Geography of the European Union
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The 27 member states of the European Union occupy most of Western Europe and parts of Central and Eastern Europe. For the geography of the European Union, see Geography of Europe and the articles about the geography of the individual member states:
- Geography of Austria
- Geography of Belgium
- Geography of Bulgaria
- Geography of Cyprus
- Geography of the Czech Republic
- Geography of Denmark
- Geography of Estonia
- Geography of Finland
- Geography of France
- Geography of Germany
- Geography of Greece
- Geography of Hungary
- Geography of Ireland
- Geography of Italy
- Geography of Latvia
- Geography of Lithuania
- Geography of Luxembourg
- Geography of Malta
- Geography of the Netherlands
- Geography of Poland
- Geography of Portugal
- Geography of Romania
- Geography of Slovakia
- Geography of Slovenia
- Geography of Spain
- Geography of Sweden
- Geography of the United Kingdom
Wikimedia Atlas of the European Union, holding maps related to the European Union.
[edit] Largest cities
The European Union is home to more global cities than any other region in the world. Over 16 cities with populations over one million inhabitants, counted in its city proper. Densely populated regions that have no single core but have emerged from the connection of several cites and are now encompassing large metropolitan areas are Rhine-Ruhr having approximately 10.5 million inhabitants (Cologne, Dortmund, et al.), Randstad approx. 7 million (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague et al.), the Flemish Diamond approx. 5.5 million, Frankfurt Rhine Main Area approx. 4 million (Frankfurt, Wiesbaden et al.) and the Upper Silesian Industry Area approx. 3.5 million. (Katowice, Sosnowiec et al.).[1]
| City proper | Population City limits in millions |
Density per km² |
Urban area | Population Urban area in millions |
Metro area | Population Metro area in millions |
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| London, UK | 7.5 | 4,761 | Paris, France | 10.1 | London, UK | 12-14 |
| Berlin, Germany | 3.4 | 3,815 | London, UK | 8.5 | Paris, France | 11.7 |
| Madrid, Spain | 3.1 | 1,985 | Madrid, Spain | 5.5 | Rhine-Ruhr, Germany | 10.2 |
| Rome, Italy | 2.5 | 5,198 | Ruhr, Germany | 5.3 | Randstad, Netherlands | 7.0 |
| Paris, France | 2.2 | 24,672 | Barcelona, Spain | 4.5 | Madrid, Spain | 5.8 |
| Bucharest, Romania | 1.9 | 9,131 | Milan, Italy | 3.8 | Barcelona, Spain | 5.3 |
| Hamburg, Germany | 1.8 | 2,310 | Berlin, Germany | 3.7 | Milan, Italy | 4.3 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 1.7 | 3,258 | Rotterdam–The Hague, Netherlands | 3.3 | Berlin, Germany | 4.3 |
| Budapest, Hungary | 1,7 | 3,570 | Athens, Greece | 3.2 | Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany | 4.1 |
| Vienna, Austria | 1.7 | 3,931 | Naples, Italy | 2.9 | Athens, Greece | 3.9 |
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