As of 2022, how many member states make up the European Union?
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are signatories to the founding treaties of the union and thereby share in the privileges and obligations of membership.
27
<START_INST>As of 2022, how many member states make up the European Union?<END_INST><START_CTX>The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are signatories to the founding treaties of the union and thereby share in the privileges and obligations of membership.<END_CTX><START_A>27<END_A>