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European Union: Political and Economic Union Quiz
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European Union: Political and Economic Union Quiz

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What is the total area of the European Union (EU)?

  • 2,000,000 sq mi
  • 5,000,000 km2
  • 1,634,469 sq mi
  • 4,233,255 km2 (correct)
  • What is the estimated total population of the European Union (EU)?

  • over 300 million
  • over 500 million
  • over 448 million (correct)
  • over 400 million
  • What percentage of the world population did EU member states contain in 2020?

  • 10%
  • 5.8% (correct)
  • 8%
  • 3%
  • What was the nominal gross domestic product (GDP) generated by EU member states in 2022?

    <p>US$16.6 trillion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which EU state does not have a very high Human Development Index according to the United Nations Development Programme?

    <p>Bulgaria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What cornerstone paved the way to establishing an internal single market in the EU?

    <p>Customs Union</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which treaty established the European Union and its citizenship?

    <p>The Maastricht Treaty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country became the only member state to leave the EU in 2020?

    <p>United Kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded the oldest organization for European integration, the Paneuropean Union?

    <p>Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of states forms the eurozone?

    <p>20 EU member states that have fully implemented the economic and monetary union and use the euro currency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did French prime minister Aristide Briand deliver his widely recognized speech for a federal Europe?

    <p>League of Nations in Geneva</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which treaty marked the entry into force of the European Union as an international legal juridical person?

    <p>The Treaty of Lisbon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization was founded by treaties and is a predecessor of the European Union?

    <p>European Economic Community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did the Inner Six states start modern European integration?

    <p>1948</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed a European customs union for struggling post-war European economies in 1920?

    <p>John Maynard Keynes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the European Union's total area in square miles?

    <p>1,634,469 sq mi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic has the European Union (EU) often been described as?

    <p>Federation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the global nominal GDP did EU member states generate in 2022?

    <p>One sixth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cornerstone paved the way to establishing an internal single market based on standardised legal framework and legislation in the EU?

    <p>Customs Union</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the EU aim to ensure within the internal market according to its policies?

    <p>Free movement of people, goods, services and capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which state in the EU, according to the United Nations Development Programme, does not have a very high Human Development Index?

    <p>Bulgaria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which treaty marked the establishment of the European Union and its citizenship?

    <p>Treaty of Maastricht</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed a European customs union for struggling post-war European economies in 1920?

    <p>John Maynard Keynes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Schengen Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization, founded by treaties, is a predecessor of the European Union?

    <p>European Coal and Steel Community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Aristide Briand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did the Inner Six states start modern European integration?

    <p>1948</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country became the only member state to leave the EU in 2020?

    <p>United Kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What historical event led to advances for the idea of European integration after World War I?

    <p>World War II</p> Signup and view all the answers

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