GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $17.69 trillion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $15.39 trillion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $34,000 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Brussels
Population (Estimated July 2012): 503,824,373
Area: 4,324,782km2 or 1,669,808mi2
Currency: Euro (€)
Official Language: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
Political Information:
Official Religion: No Official Religion (Predominantly Christian, Muslim and Jewish population)
Highest Mountain: Mont Blanc at 4,807m 15,770ft
Largest River:Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT - +2:00
Wildlife:
Divisions: 27 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,