1981 enlargement of the European Communities

The 1981 enlargement of the European Communities was the second enlargement of what is now the European Union, then the European Communities (EC). Greece acceded to the EEC on 1 January 1981. It is considered a part of the Mediterranean enlargement.

  EC members in 1981

  New EC members admitted in 1981

Impact[]

Member countries	Population	Area (km²)	GDP (billion US$)	GDP per capita (US$)	Languages
Greece	9,729,350	131,945	86.553	8,896	Greek
Existing members (1981)	261,743,191	3,823,809	3,694,558	14,115	7
EC10 (1981)	271,472,541 (+3.72%)	3,955,774 (+3.45%)	3,781.111 (+2.34%)	13,928 (−1.33%)	8

See also[]

• 1973 enlargement of the European Communities
• 1986 enlargement of the European Communities
• 1995 enlargement of the European Union
• 2004 enlargement of the European Union
• 2007 enlargement of the European Union
• 2013 enlargement of the European Union

References[]

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