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| - The United European States is a semi-political economic cooperation pact between most of the European countries, having formed gradually over the last 50 years. Its founding members were Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy. The United European States is an economic and semi-political cooperation organization consisting of 19 member states located primarily in Europe. It is committed to regional development, and was established by the Treaty of Burgundy on November 7, 1993 on the foundations of the European Economic Community. With almost 525 million citizens, the UES combined generates an estimated 34% share of the nominal gross world product and about 24% of the PPP gross world product. The UES has developed a single market through a standardized system of regulations adopted in all member states, ensuring the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital. It maintains common policies on traide, agriculture, fisheries, and regional development. Twelve members have adopted the common currency, the Euromark (derived from the German Mark), constituting the Eurozone. The United European States have a common defense policy, as administered by the European Defense Agency, a cooperative league of the militaries of each of the member states, designed to coordinate operations and ensure that each member contributes its share of resources to the defense of the whole union.
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