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1993-NOV-01 |
| European Union : EU | |
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| (Brussels a + Luxembourg j + Strasbourg l) |
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European Union : EU |
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| Flag or Logo since 1986-05-26 |  |
Emblem or Symbol |
 President Jacques Delors (ruler of EUROPEAN UNION since 1985-01-05) |
| Capitals & administrative places: | Brussels a + Luxembourg j + Strasbourg l (Bruxelles + Luxembourg + Strasbourg) |
a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
j judicial capital l legislative or parliamentary capital, seat of government |
| Official & national languages: | Danish (da) . German (de) . Greek (el) . English (en) . Spanish (es) . French (fr) . Italian (it) . Dutch (nl) . Portuguese (pt) . |
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 | | EUROPEAN UNION | European Union : EU (Brussels + Luxembourg + Strasbourg) |
 |  | BELGIUM | Kingdom of BELGIUM (Brussels al + Bruges j) |  | King Albert II | |
 |  | FRANCE | French Republic : FRENCH COMMUNITY (Paris a + Bormes-Les-Mimosas s) |  | President Francois Mitterrand | |
 |  | GERMANY | Federal Republic of Germany : FRG (Berlin a + Bonn lmr + Karlsruhe d) |  | Bundespresident Richard von Weizsaecker | |
 |  | GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland : UK GBNI (London a + Westminster lr + Edinburgh s + Windsor r) |  | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | GREECE | Greek Republic : GR [Hellenic Republic] (Athens a) |  | President Constantine Karamanlis | |
 |  | IRELAND | Republic of Ireland : ROI (Dublin) |  | President Mary Robinson | |
 |  | ITALY | Italian Republic : IR (Rome a) |  | President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | |
 |  | LUXEMBOURG | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg : GDL (Luxembourg a) |  | Grand Duke Jean | |
 |  | NETHERLANDS | Realm of the Netherlands : KOTN (Amsterdam a + The Hague jlmr + Wassenaar r) |  | Queen Beatrix | |
 |  | PORTUGAL | Portuguese Republic : PORTUGAL (Lisbon) |  | President Mario Soares | |
 |  | SPAIN | Kingdom of SPAIN (Madrid) |  | King Juan Carlos I | |
 |  | CURIA | European Court of Justice : ECJ (Luxembourg) | Local: | Europæisk Domstol : EU-DOMSTOLEN (da) + Europäischer Gerichtshof : EGH (de) + Dikastírio ton Evropaïkón Koinotíton : DEK – Δικαστήριο των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων : ΔEΚ (el) + European Court of Justice : ECJ (en) + Corte de Justicia Europea : CJE (es) + Cour de Justice Européenne : CJE (fr) + Cúirt Bhreithiúnais na hEorpa : CBE (ga) + Corte di Giustizia Europea : CGE (it) + Europees Hof van Justitie : EHJ (nl) + Corte da Justiça Européia : CJE (pt) (Luxembourg) | |
 |  | EUROLAND | European Monetary Cooperation Fund : ECMF (Luxembourg) | Local: | Den Europæiske Fond for Monetært Samarbejde : EFMS (da) + Europäischer Fonds für Währungspolitische Zusammenarbeit : EFWZ (de) + European Monetary Cooperation Fund : ECMF (en) + Fonds européen de coopération monétaire : FECOM (fr) + Fondo europeo di cooperazione monetaria : FECM (it) + Europees Monetair Samenwerkingsfonds : EMS (nl) (Luxembourg) | |
 |  | EUROPEAN BANK | European Investment Bank : EIB (Luxembourg-Kirchberg) | Local: | Europäische Investitionsbank : EIB (de) + European Investment Bank : EIB (en) + Banque européenne d'investissement : BEI (fr) (Luxembourg-Kirchberg) | |
