Template:Infobox European Union

{{Infobox Geopolitical organization }}
 * native_name=
 * name=European Union
 * linking_name=the European Union
 * image_flag=Flag_of_Europe.svg
 * alt_flag=Circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background.
 * motto=United in diversity{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|1={{cite book | last = Barnard | first = Catherine| title = The Substantive Law of the EU: The four freedoms| edition = 2| year = 2007 | month = August | publisher = Oxford University Press| isbn =9780199290352| page = 447 }}|group=}}{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="EU-Symbols"|1={{cite web |url=http://europa.eu/abc/symbols/motto/index_en.htm| title=United in diversity |accessdate=20 January 2010| work=Europa (web portal)| publisher = European Commission |quote= 'United in diversity' is the motto of the European Union. The motto means that, via the EU, Europeans are united in working together for peace and prosperity, and that the many different cultures, traditions and languages in Europe are a positive asset for the continent.}} |group={{{group2|}}}}}{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|1={{cite web| url = http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=REG/2007/2240| title = European Parliament: The Legislative Observatory | accessdate=20 January 2010| work = Europa (web portal)| publisher = European Commission| quote = the motto 'United in diversity' shall be reproduced on Parliament's official documents;}}|group={{{group2|}}}}}
 * anthem=Ode to Joy{{ listen
 * filename = Anthem of Europe (US Navy instrumental short version).ogg
 * title   = Anthem of the European Union
 * plain   = yes
 * description = Ode to Joy{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="EU-Symbols"|group={{{group2|}}}}}{{spaces|1}} (orchestral)
 * style   = float:left
 * image_map=EU_Globe_No_Borders.svg
 * alt_map=An orthographic projection of the world, highlighting the European Union and its Member States (green).
 * map_width=220px
 * membership_type=Member States
 * membership={{Collapsible list |titlestyle=font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|title=27|{{flag|Austria}}|{{flag|Belgium}}|{{flag|Bulgaria}}|{{flag|Cyprus}}|{{flag|Czech Republic}}|{{flag|Denmark}}|{{flag|Estonia}}|{{flag|Finland}}|{{flag|France}}|{{flag|Germany}}|{{flag|Greece}}|{{flag|Hungary}}|{{flag|Ireland}}|{{flag|Italy}}|{{flag|Latvia}}|{{flag|Lithuania}}|{{flag|Luxembourg}}|{{flag|Malta}}|{{flag|Netherlands}}|{{flag|Poland}}|{{flag|Portugal}}|{{flag|Romania}}|{{flag|Slovakia}}|{{flag|Slovenia}}|{{flag|Spain}}|{{flag|Sweden}}|{{flag|United Kingdom}}}}
 * admin_center_type=Political centres
 * admin_center=Brussels Luxembourg Strasbourg
 * languages_type=Official languages
 * languages={{Collapsible list|titlestyle=font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left;|title=23|Bulgarian|Czech|Danish|Dutch|English|Estonian|Finnish|French|German|Greek|Hungarian|Irish|Italian|Latvian|Lithuanian|Maltese|Polish|Portuguese|Romanian|Slovak|Slovene|Spanish|Swedish}}
 * demonym=European{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="OED"|1=The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edn., Erin McKean (editor), 2051 pages, May 2005, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-517077-6.|group={{{group2|}}}}}
 * leader_title1={{nowrap|European Council}}
 * leader_name1=Herman Van Rompuy
 * leader_title2={{nowrap|European Commission}}
 * leader_name2=José Manuel Barroso
 * leader_title3={{nowrap|European Parliament}}
 * leader_name3=Martin Schulz
 * leader_title4={{nowrap|Council of the EU}}
 * leader_name4=Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Denmark)
 * leader_title5=High Representative for Foreign Affairs
 * leader_name5=Catherine Ashton
 * legislature=Legislature of the EU
 * upper_house=Council of the EU
 * lower_house=European Parliament
 * established_event1=Paris Treaty
 * established_date1=23 July 1952
 * established_event2=Rome Treaty
 * established_date2=1 January 1958
 * established_event3=Maastricht Treaty
 * established_date3=1 November 1993
 * established_event4=Lisbon Treaty
 * established_date4=1 December 2009
 * official_website={{URL|europa.eu}}
 * area_rank=
 * area_magnitude=1 E12
 * area_km2=4,324,782
 * area_sq_mi=1,669,807
 * percent_water=3.08
 * population_estimate     = 502,486,499 {{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="eurostat"|1={{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&language=en&pcode=tps00001&tableSelection=1&footnotes=yes&labeling=labels&plugin=1|title=Total population as of 1 January|publisher=Eurostat|accessdate=23 October 2010}}|group={{{group2|}}}}}
 * population_estimate_rank =
 * population_estimate_year = 2011
 * population_density_km2  = 116.2
 * population_density_sq_mi = 300.9
 * population_density_rank =


 * GDP_PPP=$15,788 trillion{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="imf"|1={{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=20&pr.y=9&sy=2009&ey=2013&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=998&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=1&a=1|title=IMF World Economic Outlook Database, September 2011|publisher=International Monetary Fund|accessdate=28 January 2012}}|group={{{group2|}}}}}
 * GDP_PPP_rank=
 * GDP_PPP_year=2011
 * GDP_PPP_per_capita=$31,548{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="imf"|1={{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=20&pr.y=9&sy=2009&ey=2013&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=998&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=1&a=1|title=IMF World Economic Outlook Database, September 2011|publisher=International Monetary Fund|accessdate=28 January 2012}}|group={{{group2|}}}}}
 * GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank=
 * GDP_nominal=$17,960 trillion{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="imf"|1={{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=20&pr.y=9&sy=2009&ey=2013&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=998&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC&grp=1&a=1|title=IMF World Economic Outlook Database, September 2011|publisher=International Monetary Fund|accessdate=28 January 2012}}|group={{{group2|}}}}}
 * GDP_nominal_rank=
 * GDP_nominal_year=2011
 * GDP_nominal_per_capita=$35,887{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="imf2"|1=Nominal 2011 GDP for the European Union & 2011 population for the European Union, World Economic Outlook Database, September 2011, International Monetary Fund. Accessed on February 13, 2012}}|group={{{group2|}}}}
 * GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank=
 * Gini=30.4{{Infobox_European_Union/RefTag|name="gini"|1=|group={{{group2|}}}}}
 * Gini_year=2010
 * Gini_category= medium
 * HDI= 0.856
 * HDI_rank=
 * HDI_year=2011
 * HDI_category= very high
 * currency=euro (€)

Used in the 17 countries of the eurozone and by the EU's institutions. The other member states and territories use other currencies. }}
 * currency_code=
 * time_zone=
 * utc_offset=+0 to +2
 * time_zone_DST=
 * date_format=
 * utc_offset_DST=+1 to +3
 * cctld=.eu
 * calling_code=See list
 * navbar=Infobox European Union