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1. Austria

Capital: Vienna

Area: 83,858 km2

Population: 8,140,100 *

Official language: German

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 1995

GDP: €245 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €28,700.00  (2005) ***

2. Belgium

Capital: Brussels

Area: 30,230 km2

Population: 10,396,400 *

Official languages: French, Flemish and German

Political system: constitutional monarchy

Accession to EU: founding state

GDP: €298 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €27,600.00 (2005) ***

3. Bulgaria

Capital: Sofia

Area: 110,912 km2

Population: 7,800,000 *

Official language: Bulgarian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2007

GDP: €21 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €7,500.00 (2005) ***

4. Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia

Area: 9,000 km2

Population: 730,400*

Official languages: Greek, Turkish

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €13 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €19,500.00 (2005) ***

5. Czech Republic

Capital: Prague

Area: 79,000 km2

Population: 10,21, 500 *

Official language: Czech

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €98 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €17,100.00  (2005) ***

6. Denmark

Capital: Copenhagen

Area: 43,000 km2

Population: 5,397,600 *

Official language: Danish

Political system: constitutional monarchy

Accession to EU: 1973

GDP: €208 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €29,100 (2005) ***

7. Estonia

Capital: Tallinn

Area: 45,000 km2

Population: 1,351,000 *

Official language: Estonian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €11 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €13,400.00 (2005) ***

8. Finland

Capital: Helsinki

Area: 338,000 km2

Population: 5,219,700 *

Official languages: Finnish, Swedish

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 1995

GDP: €155 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €26,200.00 (2005) ***

9. France

Capital: Paris

Area: 549,000 km2

Population: 59,900,700 *

Official language: French

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: founding state

GDP: €1,710 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €25,500.00 (2005) ***

10. Greece

Capital: Athens

Area: 131,990 km2

Population: 11,041,000 *

Official language: Greek

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 1981

GDP: €181 billion  (2005) **

GDP per capita: €19,200.00  (2005) ***

11. Ireland

Capital: Dublin

Area: 69,000 km2

Population: 4,027,000 *

Official languages: Irish, English

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 1973

GDP: €160 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: € 32,100.00 (2005) ***

12. Italy

Capital: Rome

Area: 301,230 km2

Population: 57,888,200 *

Official language: Italian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: founding state

GDP: €1,417 billion  (2005) **

GDP per capita: €24,100.00  (2005) ***

13. Luxembourg

Capital: Luxembourg

Area: 2,586 km2

Population: 451,600*

Official languages: French, Luxembourgish and German

Political system: constitutional monarchy

Accession to EU: founding state

GDP: €29 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €58,000.00  (2005) ***

14. Latvia

Capital: Riga

Area: 65,000 km2

Population: 2,319,200 *

Official language: Latvian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €13 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €11,000.00  (2005) ***

15. Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius

Area: 65,000 km2

Population: 3,449,500 *

Official language: Lithuanian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €21 billion  (2005)**

GDP per capita: €12,200.00 (2005) ***

16. Hungary

Capital: Budapest

Area: 93,000 km2

Population: 10,116,700 *

Official language: Hungarian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €88 billion  (2005)**

GDP per capita: €14,300.00 (2005) ***

17. Malta

Capital: Valletta

Area: 300 km2

Population: 399,000*

Official languages: Maltese, English

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €4 billion  (2005)**

GDP per capita: €16,200.00  (2005) ***

18. The Netherlands

Capital: The Hague

Area: 41,532 km2

Population: 16,258 000 *

Official language: Dutch

Political system: constitutional monarchy

Accession to EU: founding state

GDP: €502 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €28,900.00 (2005) ***

19. Germany

Capital: Berlin

Area: 357,000 km2

Population: 82,531,700 *

Official language: German

Political system: federal republic

Accession to EU: founding state

GDP: €2,247 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €25,700.00  (2005) ***

20. Poland

Capital: Warsaw

Area: 313,000 km2

Population: 38,190,600 *

Official language: Polish

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €243 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €11,700.00 (2005) ***

21. Portugal

Capital: Lisbon

Area: 92,906 km2

Population: 10,474,700 *

Official language: Portuguese

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 1986

GDP: €147 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €16,700.00  (2005) ***

22. Rumania

Capital: Bucharest

Area: 238,391 km2

Population: 21,700,000 *

Official language: Rumanian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2007

GDP: €79 billion  (2005)**

GDP per capita: €8,100.00 (2005) ***

23. Slovakia

Capital: Bratislava

Area: 49,000 km2

Population: 5,380,100 *

Official language: Slovakian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €38 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €12,900.00 (2005) ***

24. Slovenia

Capital: Ljubljana

Area: 20,000 km2

Population: 1,964,000 *

Official language: Slovenian

Political system: republic

Accession to EU: 2004

GDP: €27 billion (2005)**

GDP per capita: €18,700.00  (2005) ***

25. Spain

Capital: Madrid

Area: 505,000 km2

Population: 40,345,000 *

Official language: Spanish

Political system: constitutional monarchy

Accession to EU: 1986

GDP: €904 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €23,100.00 (2005) ***

26. Sweden

Capital: Stockholm

Area: 449,964 km2

Population: 8,975,700 *

Official language: Swedish

Political system: constitutional monarchy

Accession to EU: 1995

GDP: €288 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €26,900.00  (2005) ***

27. United Kingdom

Capital: London

Area: 242,000 km2

Population: 59,673,100 *

Official language: English

Political system: constitutional monarchy

Accession to EU: 1973

GDP: €1.791 billion (2005) **

GDP per capita: €27,300.00 (2005) ***

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*  population data (2004) taken from: Eurostat Yearbook 2006, p.49

** GDP data (2005) taken from Eurostat Yearbook 2006, p.146

*** estimated GDP per capita data (2005) taken from Eurostat Yearbook 2006, p.145