastricht Treaty (1993)
- EU Member State Departure: The United Kingdom (2020)
- Founder of Paneuropean Union: Count Richard Nikolaus von Coudenhove-Kalergi
- Eurozone: The group of 20 EU member states with fully implemented economic and monetary union and use the euro as their currency.
- Aristide Briand's Speech Location: League of Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, on September 5, 1929
- Treaty Establishing EU as Juridical Person: The Lisbon Treaty (2009)
- Predecessor Organization: The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), created in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris
- Inner Six State Integration Start Year: 1957
- Proposer of European Customs Union (1920): French diplomat, Louis Loucheur
- Percentage of Global Nominal GDP: Around 17% in 2022
- Standardized Legal Framework: The Single European Act (1985)
- Internal Market Objective: To ensure the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people within the EU.
- Treaty Establishing European Union and Citizenship: The Treaty on European Union (TEU), also known as the Maastricht Treaty (1993)
- Proposer of European Customs Union (1920): French diplomat, Louis Loucheur
- Historical Event Leading to European Integration: World War I, particularly the devastation it caused, fostered the idea of European integration for peace and prosperity.
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Test your knowledge about the European Union, a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states in Europe. Learn about its unique characteristics and diverse member population.
