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Since the early 1990s, when radical political changes transformed Eastern Europe, most of the countries of Europe now have democratic political systems. The new democracies join some of the oldest ones in the world, such as Britain, who traces democratic roots to the 13th century, and France, whose revolution set democracy in play in the late 18th century.
This section first investigate the European Union &endash; a regional international organization with fifteen member states &endash; and then reviews and compares the political systems of Great Britain and France.
Click the arrow below to go on to the European Union, or the links on the side to see the individual countries.
