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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 the United Kingdom 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 nearly all the member states (except Great Britain and Denmark) use a common currency, the [[euro]].

The admission of a large Muslim state, Turkey, remains controversy and it has not yet been allowed to join.  Here is a map of the European Union as of January 2007, including countries seeking to join:

The admission of a large Muslim state, Turkey, remains controversy and it has not yet been allowed to join.  Here is a map of the European Union as of January 2007, including countries seeking to join: