Schengen Area
Schengen Area Map of Europe Schengen Area, including non EU countries Countries de facto part of the Schengen Area Members of the EU legally obliged to join the Schengen area, but not yet members Policy of European Union Type Open borders area Established 1995 Members 26 states Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Area 4,312,099 km 2 (1,664,911 sq mi) Population 419,392,429 Density 97/km 2 GDP (Nominal) US$15 trillion [1] European Union This article is part of a series on the politics and government of European Union Executive European Council President Tusk (EPP) Parties List of meetings European Commission Juncker Commission President Juncker (EPP) Vice Presidents College Civil Service Secretary-General Selmayr Legislature European Parliament President Tajani (E...