GIS ProjectThe European Union

Maxime Muylle

Laurent Houben

December 18th, 2006

The Project

View : Europe

View : Access to EU

View: Other Data

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Used Data

Capital theme Name Country Formation Access EU Languages Government GDP HDI

Countries theme Name Total Area Population Employed Unemployed

Europe

European Union

Timeline of access of the different members of the EU (West) Germany, France and Benelux:

European Economic Community (1957)

Timeline of access of the different members of the EU First Enlargement: Denmark, Ireland and UK

(1 January 1973)

Timeline of access of the different members of the EU Second Enlargement: Greece

(1 January 1981)

Timeline of access of the different members of the EU Third Enlargement: Portugal and Spain

(1 January 1986)

Timeline of access of the different members of the EU Third Enlargement: Austria, Finland and Sweden

(1 January 1995)

Timeline of access of the different members of the EU Fifth Enlargement (Part I): Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia,

Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia (1 May 2004)

Cultural Aspects of the EU

Languages

Cultural Aspects of the EU

Government

Density in the EU

Area France 547,030 km² Luxembourg 2,586 km²

Density in the EU

Population Germany: 82.4 million Luxembourg: 0.5 million

Density in the EU

Density The Netherlands: 395 people/km² Finland: 15 people/km²

Density in the EU

Density The Netherlands: 395 people/km² Finland: 15 people/km²

Economy & Development in the European Union Human Development Index Comparative measure of life expectancy,

literacy, education and standards of living. Standard means of measuring well-being. Highest: Ireland (0.956) Lowest: Latvia (0.845) Range: 0.111 EU average before 2004: 0.940 Average new 2004 members: 0.871 EU average after 2004: 0.914

Economy & Development in the European Union Human Development Index

Economy & Development in the European Union Unemployment

Highest: Slovakia (8.49%) Lowest: Luxembourg (2.02%) Range: 6.47% EU average before 2004: 3.38% Average new 2004 members: 4.95% EU average after 2004: 3.97%

Economy & Development in the European Union Unemployment

Economy & Development in the European Union GDP per capita

Highest: Luxembourg ($73,505/capita) Lowest: Latvia ($12,663/capita) Range: $60,842/capita EU average before 2004: $31,261/capita Average new 2004 members: $17,180.33/capita EU average after 2004: $27,261.63/capita

Economy & Development in the European Union GDP per capita

Conclusion

6/10 of the 10 new 2004 members are also in the 10 countries with highest unemployment rate

EU GDP/capita average has decreased after admission of the 10 new 2004 members

HDI figures show even more significantly that the 10 new 2004 member states are backlogged in regard to economy and development