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

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