MODULE : EU – FACTS ,
NUMBERS ,
ECONOMY AND TRADING
In this module we offer a
brief presentation of the
following issues :
• EUROPEAN ECONOMY AND CURRENCY
• EU – FACTS AND NUMBERS
• EU’s CONFIGURATION
I.
EUROPEAN ECONOMY AND CURRENCY
1. The concept of
Economic Integration
• Problems , ideas and concepts that can be found
in this division :
• The concept of integration.
• The forms of economic integration
• The necessity of economic integration
2 . One Market
• Problems , ideas and concepts that can be found
in this division :
• The concept of having only one market
• The benefits of having only one market
3. One Currency :
Euro
• Problems , ideas and concepts that can be found
in this division :
• Brief history of the EU’s currency integration
• Euro – the only currency in Europe
• Advantages and disadvantages of having only
one currency
4. EU ‘s Budget
• Problems , ideas and concepts that can be
found in this division :
• Steps of the budget process
• Community’s budget incomes
• Community’s budget expenses
• EU’s population occupies 3rd place in the
world after China and India , having 493
million people ;
• Germany is the country with the largest
population ;
• Malta has the lowest number of people ;
• EU’s population represents 7% from the
world’s population ;
• Expectancy rates are dropping in the
European countries ;
• France and Ireland have the highest fertility
rates ;
• Czech Republic , Latvia , Poland and Slovak
Republic have the lowest rates of fertility ;
• EU has 27 nations as members that lie on an
area larger than 4million km2;
• The country with the largest area is France ;
• The country with the smallest area is Malta.
2 . Life Style Quality
1. Area and Population
II. EU – FACTS AND NUMBERS
• Data concerning EU’s citizens financial
situation :
• Over the past 10 years the living standards
in the EU nations increased ; in order to
grasp an image of those living standards ,
one can divide the final internal income to
the number of population.
• In 2005 , EU occupied the 3rd place in the
world regarding the final internal income ,
after USA and Japan ;
• Luxembourg , registred the highest final
internal income ;
• Bulgaria registred the lowest final internal
income ;
• Improving living standards in poorer
countries of EU can be done through
structural funds.Over 35% from the EU’s
budget is destined to develop these
countries economy.
• Data concerning EU’s citizens medical
situation :
• The main death causing affections among
EU citizens are : heart conditions and
cancer ;
• These affections are more often found in
men rather than women ;
• According to a survey from 2004 , citizens
of Finland , Holland and Lithuania are the
most active people regarding working out
while Portuguese , Romanians and Maltese
occupy the last places .
3. Education and Research
• EU aims to become the most dynamic economy based on knowledge this is why it invests a lot
of money in research , education and formation.
• EU emphasizes the concept “Studying through all life”. The number of adult people participating
at formation courses increased.
• According to a survey in 2003 , Denmark offers education the highest percentage from the
internal income , being followed by Sweden and Ciprus . The last place is occupied by Romania.
• According to research from 2004 , 55% from the young people who graduated high level
education in EU are women , erasing this way the former generation disproportion
• Men from EU prefer to study subjetcs like science , computers and engineering.
• Women from EU prefer to study arts , languages and law
• A higher number of factories and home users connect to internet ; according to a 2006 survey
over 90% factories and 49% home users from EU have access to internet.
• From this point of view there are great diffrences among EU countries ,EU wants to reduce this
disproportion so that more EU citizens will be able to use technology and have access to
internet.
• Judging by a 2006 survey regarding the percentage of home users who have access to internet ,
on the first positions we find Holland , Denmark and Sweden while the last positions are
ocuppied by Romania and Bulgaria.
• EU invests a lot of money in research which represents the key of the economical growth ,
wishing to equal USA and Japan .In 2004 , EU nations reserved 1,92% from the internal income
to research while USA reserved 2,59% and Japan 3.15%.
• In 2005 Sweden and Finland reserved more money to research than Japan.Romania has the
last position
5.Economic Activity
4. EU Citizens and Their
Work
• EU is interested in increasing the number of
active people who work and have a job ;
• According to a survey in 2004 , more than
two thirds of the working places in EU were
registred in offering services. In agriculture
the percentage was 5% and in the industry
field 27,9%.
