Geography of the European Union

Geography of the European Union

The European Union primarily occupies a large portion of Western and Central Europe, covering 4,422,773 square kilometres (1,707,642 sq mi).Figure including the four French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion) which are an integral part of the European Union, but excluding the French overseas collectivities and territories, which are not part of the European Union.] It extends northeast to Finland, northwest to Ireland, southeast to Cyprus and southwest to Iberia, it represents the seventh largest territory in the world by area.

Member-state geography

The Union's geography is composed of its 27 member states, see the geography of its member-states;

References

ee also

*Regions of the European Union
*Countries bordering the European Union
*Extreme points of the European Union


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