 |  | EUROPEAN COMMISSION | European Commission : EC (Brussels-Berlaymont) | Local: | Europäische Kommission : EK (de) + European Commission : EC (en) + Commission européenne : CE (fr) (Bruxelles-Berlaymont) | |
 |  | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT | European Parliament : EP (Strasbourg + Brussels + Luxembourg) | Local: | Europa-Parlamentet : EP (da) + Europäisches Parlament : EP (de) + Evropaïkó Koinovoúlio : EK – : Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο : ΕΚ (el) + European Parliament : EP (en) + Parlamento Europeo : PE (es) + Parlement européen : PE (fr) + Parlamento Europeo : PE (it) + Europees Parlement : EP (nl) + Parlamento Europeu : PE (pt) (Strasbourg + Bruxelles + Luxembourg) | |
 |  | ADELIE LAND | French Antarctic Sector of ADELIE LAND (Dumont D'Urville Station) | Local: | Secteur antarctique français de la TERRE ADÉLIE (fr) (Base Antarctique Dumont d'Urville) |  |
 |  | ANTARCTICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS | Sector of ANTARTICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS [Argentinian British and Chilean Claim] (Fossil Bluff + Jubany Station + General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme Base) | Local: | Sector of ANTARTICA AND SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS (en) + Sector del ANTÁRTICA Y LAS ISLAS DEL ATLÁNTICO SUR (es) (Fossil Bluff + Base Jubany + Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme) | |
 |  | BRITISH ANTARCTICA | British Antarctic Territory : BAT (Halley + (Signy) + (Rothera Station)) | Local: | British Antarctc Territory : BAT (en) (Halley + (Signy) + (Rothera Station)) | |
 |  | CEUTA BORDER FENCE | Neutral Zone of CEUTA BORDER FENCE (Ceuta Border Fence) | Local: | Zona neutral de la VALLA DE CEUTA (es) (Valla de Ceuta) |  |
 |  | DIEGO GARCIA | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB [British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories Joint United States Island Command] (Camp Justice on Diego Garcia a) | Local: | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB (en) (Camp Justice on Diego Garcia) |  |
 |  | EUROAIRPORT | International Airport of Basel Mulhouse Freiburg : EUROAIRPORT (Euroairport) | Local: | Aéroport international de Bâle-Mulhouse-Fribourg : EUROAIRPORT (fr) + Flughafen Basel-Mülhausen-Freiburg : EUROAIRPORT (de) + EUROAIRPORT Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (en) (Euroairport) | |
 |  | HAUTEVILLE HOUSE | City of Paris Property of HAUTEVILLE HOUSE (Victor Hugo Home) | Local: | Domaine de HAUTEVILLE HOUSE Propriété de la Ville de Paris (fr) (Maison de Victor Hugo) | |
 |  | HOLY LAND | French National Domain in the HOLY LAND [French Territories in Jerusalem] (Church of Saint Anne + Eleona Monastery + Tomb of the Kings + Abbaye of Abu Gosh) | Local: | Domaine national français en TERRE SAINTE (fr) (Église Sainte-Anne + Monastère d'Eléona + Tombeau des Rois + Abbaye d'Abou Gosh) | |
 |  | HOLY SEE IN ITALY | Special Properties of the HOLY SEE IN ITALY (Pontifical Palace) | Local: | Proprietà Spezziali della SANTA SEDE NELL'ITALIA (it) (Palazzo Pontificio) | |
 |  | MOLDAUHAFEN | Zone of MOLDAUHAFEN [German Lease to Czechia] (Moldauhafen) | Local: | Vltavský Přístav : MOLDAUHAFEN (cs) + Zone der MOLDAUHAFEN (de) (Moldauhafen) | |
 |  | PARSLEY ISLAND | Spanish Place of Sovereignty of PARSLEY ISLAND [Disputed] (Tura) | Local: | Jazirat TOURAH : جزيرة تورة (ar) + Plaza de soberanía del ISLA DEL PEREJIL (es) (Tura) | |
