European Union Population and Area

Chronology of European Union Metrication:

European Union (EU)

153 FRA France

FRA Time Zone +1 France Paris
Metric System Creation / Adoption: 1795; see MetricPioneer.com/France for more detail
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1840
United Nations Member: 24 Oct 1945
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

151 PRT Portugal

PRT Time Zone -1 and 0 Portugal Lisboa
Metric System Adoption: 1814* and 1852; see MetricPioneer.com/Brasil for more detail
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1872
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

163 BEL Belgium

BEL Time Zone +1 Belgique (French) België (Dutch) Belgien (German) (Belgium) Bruxelles (French) Brussel (Dutch) (Brussels)
Metric System Adoption: 1816
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1820
Compulsory Metric Legislation: 1855
United Nations Member: 27 Dec 1945
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

164 NLD Netherlands

NLD Time Zone +1 Nederland (Netherlands) Amsterdam
Metric System Adoption: 1816
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1820
United Nations Member: 10 Dec 1945
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

165 LUX Luxembourg

LUX Time Zone +1 Luxembourg Lëtzebuerg
Metric System Adoption: 1816
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1820
United Nations Member: 24 Oct 1945
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

128 GRC Greece

GRC Time Zone +2 Ελλάδα Ellada (Greece) Αθήνα (Athens)
Metric System Adoption: 1836
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1959
United Nations Member: 25 Oct 1945
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

150 ESP Spain

ESP Time Zone +1 España (Spain) Madrid
Metric System Adoption: 1849
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1871
Compulsory Metric Legislation: 1917
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

158 ITA Italy

ITA Time Zone +1 Italia (Italy) Roma (Rome)
Metric System Adoption: 1861
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1863
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

133 ROU Romania

ROU Time Zone +2 România (Romania) București (Bucharest)
Metric System Adoption: 1864
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1884
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union

162 DEU Germany

DEU Time Zone +1 Germany Deutschland Berlin
Metric System Adoption: 1871; see MetricPioneer.com/Germany for more detail
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1872
United Nations Member: 18 Sep 1973
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

168 CZE Czechia

CZE Time Zone +1 Česko (Czechia) (Czech Republic) Praha (Prague)
Metric System Adoption: 1871
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1876
United Nations Member: 19 Jan 1993
Member of European Union

169 SVK Slovakia

SVK Time Zone +1 Slovensko (Slovakia) Bratislava
Metric System Adoption: 1871
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1876
United Nations Member: 19 Jan 1993
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

161 AUT Austria

AUT Time Zone +1 Österreich (Austria) Wien (Vienna)
Metric System Adoption: 1871
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1876
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

142 SVN Slovenia

SVN Time Zone +1 Slovenija (Slovenia) Ljubljana
Metric System Adoption: 1871
United Nations Member: 22 May 1992 (Formerly Part of Yugoslavia)
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

141 HRV Croatia

HRV Time Zone +1 Hrvatska (Croatia) Zagreb
Metric System Adoption: 1871
United Nations Member: 22 May 1992 (Formerly Part of Yugoslavia)
Member of European Union

167 HUN Hungary

HUN Time Zone +1 Magyarország (Hungary) Budapest
Metric System Adoption: 1874
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1876
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union

177 SWE Sweden

SWE Time Zone +1 Sverige (Sweden) Stockholm
Metric System Adoption: 1878
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1889
United Nations Member: 19 Nov 1946
Member of European Union

175 FIN Finland

FIN Time Zone +2 Suomi (Finland) Helsinki
Metric System Adoption: 1886 *
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1892 *
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR
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132 BGR Bulgaria

BGR Time Zone +2 България (Bulgaria) София (Sofia)
Metric System Adoption: 1888
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1892
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union

185 IRL Ireland

IRL Time Zone 0 Éire (Ireland) Dublin
Metric System Adoption: 1897
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1968-69
Northern Ireland: Incomplete
United Nations Member: 14 Dec 1955
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR
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Road signs are in miles, not kilometers. Signs around the border usually show both, but the switchover can be confusing.

181 DNK Denmark

DNK Time Zone +1 Danmark (Denmark) København (Copenhagen)
Metric System Adoption: 1907
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1912
United Nations Member: 24 Oct 1945
Member of European Union

155 MLT Malta

MLT Time Zone +1 Malta Valletta
Metric System Adoption: 1910
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1921
United Nations Member: 1 Dec 1964
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

166 POL Poland

POL Time Zone +1 Polska (Poland) Warszawa (Warsaw)
Metric System Adoption: 1919
United Nations Member: 24 Oct 1945
Member of European Union

173 LVA Latvia

LVA Time Zone +2 Latvija (Latvia) Rīga (Riga)
Metric System Adoption: 1919 *
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1926 *
United Nations Member: 17 Sep 1991
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR
* Metric versus English Page 24

172 LTU Lithuania

LTU Time Zone +2 Lietuva (Lithuania) Vilnius
Metric System Adoption: 1920
United Nations Member: 17 Sep 1991
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

174 EST Estonia

EST Time Zone +2 Eesti (Estonia) Tallinn
Metric System Adoption: 1922
Compulsory Metric Implementation: 1929
United Nations Member: 17 Sep 1991
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

131 CYP Cyprus

CYP Time Zone +2 Κύπρος (Greek) Kıbrıs (Turkish) (Cyprus) Λευκωσία (Greek) Lefkoşa (Turkish) (Nicosia)
International System Adoption: 1972-74
United Nations Member: 20 Sep 1960
Member of European Union and Eurozone; Currency: Euro (€) EUR

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