• Therefore the number of people working in
the services field is increasing while in the
agriculture field is going down , industry field
stays the same.
• In 2006 , 64,3% of the people able to work
had a job.The highest percentage was found
in Denmark and the lowest was in Poland ;
• Another important goal of EU is reducing the
rates of unemployment.In 2006 the lowest
rate of unemployment was registred in
Denmark , and the highest in Poland
• Generally speaking in all EU countries
women earn less than men.EU wishes to
reduce this diffrence.
• The number of men working is higher than
that of women working.
• One of the main goals of EU is economic
progress
• The internal final income is increasing , in
2005 EU occupied the first position in what
concerns the internal final income
• In all EU countries , over 60% from the internal
final income comes from the services field (
banks , tourism , transport , insurance).The
industry field and agriculture are in regress in
what concerns economic importance.
• One of the most important accomplishments of
EU is the economic market , it erased
economic barriers , it encouraged competence
, a better quality of products and lower prices
for products and services.
• EU is the main exporter world wide and
second biggest importer.
• The most important marketing partner of EU is
USA , followed by China.
• EU is the most important marketing partner for
the countries that are in process of
development , these countries benefit of tax
free exports or a discount.This way EU tries to
help these countries economy.
• EU is the main aid provider for development ,
world wide.
6.Transport , Energy
and Environment
• One of the main priorities of EU is long lasting development
• Three thirds of the merchandise transport is done on the road.
• More than three thirds of the people traveling do it on the road
• Railways and sailing , so important in the past for transporting merchandise, are used
nowadays only for a small part of the transports
• EU countries depend on imports for more than half of the consumed energy (52% in 2005).It
depends on each country : Ciprus , Luxembourg and Malta totally depend on imports while
Denmark exports energy , Poland and UK depend very little on imports.
• It is expected that the energy imports will increase
• EU provides 50% from the consumed gas from three main sources : Russia , Norway and
Algeria
• Therefore EU is concerned with developing alternative resources of energy and fighting
against global warming caused by burning gas and oils.
• EU set as a goal for 2010 to produce 21% electricity with the help of alternative sources.
• On the grounds of the International Protocol from Kyoto , EU-15 must reduce till 2008 – 2012
the greenhouse gas emissions with 8% (compared to year 1990).In order to obtain this EU 15 countries agreed with dividing tasks , less developed countries can still increase their
emissions while the other countries must reduce it.
III. EU’s CONFIGURATION
This chapter contains the presentation of EU nations
AREA: 547 030 km2
POPULATION: 60 180 529
INHABITANTS
POSITION: WEST OF
EUROPE
BORDERS: BELGIUM,
LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY,
SWITZERLAND, ITALY,
MONACO, SPAIN,
ANDORRA,
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
CAPITAL:PARIS
FORM OF STATE:
PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
FRENCH
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 14TH OF
JULY
FONDATOR MEMBER
BEST KNOWN FOR :
ARCH OF TRIUMPH
LOUVRE MUSEUM
EIFFEL TOWER
NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL
VERSAILLES PALACE
DISNEYLAND
MONT BLANC, HIGHEST
MOUNTAIN PEAK OF
EUROPE (4807)
LUXURY PRODUCTS:
PARFUMES, COSMETICS
CHEESE
WINES
LOIRE VALLEY
PERSONALITIES: HONORE
DE BALZAC, MOLIERE,
VICTOR HUGO, JULES
VERNE
AREA: 357 021 KM2
POPULAŢION: 82 398 326
INHABITANTS
POSITION: CENTER OF
EUROPE
BORDERS: NORTH SEA,
BALTIC SEA, POLAND,
CEZCH, AUSTRIA,
SWITZERLAND, FRANCE,
LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM,
HOLLAND, DENMARK
CAPITAL: BERLIN
FORM OF STATE:
PARLIAMENT OF
REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
GERMAN
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 3RD OF
OCTOBER
BEST KNOWN FOR:
CASTLES
THE WALL OF BERLIN
BRANDENBURG GATE –
BERLIN’S SYMBOL
CAR BRANDS
GRIMM BROTHERS
STORIES
PERSONALITIES:
JOHANN SEBASTIAN
BACH, LUDWIG VAN
BEETHOVEN, JOHANN
WOLFGANG GOETHE,
THOMAS MANN
AREA: 301 230 KM2
POPULAŢION: 10 665 989
INHABITANTS
POSITION: SOUTH OF
EUROPE
CAPITAL: ROMA
FORM OF STATE:
PARLIAMENT OF
REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
ITALIAN
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 2ND OF
JUNE
FONDATOR MEMBER
BEST KNOWN FOR:
VENICE
SAINT PETER CHURCH
PIZZA AND SPAGHETTI
PERSONALITIES:
LEONARDO DA VINCI,
MICHELANGELO,
CRISTOFOR COLUMB,
LUCIANO PAVAROTI
AREA: 41 526 KM2
POPULAŢION: 16 150 511
INHABITANTS
POSITION: WEST OF
EUROPE
BORDERS: GERMANY,
BELGIUM, NORTH SEA
CAPITAL: AMSTERDAM,
HAGA
FORM OF STATE:
CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
DUTCH
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 30TH OF
APRIL
FONDATOR MEMBER
BEST KNOWN FOR:
TULIPS
MOULIN EOLIEN
PERSONALITIES:
VINCENT VAN GOGH,
MATA HARI
AREA: 30 510 KM2
POPULAŢION: 10 289 088
INHABITANTS
POSITION: WEST OF
EUROPE
BORDERS: HOLLAND,
GERMANY, FRANCE,
NORTH SEA
CAPITAL: BRUXELLES
FORM OF STATE:
CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
NEERLANDES, FRENCH,
GERMAN
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 21ST OF
JULY
FONDATOR MEMBER
BEST KNOWN FOR:
MINI-EUROPE PARK
DIAMONDS MUSEUM
ANVERS IS THE CITY OF
DIAMONDS – HERE ONE
CAN BUY THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL DIAMONDS
ATOMS MUSEUM FROM
BRUXELLES
PERSONALITIES:
GERARDUS MERCATOR
AREA: 2 586 KM2
POPULAŢION: 454 157
INHABITANTS
POSITION: WEST OF
EUROPE
BORDERS: BELGIUM,
GERMANY, FRANCE
CAPITAL: LUXEMBOURG
FORM OF STATE:
CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
FRENCH, GERMAN,
LUXEMBOURGISH
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 23RD OF
JUNE
FONDATOR MEMBER
BEST KNOWN FOR:
NOTRE DAME
CATHEDRAL
PERSONALITIES:
ROBERT SCHUMAN
AREA: 244 820 KM2
POPULAŢION: 60 094 648
INHABITANTS
POSITION: WEST OF
ATLANTIC
BORDERS: THE
ATLANTIC, NORTH SEA,
SLEEVE SEA, IRELAND
SEA, IRELAND
CAPITAL: LONDON
FORM OF STATE:
CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
ENGLISH
CURRENCY: POUNDS
STERLING
NATIONAL DAY: 2ND
SATURDAY FROM JUNE
(QUEEN’S DAY)
FONDATOR MEMBER
SINCE 1973
BEST KNOWN FOR:
THE MONSTER FROM
LOCH NESS
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
LONDON TOWER
PERSONALITIES:
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE,
LADY DIANA
AREA: 70 280 KM2
POPULAŢION: 3 924 140
INHABITANTS
POSITION: ÎN
EXTREMITATEA VESTICĂ
A EUROPEI
BORDERS: GREAT
BRITAIN(NORTH
IRELAND), THE ATLANTIC
CAPITAL: DUBLIN
FORM OF STATE :
REPUBLICĂ
PARLAMENTARĂ
OFICIAL LANGUAGE :
ENGLISH , IRISH
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 17TH OF
MARCH (SAINT
PATRICK’S DAY)
MEMBER SINCE 1973
BEST KNOWN FOR:
LEGENDS WITH ELVES
SAINT PATRICK,
IRELANDS PROTECTOR
PERSONALITIES: JAMES
JOICE
AREA: 43 094 KM2
POPULAŢION: 10 249 216
INHABITANTS
POSITION: NORTH WEST
OF EUROPE
BORDERS: GERMANY,
NORTH SEA, BALTIC SEA
CAPITAL: COPENHAGUE
FORM OF STATE:
CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
DANISH
CURRENCY: DANISH
CORONA
NATIONAL DAY: 5TH OF
JUNE ( CONSTITUTIONS
DAY)
MEMBER SINCE 1973
BEST KNOWN FOR:
KROUNBOURG CASTLE
TRIVOLI AMUSAMENT
PARK
PERSONALITIES: HANS
CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
AREA: 131 940 KM2
POPULAŢION: 10 665 989
INHABITANTS
POSITION: SOUTH OF
EUROPE, IN THE
BALKANS
CAPITAL: ATHENE
FORM OF STATE:
PARLIEMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
GREEK
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 25TH OF
MARCH (INDEPENDENCE
DAY – 1821)
MEMBER SINCE 1981
BEST KNOWN FOR:
OLYMPIC GAMES
THE TEMPLES OF
ACROPOLE
(PARTHENONUL)
OLYMPUS LEGENDS,
ATHOS MOUNTAIN
PESONALITIES:
SOCRATE, PLATON,
ARISTOTEL, PITAGORA,
AUCLID, HOMER
AREA: 504 782 KM2
POPULAŢION: 40 217 413
INHABITANTS
POSITION: SOUTH WEST
OF EUROPE
BORDERS: FRANCE,
ANDORRA,
MEDITERRANIAN SEA,
GIBRALTAR, MAROCCO,
PORTUGAL, THE
ATLANTIC
CAPITAL: MADRID
FORM OF STATE:
CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
SPANISH
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 12TH OF
OCTOMBRIE (HISPANICS
DAY)
MEMBER SINCE 1986
BEST KNOWN FOR:
TAURUS CORRIDOS
FLAMNECO DANCE
EL ESCORIAL – A
PALACE FROM MADRID
THE RESORT PALMA DE
MALLORCA
PERSONALITIES:
CERVATES, TIZIAN,
VELASQUEZ, GOYA,
PABLO, PICASSO, JULIO
IGLESIAS
AREA: 92 391 KM2
POPULAŢION: 10 102 022
INHABITANTS
POSITION: SOUTH WEST
OF EUROPE
BORDERS: SPAIN, THE
ATLANTIC
CAPITAL: LISABON
FORM OF STATE:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
PORTUGUESE
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 10 IUNIE
(MARKS THE DEATH OF
THE NATIONAL POET
LUIS DE CAMOES)
MEMBER SINCE 1986
BEST KNOWN FOR:
PORTO WINE
BELEM TOWER
PERSONALITIES:
ALMADA NEGREIROS
(PAINTER), LUIS DE
CAMOES
AREA: 337 030 KM2
POPULAŢION: 5 190 785
INHABITANTS
POSITION: THE NORTH
OF EUROPE
BORDERS: NORWAY,
RUSSIA, BALTIC SEA,
SWEDEN
CAPITAL: HELSINKI
FORM OF STATE:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:
FINNISH, SWEDISH
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 6TH OF
DECEMBER
MEMBER SINCE 1995
BEST KNOWN FOR:
SANTA CLAUS –
RAVANIEMI CITY
IT HAS MORE THAN 1000
LAKES
KORKEASAARI ZOO
PERSONALITIES: JOHAN
LUDVIG RUNEBERG
(POET)
AREA: 83 858 KM2
