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Removed mention of dominant religion in Turkey (irrelevant in this context) and added other candidate states
The European Union is a legal and economic union of 27 European countries. It began with in 1992 with the [[Maastricht Treaty]]. It is governed by a common legal system and nearly all the member states (except Great Britain and Denmark) use a common currency, the [[euro]].
The European Union is a legal and economic union of 27 European countries. It began with in 1992 with the [[Maastricht Treaty]]. It is governed by a common legal system and many of its member states use a common [[currency]], the [[euro]]. [[The United Kingdom]], [[Denmark]] and several Eastern block countries such as [[Poland]] do not use the [[euro]].
There are three official candidates being considered for membership of the EU, [[Turkey]], [[Croatia]] and [[The Republic of Macedonia]].
Here is a map of the European Union as of January 2007, including countries seeking to join:
[[Image:European_Union.jpg]]
[[Image:European_Union.jpg]]