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Communications of European Union

Telephones - main lines in use:238 million (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:466 million (2005)
Telephone system:note - see individual country entries of member states
Radio broadcast stations:AM 930, FM 13,655, shortwave 71 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio)
Television broadcast stations:2,700 (1995); note - sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision)
Internet country code:.eu (effective 2005); note - see country entries of member states for individual country codes
Internet hosts:50.5 million (2005); note - sum of individual country Internet hosts
Internet users:247 million (2006)

European Union Quickstats

  • Population: 490,426,060 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 4,324,782 sq km
  • Density: 114 /km² (69th¹)
  • GDP (total): $14,518 billion (1st¹)
  • GDP (per capita): $28,213 (14th¹)
  • Literacy:

Languages of European Union

Useful to know

  • Currency: 15
  • Dial code:

International Trade

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European Union Internet

  • Usage: 252,818,939
  • Penetration: 51.3 %
  • Top Domain: .ee

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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