The EU will continue to grow as an increasing number of countries express interest in membership. These countries can be divided into candidate countries and potential candidate countries. The former are in the process of 'transposing' (or integrating) EU legislation into national law, while potential candidate countries do not yet fulfill the requirements for EU membership.
Candidate countries
Capital city: Reykjavik
Total area: 103 000 km²
Population: 0.3 million
Currency: Icelandic króna (kr)
Schengen area: Member of the Schengen area since 1996
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