A map showing the member, candidate, and non-EU nations in Europe. The member nations colored in blue are Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Malta, Greece, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Romania, and Cyprus. The candidate nations colored in red are Turkey, Macedonia, and Croatia. The non-EU nations colored in green are Iceland, Norway, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. © 2012 The Exploration Company In what way will membership in the European Union most benefit candidate nations? Economically Religiously Politically Socially