How the European Union changed in 60 years
ROME, March 25 (Reuters) - The European Union is celebrating its 60th anniversary on Saturday seeking to demonstrate that the EU can survive the impending departure of major power Britain.
Below is a comparison of some statistics of the starting point when six countries signed in 1957 the Rome Treaty creating the European Economic Community -- the predecessor of today's European Union -- and the bloc now, but before Britain leaves. EUROPEAN UNION
Rome Treaty Now Number of countries 6 28 Number of citizens around 163 million around 510 million Area in square km 1.3 million 4.5 million Official languages 4 24 GDP per capita* $10,065 $35,079
* Data from Trading Economics, data for the Rome Treaty is from 1960. (Reporting By Jan Strupczewski; Editing by Julia Glover)
