European Union

"The European Union is an organization that keeps all of Europe in control, and without it, all of Europe is out of control."

--Su Ji-Hoon, The Ambitions of the European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. It has an area of 4,475,757 km2 (1,728,099 sq mi), and an estimated population of over 510 million. The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardized system of laws that apply in all member states.