 |  | PREVLAKA | United Nations Protection Force in Prevlaka : UNPROFOR (Prevlaka) | Local: | United Nations Protection Force in Prevlaka : UNPROFOR (en) + Forces de Protection des Nations Unies à Prevlaka : FORPRONU (fr) (Prevlaka) | |
 |  | ROME AND LORETO | Pious French Establishments in ROME AND LORETO (Villa Bonaparte) | Local: | Pieux Établissements français à ROME ET LORETTE (fr) + Pii Stabilimenti francesi a ROMA E LORETO (it) (Villa Bonaparte) | |
 |  | SAINT HELENA DOMAINS | French National Domains on SAINT HELENA (Longwood House) | Local: | Domaines nationaux de SAINTE-HÉLÈNE (fr) (Longwood House) | |
 |  | SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS | British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands : SGSSI [Administration from Falklands] (Grytviken v + King Edward Point v) | Local: | British Overseas Territory of SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS (en) (Grytviken + King Edward Point) |  |
 |  | SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS | Zone of SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS [British and Argentinian Claim] (Orcadas + (Signy)) | Local: | Zone of SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS (en) + Zona de las ISLAS ORCADAS DEL SUR (es) (Orcadas + (Signy)) | |
 |  | TEUTONIC ORDER | Order of Brothers of the German House Saint Mary in Jerusalem : TEUTONIC ORDER (Vienna) | Local: | Orden der Brüder vom Deutschen Haus Sankt Mariens in Jerusalem : DEUTSCHER ORDEN (de) + Ordo Domus Sanctæ Mariæ Teutonicorum : ORDO TEUTONICUS (la) (Wien) | |
 |  | WESTERN COATS LAND | Disputed British-Argentinian Zone of WESTERN COATS LAND AND WEDDELL SEA [Brazilian Antarctica Zone of Interest] (Belgrano Two Base + Halley) | Local: | Zone of WESTERN COATS LAND AND WEDDELL SEA (en) + Zona de la TIERRA DE BELGRANO Y MAR WEDDELL (es) (Belgrano Dos + Halley) | |
 |  | WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND | Sector in WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND [British and Chilean Claim] ((Port Stanley) + (Puerto Williams)) | Local: | Sector in WESTERN ELLSWORTH LAND (en) + Sector en la TIERRA DE ELLSWORTH OCCIDENTAL (es) ((Stanley) + (Puerto Williams)) | |
 |  | ANDORRA | Principality of ANDORRA (Andorra the Old a + (Seo de Urgel) ry) |  | Coprince Joan Marti Alanis | |
 |  | ANGUILLA | British Dependent Territory of ANGUILLA (The Valley) | | Queen Elizabeth II |  |
 |  | ARUBA | Country of ARUBA (Oranjestad) | | Queen Beatrix | |
 |  | BERMUDA ISLANDS | British Dependent Territory of the BERMUDA ISLANDS (Hamilton) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | CAYMAN ISLANDS | British Dependent Territory of the CAYMAN ISLANDS (George Town) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | DANMARK | Kingdom of DENMARK (Copenhagen as + Hillerod r) |  | Queen Margaret II | |
 |  | EUROPEAN FRANCE | French Republic : FR (Paris a + Bormes-Les-Mimosas s) | | President Francois Mitterrand | |
 |  | FAEROE ISLANDS | Autonomous Government of FAEROE ISLANDS (Thorshavn) | | Queen Margaret II | |
 |  | FALKLAND ISLANDS | British Dependent Territory of the Falkland Islands : FI (Port Stanley) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | GIBRALTAR | Autonomous British Dependent Territory of GIBRALTAR (Gibraltar) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | GREENLAND | Self-Government of Greenland : KN (Nuuk a) | | Queen Margaret II | |
