The European Union was established on November 1st, 1993 by the Treaty of Maastricht upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community. With around 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share (US$19.1 trillion in 2009) of the nominal gross world product. The... 

Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom’s air force, the oldest independent air force in the world which was formed on 1 April 1918. The RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts. The RAF’s...