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Representation and Voting Rights Before and After Nice

MS		Population		GDP in PPPs	Votes in the Council				Seats in the Parliament
		Population		GDP in PPPs	Before Nice		After Nice		Before Nice		After Nice
		million	%	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
1	A	8,082	1.68	110	4	2.99	10	2.91	21	2.40	17	2.32
2	B	10,213	2.12	110	5	3.73	12	3.49	25	2.86	22	3.00
3	D	82,038	17.05	106	10	7.46	29	8.43	99	11.33	99	13.52
4	DK	5,313	1.10	119	3	2.24	7	2.03	16	1.83	13	1.76
5	E	39,394	8.19	81	8	5.97	27	7.85	64	7.32	50	6.83
6	F	58,966	12.25	98	10	7.46	29	8.43	87	9.95	72	9.84
7	GR	10,533	2.19	67	5	3.73	12	3.49	25	2.86	33	3.00
8	I	57,612	11.97	103	10	7.46	29	8.43	87	9.95	72	9.84
9	IRL	3,744	0.78	111	3	2.24	7	2.03	15	1.72	12	1.64
10	LUX	0,429	0.09	181	2	1.49	4	1.16	6	0.69	6	0.82
11	NL	15,760	3.28	116	5	3.73	13	3.78	31	3.55	25	3.42
12	P	9,980	2.07	74	5	3.73	12	3.49	25	2.86	22	3.00
13	S	8,854	1.84	102	4	2.99	10	2.91	22	2.52	18	2.46
14	SF	5,160	1.07	101	3	2.24	7	2.03	16	1.83	13	1.78
15	UK	59,247	12.31	103	10	7.46	29	8.43	87	9.95	72	9.84
16	BG	8,230	1.71	23	4^*	2.99	10	2.91	21^*	2.40	17	2.32
17	CYP	0,752	0.16	82	2^*	1.49	4	1.16	6^*	0.69	6	0.82
18	CZ	10,290	2.14	59	5^*	3.73	12	3.49	25^*	2.86	20	2.73
19	EST	1,446	0.30	36	3^*	2.24	4	1.16	7^*	0.80	6	0.82
20	H	10,092	2.10	51	5^*	3.73	12	3.49	25^*	2.86	20	2.73
21	LAT	2,439	0.51	28	3^*	2.24	4	1.16	10^*	1.14	8	1.09
22	LIT	3,701	0.77	29	3^*	2.24	7	2.03	15^*	1.72	12	1.64
23	MAL	0,377	0.08	52	2^*	1.49	3	0.87	6^*	0.69	5	0.68
24	PL	38,667	8.04	39	8^*	5.97	27	7.85	64^*	7.32	50	6.83
25	ROM	22,489	4.67	27	6^*	4.48	13	3.78	44^*	5.03	33	4.51
26	SLV	5,393	1.12	48	3^*	2.24	7	2.03	16^*	1.83	13	1.78
27	SLO	1,978	0.41	71	3^*	2.24	4	1.16	9^*	1.03	7	0.96
all		481,179	100	100	134	100	344	99.98	874	99.99	732	99.98

population data from Eurostat 1999
Filename NEW08-02.WPD

^*non-binding Commission projections