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	Motto: ["In varietate concordia"] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (Latin); "United in diversity"
	Anthem: Ode to Joy (orchestral)
	File:The European Union anno 2007.svg
Comission seat	Brussels; 50°54′N 4°32′E / 50.900°N 4.533°E
Government	Intergovernmentalism
• President	Angela Merkel
• Commission	José Manuel Barroso
• Parliament	Hans-Gert Pöttering
• Council	Frank-Walter Steinmeier
• European Council	Germany
Formation
• Treaty of Rome	25 March 1957
• Maastricht Treaty	7 February 1992
Area
• Total	4,324,782 km2 (1,669,808 sq mi) (7th2)
• Water (%)	3,08
Population
• 2007 estimate	494,070,000 (3rd2)
• Density	112/km2 (290.1/sq mi) (77th2)
GDP (PPP)	2006 (IMF) estimate
• Total	$13,881 billion (1st2)
• Per capita	$28,213 (14th2)
GDP (nominal)	2006 (IMF) estimate
• Total	$14,527 billion (1st2)
• Per capita	$29,526 (13th2)
Time zone	UTC0 to +2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 to +3
Internet TLD	.eu
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