Amid the Brexit hysteria over the weekend, Google reported that – in Britain – the most googled questions were:
(1) How will Brexit effect me?”, and
(2) “What is the EU?”
Worldwide – and, probably among pontificating blowhard pundits — it was simply “What is the EU?”.
As a service to loyal readers, here are some key EU statistics.
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Some facts worth noting:
Total GDP for the 28 EU countries is only about 10% more than the U.S. GDP ($18.5 trillion to $16.8)
The Top 5 EU economies – Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain – account for more than 70% of the EU’s GDP.
Together,, the UK and Germany account for almost 40% of EU GDP
Specifically, the UK’s GDP is roughly 16% …. but, the UK only got 8% of the votes in the EP (European Parliament)
And, there’s more …
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