How many countries are in the European Union? Are all of them in the Eurozone? We will explore these and other questions about the European Union using data provided by the European Commission. Go to Official website of the European Union to access the full dataset.
To access the data:
1. Go to Official website of the European Union.
2. Select “About the EU.”
3. Select “Countries.”
Go to Official website of the European Union and gather data to answer the following questions.
The structure of the European Union is such that it encourages the movement of resources across borders, raises the country income of members, and so on. Are these results supported by the data? We will explore this question using data provided by the European Commission. Go to Official website of the European Union to access the full dataset.
To access the data:
1. Go to Official website of the European Union .
2. Under “Economic trends and forecasts,” select “Economic indicators by country.”
3. Select an indicator from the bottom of the screen. Next, choose a country from the drop-down menu. Once a country is selected, select each indicator at the bottom of the screen to obtain that information for the chosen country.
4. Repeat step 3 for each country requested by choosing the correct country from the drop-down menu.
Go to Official website of the European Union and gather data to answer the following three questions. All values should be for December 2016 unless otherwise indicated.
a. Complete the table:
| Unemployment (%) | Inflation (% change) | Government Deficit/Surplus (%GDP) (2015) | Government Gross Debt (%GDP) (2015) | GDP per Person (euros) (2015) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | ROw2pmqh8/ZwPMDSUDLqdV6f5M1cGEzkEAzlhMebnxBTqy42w516Lw== | i2JA1IKP4L2ZR4QyegDQzkKpSHT+ViqlqsHkZczySyTG8LmT/vwQBw== | W3CQJ5VyxoDqXP6kpb1xSGrjzG5+AXY2V810uG3qw03G3IiD7Sb4Cg== | aVDbmjMZi7jgrBTMwoa2HjovG2Frh+zaeccyoUt5GWY= | DsUxNIfSo6zVBr0m+scc8ysiBLYrtl1ABdCWvu81YERX5qZitKUV7kfiiDQ= |
| France | lwFUCkKrV3vEFOvHWrCNafx14qgTJTxfg7EE7Iu5zfF+gIgXTcafXQ== | oNbNcOgBEuMX9m97RWFG32KbnymBbUtNpLXnuTzC82XpxeC8N13yHA== | Hqbf7KujbZeXAd3Q6aYM0OoBvgo7yhkUTXObv6qc5IAQXFCWvsMXSQ== | gajS0ZpgdPpa5hhR4ORzDhplG1JbqHm50fvyT/svej9LjMr+Wk+s6g== | PGdVXwNlnt3Cb0Mn93CXsUK21Z1dUpmcj/LzJBaZR2o004fXqvAQawleJzw= |
| Portugal | U1DwfrAu8H02d0QHfOHmc9NxBWQHCuiv6XRFNfE5+3ZyxaFVuFJy9w== | 30dP14rKMOJskysrt2YTtgQprQWsSqyt13NMIyqfkd36HMPTdSmO9A== | mBaKtHqh3ukG85X3Dupt01aFdOE5mU0XG4HVWCLcoM3OzOMSNPpECQ== | LLcL1GvyhtHkmQJC1xpXloHVEfr0Z9COamsplmpt3yvQzhh+lkynCA== | 9mm/Yyc3Q7zcuRDDTQnb43iml84EupAI260MQeBwzGYLLG/PgB2r6NaR9xo= |
| Greece | fL7kNPzA2oLmesM5V0QruNCzPf8GfZAH29qX9eTejEH6gmEVw9XB/w== | 2ak7gFgOGM3Wsvi9gpLd2KGC+FQ2p9V4v+T2lk/7ZzdncZ4SRTYAEA== | ydePxZ29t+PRXenYzBmRCCsCgyKmXCet+unOk+SzcqZHertNiigeHQ== | rTwU+hd4boLmv9tm9Xq2ihpQrWk1+7ZRikom8qjXrQzwg1dyzUMWdQ== | sj0j2sWZFLW7DqQ1CgzeT93urkNznNj15KDcPCPtDu4NSJQkky/kLBNVSk8= |