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European Union countries

Alphabetically

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

Former member of the EU: United Kingdom (until January 31, 2020)

EU countries outside the Schengen area: Cyprus, Ireland

By population (from largest)

By 2023

1. Germany
2. France
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. Poland
   
6. Romania
   
7. Netherlands
   
8. Belgium
   
9. Greece
   
10. Czechia
    
11. Sweden
    
12. Portugal
    
13. Hungary
    
14. Austria
    
15. Bulgaria
    
16. Denmark
    
17. Finland
    
18. Slovakia
    
19. Ireland
    
20. Croatia
    
21. Lithuania
    
22. Slovenia
    
23. Latvia
    
24. Estonia
    
25. Cyprus
    
26. Luxembourg
    
27. Malta

By area (from largest)

By 2025

1. France
   
2. Spain
   
3. Sweden
   
4. Germany
   
5. Finland
   
6. Poland
   
7. Italy
   
8. Romania
   
9. Greece
   
10. Bulgaria
    
11. Hungary
    
12. Portugal
    
13. Austria
    
14. Czechia
    
15. Ireland
    
16. Lithuania
    
17. Latvia
    
18. Croatia
    
19. Slovakia
    
20. Estonia
    
21. Denmark
    
22. Netherlands
    
23. Belgium
    
24. Slovenia
    
25. Cyprus
    
26. Luxembourg
    
27. Malta

By the date of accession to the constituent agreements of the Union

• 1957-03-25
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
• 1973-01-01
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Denmark
• 1981-01-01
  • Greece
• 1986-01-01
  • Spain
  • Portugal
• 1995-01-01
  • Sweden
  • Finland
  • Austria
• 2004-05-01
  • Poland
  • Hungary
  • Czechia
  • Lithuania
  • Latvia
  • Slovakia
  • Estonia
  • Slovenia
  • Cyprus
  • Malta
• 2007-01-01
  • Romania
  • Bulgaria
• 2013-07-01
  • Croatia

EU territories (with special status)

• Spain
  • Canary Islands
  • Melilla (in Africa)
  • Ceuta (in Africa)
• Portugal
  • Azores
  • Madeira
• France
  • Guadeloupe
  • Martinique
  • Reunion
  • French Guiana
  • Mayotte

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