Austria

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Year of EU entry: 1995

Capital city: Vienna

Total area: 83 870 km²

Population: 8.3 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1995

Belgium

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Year of EU entry: Founding member (1952)

Capital city: Brussels

Total area: 30 528 km²

Population: 10.7 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1985

Bulgaria

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Year of EU entry: 2007

Capital city: Sofia

Total area: 111 910 km²

Population: 7.6 million

Currency: lev (лв)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Cyprus

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Nicosia

Total area: 9 250 km²

Population: 0.8 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 2008 (€)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Czech Republic

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Prague

Total area: 78 866 km²

Population: 10.5 million

Currency: Czech koruna (Kč)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Denmark

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Year of EU entry: 1973

Capital city: Copenhagen

Total area: 43 094 km²

Population: 5.5 million

Currency: Danish krone (kr.)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1996

Estonia

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Tallinn

Total area: 45 000 km²

Population: 1.3 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 2011 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Finland

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Year of EU entry: 1995

Capital city: Helsinki

Total area: 338 000 km²

Population: 5.3 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1996

France

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Year of EU entry: Founding member (1952)

Capital city: Paris

Total area: 550 000 km²

Population: 64.3 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1985

Germany

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Year of EU entry: Founding member (1952)

Capital city: Berlin

Total area: 356 854 km²

Population: 82 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1985

Greece

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Year of EU entry: 1981

Capital city: Athens

Total area: 131 957 km²

Population: 11.2 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 2001 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1992

Hungary

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Budapest

Total area: 93 000 km²

Population: 10 million

Currency: forint (Ft)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Ireland

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Year of EU entry: 1973

Capital city: Dublin

Total area: 70 000 km²

Population: 4.5 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Italy

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Year of EU entry: Founding member (1952)

Capital city: Rome

Total area: 301 263 km²

Population: 60 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1990

Latvia

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Riga

Total area: 65 000 km²

Population: 2.3 million

Currency: lats (Ls)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Lithuania

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Vilnius

Total area: 65 000 km²

Population: 3.3 million

Currency: litas (Lt)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Luxembourg

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Year of EU entry: Founding member (1952)

Capital city: Luxembourg

Total area: 2 586 km²

Population: 0.5 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1985

Malta

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Valletta

Total area: 316 km²

Population: 0.4 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 2008 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Netherlands

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Year of EU entry: Founding member (1952)

Capital city: Amsterdam

Total area: 41 526 km²

Population: 16.4 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1985

Poland

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Warsaw

Total area: 312 679 km²

Population: 38.1 million

Currency: Zloty (zł)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Portugal

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Year of EU entry: 1986

Capital city: Lisbon

Total area: 92 072 km²

Population: 10.6 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1991

Romania

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Year of EU entry: 2007

Capital city: Bucharest

Total area: 237 500 km²

Population: 21.5 million

Currency: Romanian leu

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Slovakia

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Bratislava

Total area: 48 845 km²

Population: 5.4 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 2009 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Slovenia

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Year of EU entry: 2004

Capital city: Ljubljana

Total area: 20 273 km²

Population: 2 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 2007 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 2007

Spain

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Year of EU entry: 1986

Capital city: Madrid

Total area: 504 782 km²

Population: 45.8 million

Currency: Member of the eurozone since 1999 (€)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1991

Sweden

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Year of EU entry: 1995

Capital city: Stockholm

Total area: 449 964 km²

Population: 9.2 million

Currency: krona (kr)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1996

United Kingdom

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Year of EU entry: 1973

Capital city: London

Total area: 244 820 km²

Population: 61.7 million

Currency: pound sterling (£)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Croatia

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Capital city: Zagreb

Total area: 56 542 km²

Population: 4.4 million

Currency: kuna (kn)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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Capital city: Skopje

Political system: Republic

Total area: 25 433 km²

Population: 2.05 million

Currency: denar

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Iceland

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Capital city: Reykjavik

Total area: 103 000 km²

Population: 0.3 million

Currency: Icelandic króna (kr)

Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1996

Montenegro

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Capital city: Podgorica

Total area: 14 026 km²

Population: 0.6 million

Currency: euro (€)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Serbia

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Capital city: Belgrade

Total area: 77 474 km²

Population: 7.4 million

Currency: Serbian dinar (РСД)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Turkey

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Capital city: Ankara

Total area: 780 580 km²

Population: 71.5 million

Currency: Turkish lira (TRY)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Albania

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Capital city: Tirana

Total area: 28 748 km²

Population: 3.6 million

Currency: lek (L)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Capital city: Sarajevo

Total area: 51 209 km²

Population: 4.6 million

Currency: Bosnian convertible mark (KM)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen

Kosovo*

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Capital city: Pristina

Total area: 10 887 km²

Population: 1.7 million

Currency: euro (€)

Schengen area: Not a member of Schengen