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Table 1. European nations, and their memberships in various
organizations and treaties
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EU = the European Union
EEA = the European Economic Area
the Schengen area = the European passport-free travel zone
the euro = the pan-European currency
NATO = the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(which also includes the USA and Canada)
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X = member, or uses
- = not a member, or doesn't use
* = expected to join the Schengen area around 2007
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uses
in in in the in
nation EU EEA Schengen euro NATO
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1. Albania - - - - -
2. Andorra - - - X -
3. Austria X X X X -
4. Belarus - - - - -
5. Belgium X X X X X
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - - -
7. Bulgaria - - - - X
8. Croatia - - - - -
9. Cyprus X X * - -
10. Czech Republic, the X X * - X
11. Denmark X X X - X
12. Estonia X X * - X
13. Finland X X X X -
14. France X X X X X
15. Germany X X X X X
16. Greece X X X X X
17. Hungary X X * - X
18. Iceland - X X - X
19. Ireland X X - X -
20. Italy X X X X X
21. Kosovo - - - X -
22. Latvia X X * - X
23. Liechtenstein - X - - -
24. Lithuania X X * - X
25. Luxembourg X X X X X
26. Macedonia - - - - -
27. Malta X X * - -
28. Moldova - - - - -
29. Monaco - - - X -
30. Montenegro - - - X -
31. Netherlands, the X X X X X
32. Norway - X X - X
33. Poland X X * - X
34. Portugal X X X X X
35. Romania - - - - X
36. Russia - - - - -
37. San Marino - - - X -
38. Serbia - - - - -
39. Slovakia X X * - X
40. Slovenia X X * - X
41. Spain X X X X X
42. Sweden X X X - -
43. Switzerland - - * - -
44. Turkey - - - - X
45. Ukraine - - - - -
46. United Kingdom, the X X - - X
47. Vatican, the - - - X -
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Notes:
2. Andorra is a microstate between France and Spain, and depends
strongly on these two nations.
9. Cyprus is an eastern Mediterranean island geographically in Asia,
but it is generally counted among the European nations for
historical and cultural reasons. EU law only applies to the
southern part, not the Turkish-occupied northern part. However,
the whole island is formally part of the EU, except for the UK
sovereign base areas. (See last table below.)
18. Iceland is an Atlantic island closer to the North American island
of Greenland than to the European mainland, but it is counted
among the European nations for historical and cultural reasons.
21. Kosovo is formally a province of Serbia, i.e., not a nation, but
it is currently administered by the United Nations as a
protectorate, and Serbia has little influence over it.
23. Liechtenstein is a microstate between Switzerland and Austria.
It is in a monetary and customs union with Switzerland, and is
dependent on it for its defence.
29. Monaco is microstate on the Mediterranean. On land, it is
surrounded by France, on which it strongly depends.
30. "Serbia and Montenegro" is nominally one nation of two provinces
in a loose federation, but probably not for many more years.
36. Russia is geographically only partly in Europe, and mostly in
Asia.
37. San Marino is a microstate surrounded by Italy, on which it
strongly depends.
38. "Serbia and Montenegro" is nominally one nation of two provinces
in a loose federation, but probably not for many more years.
44. Turkey is geographically only partly in Europe, and mostly in
Asia.
47. The Vatican city state (officially, "the Holy See") is a
microstate surrounded by Italy, on which it strongly depends.
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Table 2. European nations' inhabited exclaves, dependencies, overseas
provinces and territories, areas outside the EU customs union, and
other anomalies
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All these areas have either limited home rule, or, if they are
"normal" with the exception of being in exclaves or on islands, they
have the normal level of self-rule inherent to their level of
administrative division.
