Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "மொத்த உள்நாட்டு உற்பத்தி (கொள்வனவு ஆற்றல் சமநிலை) அடிப்படையில் நாடுகளின் பட்டியல்" in Tamil language version.
Although the EU is not a federation in the strict sense, it is far more than a free-trade association such as ASEAN, NAFTA, or Mercosur, and it has certain attributes associated with independent nations: its own flag, currency (for some members), and law-making abilities, as well as diplomatic representation and a common foreign and security policy in its dealings with external partners. Thus, inclusion of basic intelligence on the EU has been deemed appropriate as a new, separate entity in The World Factbook.
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