 |  | HOLLAND | Kingdom of the Netherlands : KOTN (Amsterdam a + The Hague l + Wassenaar r) | | Queen Beatrix | |
 |  | HOLY SEE | State of Vatican City : SCV [Apostolic See of Rome : Holy See] (Vatican City a + Pontifical Palace of Castel Gandolfo s) |  | Pope John Paul II | |
 |  | HONG KONG | British Dependent Territory of Hong Kong : HK (Victoria City) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | MONACO | Principality of MONACO [French Protectorate] (Monaco q) |  | Prince Rainier III | |
 |  | MONTSERRAT | British Dependent Territory of MONTSERRAT (Plymouth) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | MOUNT ATHOS | Autonomous Monastic State of the HOLY MOUNTAIN OF ATHOS (Karyes) |  | Patriarch Bartholomew I | |
 |  | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Country of the Netherlands Antilles : NA [Dutch Antilles Federation] (Willemstad) | | Queen Beatrix | |
 |  | ORDER OF MALTA | Autonomous Sovereign Military Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta : SMOM (Palace of Malta y + Via Condotti b) |  | Grandmaster Andrew Willoughby Ninian Bertie | |
 |  | PITCAIRN AND DEPENDENCIES | British Dependent Territory of PITCAIRN AND DEPENDENCIES (Adamstown) | | Queen Elizabeth II |  |
 |  | SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES | British Dependent Territory of SAINT HELENA AND DEPENDENCIES (Jamestown) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | SAN MARINO | Most Serene Republic of San Marino : RSM (San Marino) |  | Captains Regent | |
 |  | TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | British Dependent Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands : TCI (Cockburn Town on Grand Turk) | | Queen Elizabeth II | |
 |  | AHWAZ | Ahwaz Liberation Organization : ALO (Maastricht) |  | Faleh Abdullah Al-Mansouri |
 |  | ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA | Kingdom of ARAUCANIA AND PATAGONIA in Exile (Paris) |  | Prince Philippe |
 |  | COPTS | Government-in-Exile of the Coptic Pharaonic Republic : CPR (Langen) |  | Fayez Nagib |
 |  | DEMOCRATIC IRAN | Democratic Republic of Iran in Exile : DRI [National Council of Resistance of Iran : NCRI] (Auvers on Oise + Ashraf City) |  | President Maryam Rajavi |
 |  | EQUATORIAL GUINEA-IN-EXILE | Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea : PP (Madrid) |  | Severo Moto |
 |  | FREE CUNANI | Free State of CUNANI-in-Exile (Paris) |  | Interregnum |
 |  | HUKS | National Democratic Front of Philippines : NDFP (Utrecht) |  | Jose Maria Sison |
 |  | IRANIAN KURDISTAN | Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan : PDKI (London + Qandil Mountains) |  | Mustafa Hijri |
 |  | KHALISTAN-IN-EXILE | Republic of KHALISTAN in Exile (London) |  | Jagjit Singh Chauhan |
 |  | NGUYEN | NGUYEN Dynasty-in-Exile (Paris) |  | Emperor Bao Dai |
 |  | ROYAL-LAOS | Royal Lao Government-in-Exile : RLGE (Paris) |  | Crown Prince Soulivong Savang |
 |  | SOUTH MOLUCCAS | Government-in-Exile of the Republic of SOUTH MOLUCCAS (Rotterdam) |  | President Frans Tutuhatunewa |
 |  | WEST PAPUA | Free and Independent WEST PAPUA in Exile [West Papua Provisional Government – Free Papua Organization : FPO] (Amersfoort) |  | President Moses Werror |
 |  | AKROTIRI | Western Sovereign Base Area at Akrotiri : WSBA (Episkopi Cantonment) | Local: | Western Sovereign Base Area : WSBA (en) (Episkopi Cantonment) | |
