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There are three types of government systems in European politics: in a presidential system, the president is the head of state and the head of government; in a semi-presidential system, the president and the prime minister share a number of competences; finally, in a parliamentary republic, the president is a ceremonial figurehead who has few political competences.
EU11 is used to refer to the Central, Southeastern Europe and Baltic European member states that joined in 2004, 2007 and 2013: in 2004 the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia; in 2007 Bulgaria, Romania; and in 2013 Croatia. [17] [18] EU27 means all the member states.
Flags of the United Nations member and non-member GA observer states in front of the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty .
Welcome to the colorful world of flags!In this trivia quiz, you’ll come across some flags that you might know very well, but others might be a bit more difficult to identify. You will look at 30 ...
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
[10] The amount of sovereign states in the world is generally derived from the number of member states of the United Nations (UN), although non-member states do exist, [11] with such states being called de facto states. [12] As of 2024, the UN currently includes 193 member states and 2 permanent observer states: Palestine and Vatican City.
A cross: Symbol of Christianity, Europe's crossroads, reminiscent of the crusades, and present in half of the member state's flags. An "E": Used by the European Movement. A white star in a circle: Symbol used in 1944–45 by the armies of liberation. Multiple stars: Each star could represent a member.
1 These countries are currently not participating in the EU's single market (EEA), but the EU has common external Customs Union agreements with Turkey (EU-Turkey Customs Union in force since 1995), Andorra (since 1991) and San Marino (since 2002). Monaco participates in the EU customs union through its relationship with France; its ports are ...