POPULAŢION: 8 188 207
INHABITANTS
POSITION: CENTRAL
EUROPE
BORDERS: GERMANY,
CZECH, SLOVAKIA,
HUNGARY, SLOVENIA,
ITALY, SWITZERLAND,
LIECHTENSTEIN
CAPITAL: VIENA
FORM OF STATE:
FEDERAL PARLIAMENT
REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:
GERMAN
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 26TH OF
OCTOBER
MEMBER SINCE 1995
BEST KNOWN FOR:
SKI SLOPES FROM ALPS
MUSIC AND WINTER
SPORTS
CHOCOLATE
SCHONBRUN PALACE
PERSONALITIES:
WOLFGANG AMADEUS
MOZART
AREA: 449 964 KM2
POPULAŢION: 8 878 085
INHABITANTS
POSITION: NORTH OF
EUROPE
BORDERS: NORWAY,
FINLAND, BALTIC SEA
CAPITAL: STOCKHOLM
FORM OF STATE:
CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
SWEDISH
CURRENCY: SWEDISH
CORRONA
NATIONAL DAY: 6TH OF
JULY (INAUGURATION OF
WASA-1523 DINASTY)
MEMBER SINCE 1995
BEST KNOWN FOR:
SWEDISH BITTER
PERSONALITIES:
ALFRED NOBEL, GRETA
GARBO
AREA: 78 866 KM2
POPULAŢION: 10 249 216
INHABITANTS
POSITION: CENTRAL
EUROPE
BORDERS: GERMANY,
POLAND, SLOVAKIA,
AUSTRIA
CAPITAL: PRAGUE
STATE FORM:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
CZECH
CURRENCY: CZECH
CORRONA
NATIONAL DAY: 28TH OF
OCTOBER
(INDEPENDENCE DAY
SINCE 1918)
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
UNESCO BIOSPHERIC
RESERVATION
UNIVERSITY CAROL
FROM PRAGUE
HRAD CASTLE FROM
PRAGUE
PERSONALITIES:
MARTINA NABRATILOVA
(TENNIS PLAYER)
AREA: 9 250 KM2
POPULATION: 771 657
INHABITANTS
POSITION: OMONIM
ISLAND FROM THE EAST
OF MEDITERRANIAN SEA
BORDERS:
MEDITERRANIAN SEA
(CLOSEST STATE TO
TURKEY – 65 KM
DISTANCE)
CAPITAL: NICOSIA
STATE FORM:
PRESIDENTIAL
REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
GREEK, TURKISH
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 1ST OF
OCTOBER
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
ASINOU CHURCH
WINE FESTIVAL
PERSONALITIES: ANNA
VISSI (SINGER)
AREA: 45 226 KM2
POPULAŢION: 1 408 556
INHABITANTS
POSITION: CENTRAL NORTH PART OF
EUROPE
BORDERS: LETON,
RUSSIA, BALTIC SEA
CAPITAL: TALLINN
STATE FORM:
PARLIAMENT REUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
ESTONIAN
CURRENCY: ESTONIAN
CORRONA
NATIONAL DAY: 24 TH OF
FEBRUARY
(INDEPENDENCE DAY
SINCE 1918)
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
LAHEMAA NATIONAL
PARK
SONG FESTIVAL
PERSONALITIES:
ADAMSON ERIC
(PAINTER)
AREA: 64 589 KM2
POPULATION: 2 348
784 INHABITANTS
POSITION: CENTRAL
NORTH PART OF
EUROPE
BORDERS: ESTONIA,
RUSSIA, BELARUS,
LITHUANIA, BALTIC SEA
STATE FORM:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
CAPITAL ; RIGA
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
LETON
CURRENCY:LITAS
NATIONAL DAY: 18TH OF
NOVEMBER
(INDEPENDENCE DAY
SINCE 1918)
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
PERSONALITIES: KARLIS
BAUMANIS (COMPOSER)
AREA: 65 200 KM2
POPULAŢION: 3 592 561
INHABITANTS
POSITION: CENTRAL
EAST EUROPE
BORDERS: LETON,
BELARUS, POLAND,
RUSSIA
CAPITAL: VILNIUS
STATE FORM:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
LITHUANIAN
CURRENCY:LITAS
NATIONAL DAY: 16TH OF
FEBRUARY
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
THE OLD HISTORY
BUILDING FROM VILNIUS
UNIVERSITY OF VILNIUS
PERSONALITIES:
STOROSTA (WRITER)
KM2
AREA: 316
POPULAŢION: 400 420
