European Union and other European countries

The European Union was composed of fifteen countries:

European Union United Kingdom France Germany Italy Republic of Ireland Belgium The Netherlands Luxembourg Sweden Denmark Finland Spain Portugal Austria Greece

The following ten countries joined the European Union in 2004:

Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Slovenia Cyprus Malta

The following two countries may join the European Union in 2007:

Romania Bulgaria

The other main countries in Europe are:

Iceland Norway Switzerland Moldova Ukraine Croatia Bosnia Belarus Serbia Montenegro Albania FYR Macedonia

These five countries are partly in Europe, partly in Asia:

Kazakhstan Georgia Azerbaijan Turkey Russia

The minor countries in Europe are:

Andorra Vatican City Liechtenstein San Marino Monaco

There are six time zones in Europe. All countries are in the Central European Time zone [GMT+1] except those marked:

West European Time [GMT]
East European Time [GMT+2]
Moscow Time [GMT+3]
Baku Time [GMT+4]
Ural Time [GMT+5]

All European countires except those marked advance their clocks one hour late March to late October.

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