Here is a comparison of the founder countries of the European Union.
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands founded the European Economic Community in 1957. It is now known as the European Union.
Germany | Belgium | France | Italy | Luxembourg | Netherlands | |
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Country flag | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Official language(s) | German | Dutch, French, German | French | Italian | Luxembourgish, French, German | Dutch |
History | ||||||
National motto | Unity and justice and freedom | Strength through Unity (lit. "Unity makes Strength") | Liberty, equality, fraternity | For honor of Italy | We want to remain what we are | I will maintain |
Anthem | Deutschlandlied / Das Lied der Deutschen ("The Song of the Germans") | The "Brabançonne" | La Marseillaise | Il Canto degli Italiani | Ons Heemecht ("Our Homeland") | Het Wilhelmus |
Country emblem | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
EU accession | 1957-03-25 | 1957-03-25 | 1957-03-25 | 1957-03-25 | 1957-03-25 | 1957-03-25 |
Geography | ||||||
Capital | Berlin | Brussels | Paris | Rome | Luxembourg | Amsterdam |
Area | 357021 km² | 30528 km² | 674843 km² | 301338 km² | 2586.4 km² | 41848 km² |
Population | 81799600 | 11007020 | 65821885 | 60642308 | 511840 | 16685200 |
Density | 229 hab/km² | 354.7 hab/km² | 116 hab/km² | 200.5 hab/km² | 194.1 hab/km² | 400.8 hab/km² |
Location map | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Economy | ||||||
Currency | Euro | Euro | Euro | Euro | Euro | Euro |
GDP (PPP) | 2.806 USD trillion (2009 estimate) | 383.057 USD billion (2009 estimate) | 2.108 USD trillion (2009 estimate) | 1.74 USD trillion (2009 estimate) | 38.808 USD billion (2009 estimate) | 658.228 USD billion (2009 estimate) |
GDP (PPP per person) | 34212 USD | 35534 USD | 33678 USD | 29109 USD | 78395 USD | 39938 USD |
GDP (nominal) | 3.352 USD trillion (2009 estimate) | 472.103 USD billion (2009 estimate) | 2.676 USD trillion (2009 estimate) | 2.118 USD trillion (2009 estimate) | 51.736 USD billion (2009 estimate) | 794.777 USD billion (2009 estimate) |
GDP (nominal per person) | 40874 USD | 43794 USD | 42747 USD | 35435 USD | 104512 USD | 48223 USD |
Other | ||||||
Human Development Index | 0.885 | 0.867 | 0.872 | 0.854 | 0.852 | 0.89 |
Internet TLD | .de | .be | .fr | .it | .lu | .nl |
Calling code | +49 | +32 | +33 | +39 | +352 | +31 |
Driving side | right | right | right | right | right | right |
Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands |
EuroVoc | https://publications.europa.eu/s/kFgd |
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