European Union
Member states
Through successive enlargements, the European Union has grown from the six founding states (Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) to the current 28.

European Union

Section Title: Member states
Table Section Text: Through successive enlargements, the European Union has grown from the six founding states (Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) to the current 28.

Arms	Flag	State	Capital	Code	Accession	Population (2017)	Area (km2)	Pop. density (per km²)	MEPs

Coat of arms of Austria	Austria	Vienna	AT	1 January 1995	8,772,865	83,855	104.62	18

Coat of arms of Belgium	Belgium	Brussels	BE	Founder	11,351,727	30,528	371.85	21

Coat of arms of Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Sofia	BG	1 January 2007	7,101,859	110,994	63.98	17

Coat of arms of Croatia	Croatia	Zagreb	HR	1 July 2013	4,154,213	56,594	73.4	11

Coat of arms of Cyprus	Cyprus	Nicosia	CY	1 May 2004	854,802	9,251	92.4	6

Coat of arms of the Czech Republic	Czech Republic	Prague	CZ	1 May 2004	10,578,820	78,866	134.14	21

Coat of arms of Denmark	Denmark	Copenhagen	DK	1 January 1973	5,748,769	43,075	133.46	13

Coat of arms of Estonia	Estonia	Tallinn	EE	1 May 2004	1,315,635	45,227	29.09	6

Coat of arms of Finland	Finland	Helsinki	FI	1 January 1995	5,503,297	338,424	16.26	13

Coat of arms of France	France	Paris	FR	Founder	66,989,083	640,679	104.56	74

Coat of arms of Germany	Germany	Berlin	DE	Founder	82,521,653	357,021	231.14	96

Coat of arms of Greece	Greece	Athens	GR	1 January 1981	10,768,193	131,990	81.58	21

Coat of arms of Hungary	Hungary	Budapest	HU	1 May 2004	9,797,561	93,030	105.32	21

Coat of arms of Ireland	Ireland	Dublin	IE	1 January 1973	4,784,383	70,273	68.08	11

Coat of arms of Italy	Italy	Rome	IT	Founder	60,589,445	301,338	201.07	73

Coat of arms of Latvia	Latvia	Riga	LV	1 May 2004	1,950,116	64,589	30.19	8

Coat of arms of Lithuania	Lithuania	Vilnius	LT	1 May 2004	2,847,904	65,200	43.68	11

Coat of arms of Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	LU	Founder	590,667	2,586	228.41	6

Coat of arms of Malta	Malta	Valletta	MT	1 May 2004	460,297	316	1,456.64	6

Coat of arms of the Netherlands	Netherlands	Amsterdam	NL	Founder	17,081,507	41,543	411.18	26

Coat of arms of Poland	Poland	Warsaw	PL	1 May 2004	37,972,964	312,685	121.44	51

Coat of arms of Portugal	Portugal	Lisbon	PT	1 January 1986	10,309,573	92,390	111.59	21

Coat of arms of Romania	Romania	Bucharest	RO	1 January 2007	19,644,350	238,391	82.4	32

Coat of arms of Slovakia	Slovakia	Bratislava	SK	1 May 2004	5,435,343	49,035	110.85	13

Coat of arms of Slovenia	Slovenia	Ljubljana	SI	1 May 2004	2,065,895	20,273	101.9	8

Coat of arms of Spain	Spain	Madrid	ES	1 January 1986	46,528,024	504,030	92.31	54

Coat of arms of Sweden	Sweden	Stockholm	SE	1 January 1995	9,995,153	449,964	22.21	20

Coat of arms of the United Kingdom	United Kingdom	London	GB	1 January 1973	65,808,573	243,610	270.14	73

Totals:	28 countries	511,522,671	4,475,757	114.28	751

Sentence(s)

European Union has an area of 4,475,757 km² (1,728,099 sq mi).

final_sentence: European Union has an area of 4,475,757 km² (1,728,099 sq mi).