The centre of the EU
I just reread an old thread in the europa.union newsgroup in which I calculated the population-weighted centre of the EU:
| Area | North | East | Closest city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original EEC (6 countries) | 47.77 | 7.64 | Basle, Switzerland |
| +3 (UK, Ireland, Denmark) | 48.91 | 5.42 | Saint-Mihiel, Meuse, France |
| +1 (Greece) | 48.51 | 6.04 | Vézelise, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France |
| +2 (Spain and Portugal) | 47.37 | 4.56 | Viteaux (west of Dijon), France |
| +1/2 (East Germany) | 47.60 | 4.98 | a little north of Dijon, France |
| +3 (Austria, Finland, Sweden) | 48.06 | 5.68 | Lamarche, Vosges, France |
| +10 (2004 enlargement) | 48.52 | 7.94 | Strasbourg, France |
| +2 (Romania and Bulgaria) | 48.28 | 9.02 | Ebingen, Württemberg, Germany |
| +1 (Turkey) | 47.21 | 11.80 | a little east of Innsbruch, Austria |
Oh what fun we used to have in the europa.* hieararchy!