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European Economic Area

area of the European Union's internal market and some of EFTA states established in 1994
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Summary

European Economic Area is a regional organization[1]. It draws 9,900 Wikipedia views per month (regional organization category, ranking #4 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: economic union[3], supranational union[4], political territorial entity[5], free trade area[6], single market[7], economic area[8]
  • Main regulatory text: Agreement on the European Economic Area[9]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Norway[10], Iceland[11], Liechtenstein[12], Austria[13], Belgium[14], Bulgaria[15], Cyprus[16], Czech Republic[17], Denmark[18], Estonia[19], Finland[20], France[21], Greece[22], Spain[23]
  • Commons category: European Economic Area[24]
  • Inception: January 1, 1994[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:European Economic Area[26]
  • Facet of: European Free Trade Association[27]
  • Short name: EEA[28], EER[29]
  • Different from: European Free Trade Association[30]

Why It Matters

European Economic Area has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kingdom of the Netherlands Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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