THE UNBALANCED EU

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How the EU is really just a handful of countries

An exclusive Brexit Facts4EU.Org Saturday insight into “the EU”

Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

Just 8 countries account for 70% of the total EU land mass
Just 6 countries account for 70% of the total EU population
Just 5 countries account for 70% of total EU GDP

The popular narrative amongst Remainers is that the UK is insignificant in the World. “We’re so much stronger in a union of 28 countries,” they say.

Here we present some basic facts, showing how the EU is really a much smaller club, with 20 or more countries added on for credibility.

8 countries account for 70% of the total EU land mass

France, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Poland, Italy and the United Kingdom make up 70.4% of the land mass of the EU.

By geographical area, the UK represents just 5.5% of the European Union. This is of course in dramatic contrast to its importance in other ways, as we show below.

6 countries account for 70% of the total EU population

In terms of population, 6 countries account for of the total EU population. These are Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Poland.

The UK has 12.9% of the total EU population. It has over two and a half times the population density of France, and 12 times that of Sweden.

5 countries account for 70% of total EU GDP

When it comes to the economic output of the European Union, the figures get really interesting. Just 5 countries account for 70% of the output of the entire EU. That’s 5 countries out of 28, producing over two-thirds of its wealth.

Observations

Little Malta – whose anti-British Prime Minister Muscat is constantly welcomed to No.10 by Mrs May – produces just 0.07% of total EU GDP. Yes, that’s less than one-tenth of one percent.

And yet the little Maltese Prime Minister whom Theresa May entertained once again in Downing Street on Monday has an equal vote to that of the United Kingdom in all motions in the EU Council requiring unanimity.

Let’s get a sense of proportion

What kind of world do we live in where someone representing a population the size of Kirklees in West Yorkshire - and with an economy that wouldn’t even register if it were to leave the EU – can command the attention of the Prime Minister of the 5th-largest economy in the World?

How can the UK be beholden in any way to such a tiny country? How is it possible that we have a Prime Minister so weak and ignorant that she can’t stand tall and proud against the institutional tyranny of the EU?

The majority of the British public voted to leave the EU. In this they were far smarter than the apology for politicians we now seem to have in Parliament… and even more disastrously in No.10.

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[ Sources: Official Eurostat data for populations, land masses, and GDP | IMF ]

16 Feb 2019

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Reader Comments 3

1. Elise from Newcastle , Saturday, February 16, 2019, 09:21:

Interesting graphs, thanks for the research.
I found the first one quite surprising but that's probably down to my somewhat insufficient geographical knowledge... :)
The last two graphs I found less surprising if I may say so. I was already pretty sure that the UK was strong in being productive with the resources we have!

2. Zerren Yeoville , Saturday, February 16, 2019, 17:02:

Yes, indeed, the Maltese leader has made it abundantly clear how opposed he is to Brexit.
This wouldn't by any chance be related to the fact that Malta runs a 'citizenship by investment' program, effectively selling Maltese citizenship and passports to anyone who can afford the asking price, would it? (Google 'malta citizenship by investment' for further details).
Of course, as Malta is a member of the EU, this (currently) also confers on the holder the right to live and work in London and the UK. I would not be surprised to learn that many of those interested in acquiring a Maltese passport are more interested in this than any rights they may gain in respect of a tiny Mediterranean island nation.
With Brexit, this scheme will (hopefully) no longer grant such free access to London and the UK, thus presumably reducing the attractiveness and marketability of the Malta passports-for-cash program. No wonder the Malta chap doesn't like the idea of Brexit.
I've no objection in principle to Malta - or any other country - offering such a program at all. Part of being a sovereign and independent country is the ability to grant citizenship to whoever you wish on whatever terms you care to set, and if one of the terms you choose to set is simply a large cheque, that's your right. But it seems rather sharp practice to offer a scheme in which your country effectively sells the right to live in other countries.

3. Brexit means Brexit Essex , Saturday, February 16, 2019, 20:11:

When the UK leaves the EU,the GDP of the remaining countries will be hit.The UK will be able to source food and other goods from around the world at more competitive prices so they will not be buying goods from the EU.The EU will consist of 420 million people with smaller purchasing power.The current EU boast is that the EU is a market of 500million, people sounds impressive until you analyse the number of people and countries with buying power.

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