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Quick Facts: The European Union Number of Member Countries: 28 Official Languages: 24 (Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish) Motto: In Varietate Concordia (United in Diversity) European Council’s President: Donald Tusk (Poland) European Commission’s President: Jean-Claude Juncker (Luxembourg) European Parliament’s President: Martin Schulz (Germany) Total Area: 2,783,723 square miles (4,479,968 sq. km) Population: 516,195,432 GDP: $16.52 trillion Per Capita GDP: $39,200 Formation: Declared: February 7, 1992, with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty Recognized: November 1, 1993, with the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty Community Currency: euro. Currently 19 of the 28 member states have adopted the euro as their currency Anthem: “Ode to Joy” Flag: Blue background with 12 gold stars arranged in a circle Official Day: Europe Day, May 9

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