 |  | AKROTIRI AND DHEKELIA | British Sovereign Bases Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia : SBA [British Forces in Cyprus : BFC] (Episkopi Cantonment) | Local: | British Sovereign Bases Areas of AKROTIRI AND DHEKELIA (en) (Episkopi Cantonment) | |
 |  | AKROTIRI BASE | American Facilities in AKROTIRI (Akrotiri Airfield) | Local: | American Facilities in AKROTIRI (en) (Akrotiri Airfield) | |
 |  | BATUK | British Army Training Unit Kenya : BATUK (Kifaru Camp in Nairobi + Archer's Post + Dol Dol) | Local: | British Army Training Unit Kenya : BATUK (en) (Kifaru Camp + Archer´s Post + Dol Dol) | |
 |  | BATUS | British Army Training Unit Suffield : BATUS (Suffield) | Local: | British Army Training Unit Suffield : BATUS (en) (Suffield) | |
 |  | BELIZE BASE | Royal Air Force BELIZE (Price Barracks in Ladyville) | Local: | Royal Air Force BELIZE (en) (Price Barracks) | |
 |  | BRITISH-AMERICAN BASES | American use of British Royal Air Force Bases : BRITISH-AMERICAN BASES (Alconbury + Mildenhall + Croughton + Lakenheath + Menwith Hill) | Local: | American use of British Royal Air Force Bases : BRITISH-AMERICAN BASES (en) (Alconbury + Mildenhall + Croughton + Lakenheath + Menwith Hill) | |
 |  | BRUNEI GARRISON | British Military Garrison Brunei : BGB [British Armed Forces in Brunei] (Seria) | Local: | British Military Garrison Brunei : BGB – British Forces Brunei (en) (Seria) | |
 |  | CAMP DE GAULLE | French Troops in Gabon : FTG (Camp De Gaulle) | Local: | Troupes françaises au Gabon : TFG (fr) (Camp De Gaulle) | |
 |  | CAPE VERD PENINSULA | French Forces of Cape Verd : FFCV (Dakar Ouakam Colonel Frederic Geille) | Local: | Forces françaises du Cap-Vert : FFCV (fr) (Dakar Ouakam Colonel Frédéric Geille) | |
 |  | CAPTAIN JAMES COOK MONUMENT | CAPTAIN JAMES COOK MONUMENT on Kealakekua Bay (Captain James Cook Monument) | Local: | CAPTAIN JAMES COOK MONUMENT on Kealakekua Bay (en) (Captain James Cook Monument) | |
 |  | DHEKELIA | Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia : ESBA (Dhekelia Cantonment) | Local: | Eastern Sovereign Base Area : ESBA (en) (Dhekelia Cantonment) | |
| | DIEGO GARCIA | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB [British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories Joint United States Island Command] (Camp Justice on Diego Garcia a) | Local: | Diego Garcia Permanent Joint Operating Base : PJOB (en) (Camp Justice on Diego Garcia) | |
 |  | ECMM | European Community Monitor Mission in the Former Yugoslavia : ECMM (Zagreb) | Local: | European Community Monitor Mission in the Former Yugoslavia : ECMM (en) (Zagreb) | |
 |  | EUROCORPS | European Corps : EUROCORPS (Strasbourg) | Local: | Europäische Körper : EUROKORPS (de) + Corps européen : EUROCORPS (fr) + European Corps : EUROCORPS (en) (Strasbourg) | |
 |  | FRANCO-GERMAN BRIGADE | Franco-German Brigade : FGB (Muellheim) | Local: | Deutsch-Französische Brigade : DFB (de) + Brigade franco-allemande : BFA (fr) (Müllheim) | |
 |  | FRENCH WAR GRAVES | FRENCH WAR GRAVES Abroad (Paris) | Local: | TOMBES MILITAIRES FRANÇAISES à l'étranger (fr) (Paris) | |
 |  | GERMAN WAR GRAVES | German War Graves Commission : GWGC (Kassel) | Local: | Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge : VDK (de) (Kassel) | |
 |  | JIBUTI BASE | French Forces Stationned at Jibuti : FFDJ (Quarter Briere de l'Isle) | Local: | Forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti : FFDJ (fr) (Quartier Brière de l'Isle) | |