INHABITANTS
POSITION: SOUTH OF
EUROPE,
MEDITERRANIAN SEA
CAPITAL: VALLETTA
STATE FORM:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
FRENH, GERMAN
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 21ST OF
SEPTEMBER
(INDEPENDENCE DAY
SINCE 1964)
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
BEAUTIFUL
LANDSCAPES , ISLANDS
PERSONALITIES: ESPRIT
BARTHET ( PAINTER)
AREA: 312 685 KM2
POPULAŢION: 38 662 660
INHABITANTS
POSITION: NORTH OF
CENTRAL EUROPE
BORDERS: RUSSIA,
LITHUANIA, BELARUS,
SLOVAKIA, CZECH,
GERMANY, BALTIC SEA
CAPITAL: VARSOVIA
STATE FORM:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES:
POLISH
CURRENCY: ZLOT
NATIONAL DAY: 3RD OF
MAY (CONSTITUTION DAY
-1971)
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
TATRA NATIONAL PARK
PERSONALITIES: POPE
JOHN PAUL THE 2ND
AREA: 48 845 KM2
POPULAŢION: 5 430 033
INHABITANTS
POSITION: CENTRAL
EUROPE
BORDERS: POLAND,
HUNGARY, AUSTRIA,
CZECH
CAPITAL: BRATISLAVA
STATE FORM:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
SLOVAK
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 1ST OF
JANUARY
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
TATRA MOUNTAINS –
HIGHEST MOUNTAINS
FROM THE
CARPATHIANS
CAVES
WATERFALLS
PERSONALITIES: LUCIA
POPP
AREA: 20 253 KM2
POPULAŢION: 1 935 677
INHABITANTS
POSITION: SOUTH OF
EUROPE (BALKANS)
BORDERS: ITALY,
AUSTRIA, HUNGARY,
CROATIA, ADRIATIC SEA
CAPITAL: LJUBLJANA
FORM OF STATE:
PARLIEMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
SLOVENIAN
CURRENCY: EURO
NATIONAL DAY: 25TH OF
JUNE, INDEPENDENCE
DAY
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
LAKES AND CAVES
WINTER SPORTS
PERSONALITIES: ANJA
RUPEL ( JURNALIST)
AREA:: 93 030 KM2
POPULAŢION: 10 045 407
INHABITANTS
POSITION: CENTER
EUROPE
BORDERS: ROMANIA,
SERBIA, CROATIA,
SLOVENIA, AUSTRIA,
SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY
CAPITAL: BUDAPEST
FORM OF STATE:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE :
HUNGARIAN
CURRENCY: FORINT
NATIONAL DAY: 15 TH OF
MARCH
MEMBER SINCE 2004
BEST KNOWN FOR:
BALATON LAKE
HORTOBAGY NATURAL
PARK
CEARDAŞUL ( DANCER )
PERSONALITIES:
MONICA SELES ( TENNIS
PLAYER)
AREA: 110 910 KM2
POPULAŢION: 7 537 929
INHABITANTS
POSITION: SOUTH EAST
OF EUROPE, IN THE
BALKANS
CAPITAL: SOFIA
BORDERS: ROMANIA,
BLACK SEA, TURKEY,
GREECE, MACEDONIA,
SERBIA ŞI MONTENEGRO
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
BULGARIAN
FORM OF STATE:
PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC
CURRENCY: LEVA
NATIONAL DAY: 3RD OF
MARCH
MEMBER SINCE 2007
BEST KNOWN FOR:
MOSCHEE
CHURCHES
GOLDEN SANDS
ROSE OIL
PERSONALITIES:
HRISTO BOTEV
AREA: 237 500 KM2
POPULATION: 22 271 839
INHABITANTS
POSITION: SOUTH – EAST OF
CENTER EUROPE
BORDERS: UCRAINE,
REPUBLIC MOLDOVIA,
BLACK SEA, BULGARIA,
SERBIA, HUNGARY
CAPITAL: BUCHAREST
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
ROMANIAN
FORM OF STATE: PARLIAMENT
REPUBLIC
CURRENCY: LEUL
NATIONAL DAY: 1ST OF
DECEMBER
MEMBER SINCE 2007
BEST KNOWN FOR:
THE DANUBE DELTA
MUDDY VOLCANOES
THERMAL WATERS
PERSONALITIES: BRÂNCUŞI,
ENESCU, EMINESCU, AUREL
VLAICU, MIHAI VITEAZU,
STEPHAN THE GREAT, NADIA
COMĂNECI, GHEORGHE
HAGI, ION ŢIRIAC