Current members
There are currently 25 member states in the European Union. Together with their dates of accession, these are:
Future and prospective members
Main article: Enlargement of the European Union
Acceding nations
Acceding countries (with year of submitting and accession):
Candidate nations
The following states have submitted applications for EU membership (with year of submitting):
Other nations
- Technically speaking, Switzerland also has a long-standing EU membership application, but the country has shown no interest in furthering the application, so it has been left to 'lie on the table'.
- Norway has previously submitted applications, but twice rejected membership in referenda.
Special member state territories
Maps
European Commission maps of the EU are available: [1],
See also
