Name: Peter Stack Country: European Union

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12 stars symbolize the ideas of unity, solidarity and harmony among E.U. Countries United in Diversity

Overall Population: 495 million Currency: Euro EUROPEAN CENTERAL BANK located in FRANKFURT which is used by 332 million Europeans

 Roman Catholic  Protestant  Jewish  Islamic

20% of Global Exports and Imports. The European Union is the Biggest Exporter and Second Biggest Importer in the World!

 Employment has fallen in the Primary and Secondary sector while more are now involved in the Service sector  Unemployment rate has increased to 7.5% in the E.U since the recent economic crisis

¾ of all goods and passengers in the EU are now transported by road. Railways and inland waterways rivers and canals) only account for a small percentage of goods and passenger traffic in the EU.

 E.U was founded in 1945 by 11 men all of different nationalities.  : Peaceful Europe  1960 – 1969: Economic Growth  1970 – 1979: A Growing Community  1980 – 1989: The Fall of the Berlin Wall  1990 – 1999: A Europe without frontiers  2000 – 2009: Further Expansions of E.U  2010 – today: A decade of opportunities and challenges

Sport is mainly the responsibility of an individual member states or other international organizations rather than that of the EU.