Irrigated land:
115,807 sq km
Natural hazards:
flooding along coasts; avalanches in mountainous area; earthquakes
in the south; volcanic eruptions in Italy; periodic droughts in
Spain; ice floes in the Baltic
Environment - current issues:
NA
Environment - international agreements:
Hazardous Wastes, Biodiversity, Air Pollution, Antarctic-Marine
Living Resources, Tropical Timber 82, Tropical Timber 94, Ozone
Layer Protection, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air
Pollution-Sulphur 94, Law of the Sea, Desertification, Climate
Change; has signed, but not yet ratified: Air Pollution-Volatile
Organic Compounds, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
People European Union
Population: 456,285,839 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.3% 15-64 years: 67.2% 65 years and over: 16.6% (July 2004 est.)
Median age:
NA
Population growth rate:
0.17% (July 2004 est.)
Birth rate:
10.2 births/1,000 population (July 2004 est.)