CartThe European Union
Flag Colors & Description
The European Union flag is blue with 12 five-pointed gold stars arranged in a circle. The fixed number of 12 gold stars represent the union of the peoples of Europe.People
Population: 490,426,060 (July 2007 estimate) (growth rate): 0.16% (2007 estimate)
Gdp: $13.06 trillion (2006 estimate) (per capita): $29,900 (2006 estimate)
Languages:
Official languages include Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
Government
Capital: Luxembourg, Brussels in Belgium, Strasbourg in France
Government type: hybrid intergovernmental / supranational organization
Geography
Natural Resources: arable land, bauxite, coal, copper, fish, hydropower, iron ore, lead, natural gas, petroleum, potash, salt, timber, uranium, zinc