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European Union (EU)
✓The European Union is made up of 27 countries and three governing bodies.
✓The EU provides for open borders between its member countries to facilitate trade without tariffs or duties.
✓The Treaty of Maastricht formed the European Union common market in 1993.
✓The EU is the world’s third-largest economy after the United States and China.
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