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X = member, or uses
- = not a member, or doesn't use
* = uses the CFP franc, which has a fixed ratio with the euro
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uses in EU
parent part of the customs
territory nation location the EU euro union
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Åland Islands Finland Baltic Sea X X -
Anguilla UK Caribbean Sea - - -
Aruba Netherlands Caribbean Sea - - -
Azores Portugal Atlantic Ocean X X X
Bermuda UK Atlantic Ocean - - -
Büsingen am Germany [1] X X -
Hochrhein
British Virgin UK Caribbean Sea - - -
Islands
Campione d'Italia Italy [2] X - -
Canary Islands Spain Atlantic Ocean X X -
Cayman Islands UK Caribbean Sea - - -
Ceuta Spain [3] X X -
Faeroe Islands Denmark Atlantic Ocean - X -
Falklands Islands UK Atlantic Ocean - - -
French Guiana France S. America X X -
French Polynesia France Pacific Ocean - * -
Gibraltar UK [4] X - -
Greenland Denmark Atlantic Ocean - X -
Guadeloupe France Caribbean Sea X X -
Guernsey [5] English Channel - - X
Heligoland Germany North Sea X X -
Isle of Man [5] Irish Sea - - X
Jersey [5] English Channel - - X
Kaliningrad Russia [6] - - -
Livigno Italy the Alps X X -
Llívia Spain [7] X X X
Madeira Portugal Atlantic Ocean X X X
Martinique France Caribbean Sea X X -
Mayotte France Indian Ocean - X -
Melilla Spain [3] X X -
Montserrat UK Caribbean Sea - - -
Mount Athos Greece [8] X X -
Neth. Antilles Netherlands Caribbean Sea - - -
New Caledonia France Pacific Ocean - * -
Pitcairn Islands UK Pacific Ocean - - -
Réunion France Indian Ocean X X -
Saint-Pierre and France Atlantic Ocean - X -
Miquelon
Svalbard Norway Arctic Ocean - - -
Turks and Caicos UK Caribbean Sea - - -
Islands
Wallis and Futuna France Pacific Ocean - * -
Saint Helena UK Atlantic Ocean - - -
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Notes:
[1] An exclave surrounded by Switzerland, and in a customs union in
Switzerland. The euro is the legal tender, but Swiss francs are
also commonly accepted.
[2] An exclave surrounded by Switzerland, and in a customs union in
Switzerland. The Swiss franc is the legal tender, but euros are
also commonly accepted.
[3] An enclave on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, and claimed by
Morocco.
[4] An exclave on the Mediterranean coast of Spain, and claimed by
Spain.
[5] Not part of the UK, but a "British crown dependency".
[6] An exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Lithuania and Poland.
[7] An exclave surrounded by France.
[8] A monastery "state" on a peninsula in northeastern Greece.
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Table 3. European nations' uninhabited or only temporarily inhabited
overseas islands, military bases, and Antarctic territories
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parent
territory nation location administered from
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Bassas da India France Indian Ocean Réunion
Bouvet Island Norway Atlantic Ocean Oslo
British Antarctic UK the Antarctic London [1]
Territory
British Indian UK Indian Ocean London
Ocean Territory
Clipperton Island France Pacific Ocean French Polynesia
Europa Island France Indian Ocean Réunion
French Southern France Indian Ocean Paris [1]
Territories + the Antarctic
Glorioso Islands France Indian Ocean Réunion
Jan Mayen Norway Atlantic Ocean Oslo
Juan de Nova Island France Indian Ocean Réunion
South Georgia and the UK Atlantic Ocean Falkland Islands
South Sandwich Islands
sovereign base areas of UK Cyprus London
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Tromelin Island France Indian Ocean Réunion
[2] Spain Mediterranean Madrid
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Notes:
[1] Territorial claims on the Antarctic are not recognized by most
other nations, and the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 freezes (so to
speak) all such claims.
[2] Spain claims the following uninhabited islands and groups of
islands in the Mediterranean, near Morocco's shore: Isla Perejil,
Islas Chafarinas, Peñón de Alhucemas, and Peñón de Vélez de la
Gomera.
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Compiled by Teemu Leisti
version of 2004-06-27
Sources:
http://europa.eu.int/
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
http://www.wikipedia.org
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2009-08-28 : The terms "Holy See" and "Vatican City" are not equivalent, according to Wikipedia.