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European Union Flags

Flag Colors and 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)

Population Growth Rate: 0.16% (2007 estimate)

Spoken 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

Abbreviation: EU

Government Type: hybrid intergovernmental / supranational organization

Capital: Luxembourg, Brussels in Belgium, Strasbourg in France

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $13.06 trillion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $29,900 (2006 estimate)