Official Name — European Monetary Union

Member countries — Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Netherlands, Greece, Austria, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Slovakia and Latvia. Lithuania becomes a member on January 1, 2015.

Population — 503.8 million (July 2012 estimate)

GDP per capita — $34,500 (2012 estimate)

Currency — euro (€)

Central bank — European Central Bank

President, ECB — Mario Draghi

 

Source — CIA World Factbook