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Golly. Where to start.
Golly. Where to start.


You have your {{tag|European Union}}, your {{tag|European Economic Area}}, your {{tag|European Free Trade Association}}. And then geographical {{tag|Europe}}, which is none of these things.   
You have your {{tag|European Union}}, your {{tag|European Economic Area}}, your {{tag|European Free Trade Association}} and the European Single Market. And then geographical {{tag|Europe}}, which is none of these things.   


Note that {{tag|Norway}} is not a member state of the European Union (EU), but is closely associated with the Union through its membership in the {{tag|European Economic Area}} (EEA), in the context of being a European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member.  
Note that {{tag|Norway}} is not a member state of the European Union (EU), but is closely associated with the Union through its membership in the {{tag|European Economic Area}} (EEA), in the context of being a European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member.  
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EFTA's four member states are {{tag|Iceland}}, {{tag|Liechtenstein}}, {{tag|Norway}} and {{tag|Switzerland}}.  
EFTA's four member states are {{tag|Iceland}}, {{tag|Liechtenstein}}, {{tag|Norway}} and {{tag|Switzerland}}.  
   
   
{{tag|Switzerland}} is neither an EU or EEA member but is part of the single market - this means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals.
{{tag|Switzerland}} is neither an {{tag|EU}} or {{tag|EEA}} member but is part of the single market - this means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals.
   
   
{{tag|Jersey}}, {{tag|Guernsey}}, Alderney (which is actually a part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey) (the Channel Islands) and the {{tag|Isle of Man}} are self-governing Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom but are not part of the EU, the EEA or EFTA. But they are, you know, European.
{{tag|Jersey}}, {{tag|Guernsey}}, Alderney (which is actually a part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey) (the Channel Islands) and the {{tag|Isle of Man}} are self-governing Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom but are not part of the EU, the EEA or EFTA. But they are, you know, European.


{{c|Jurisdictions}}
{{c|Jurisdictions}}