What are the 27 EU countries? What are the EEA countries? And which countries are members of the Schengen area? See the lists of countries below.
The European Union (EU) has 27 member states:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
EEA stands for European Economic Area. There are 30 EEA countries:
- The 27 EU member states
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Norway
The Schengen Area consists of the following countries:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
Partial members of the Schengen area
- Bulgaria
- Romania
As of 31 March 2024 air and sea border controls between the Schengen member states and Bulgaria and Romania will be lifted, but land border checks will remain in place.