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The European Union is celebrating its 60th anniversary on Saturday seeking to demonstrate that the EU can survive the impending departure of major power Britain.
Updated : Mar 25, 2017, 04:14 PM IST
The European Union is celebrating its 60th anniversary on Saturday seeking to demonstrate that the EU can survive the impending departure of major power Britain.
Below is a comparison of some statistics of the starting point when six countries signed in 1957 the Rome Treaty creating the European Economic Community -- the predecessor of today's European Union -- and the bloc now, but before Britain leaves. EUROPEAN UNION
Rome Treaty Now Number of countries 6 28 Number of citizens around 163 million around 510 million Area in square km 1.3 million 4.5 million Official languages 4 24 GDP per capita* $10,065 $35,079
* Data from Trading Economics, data for the Rome Treaty is from 1960.
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