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Member state of the European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed by the treaties to share their own sovereignty through the institutions of the European Union in certain aspects of government. State governments must…

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Location
European Union
Areas
Smallest: Malta, 316 km2 (122 sq mi) Largest: France, 638,475 km2 (246,517 sq mi)
Category
Member state
Created
1952; 74 years ago (1952)/1958; 68 years ago (1958)/1993; 33 years ago (1993)[note 1]
Government
Parliamentary representative democracy (21) · Semi-presidential representative democracy (5) · Presidential representative democracy (1)
Number
27 (as of 2026)

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Member state of the European Union

Nodes116
Edges115
Triples15
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017241
Components1

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Member state of the European Union

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Government · 3
Member state of the European Union → Parliamentary representative democracy (21), Presidential representative democracy (1), Semi-presidential representative democracy (5)
Possible types · 2
Member state of the European Union → Monarchies (6), Republics (21)
Areas · 1
Member state of the European Union → Smallest: Malta, 316 km2 (122 sq mi) Largest: France, 638,475 km2 (246,517 sq mi)
Category · 1
Member state of the European Union → Member state
Created · 1
Member state of the European Union → 1952; 74 years ago (1952)/1958; 68 years ago (1958)/1993; 33 years ago (1993)[note 1]
Location · 1
Member state of the European Union → European Union
Number · 1
Member state of the European Union → 27 (as of 2026)
Populations · 1
Member state of the European Union → Smallest: Malta, 542,051 Largest: Germany, 84,358,845

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member state states eu european union treaties government national sovereignty also countries law political however eu's known council obligations institutions

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Member state of the European UnionAreasSmallest: Malta, 316 km2 (122 sq mi) Largest: France, 638,475 km2 (246,517 sq mi)1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionCategoryMember state1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionCreated1952; 74 years ago (1952)/1958; 68 years ago (1958)/1993; 33 years ago (1993)[note 1]1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionGovernmentParliamentary representative democracy (21)1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionGovernmentSemi-presidential representative democracy (5)1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionGovernmentPresidential representative democracy (1)1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionLocationEuropean Union1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionNumber27 (as of 2026)1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionPopulationsSmallest: Malta, 542,051 Largest: Germany, 84,358,8451.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionPossible typesRepublics (21)1.00infobox
Member state of the European UnionPossible typesMonarchies (6)1.00infobox
Catalonia or Flanders which could result in a situation similar to Greenland'sinstance ofthere are a number of independence movements0.80text

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