This book has six chapters containing an introduction, tables, graphs, maps, and explanations. The chapters are followed by annexes including an index, a glossary and the geographical nomenclature, as well as the classifications of economic activities and of commoditions. The six chapters are: 1: People in Europe, with figures on: the EU population, families and births, life and its risks, health and safety, international migration, education, people in the labour market, household consumption expenditure, income and living conditions; 2: The natural environment, with figures on: natural resources, pollution, pesticide use, environmental protection, recycling; 3: Economy and finance, with figures on: national accounts, economic output, consumption and spending, income of the input factors, government finances, social protection, consumer prices and financial market indicators, wages and labour costs, research and development; 4: Enterprises and their activities, with figures on: agriculture, forestry, fisheries, business structures at a glance, industry and construction, distributive trades, services (including financial services), the information society, tourism, transport, energy, steel; 5: International trade, with figures on: balance of payments, trade in goods, trade in services, trading partners; 6: The candidate countries, with figures on: population, economy, trade. (A)
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