Schengen Area
area of 29 European states without mutual border controls
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Summary
Schengen Area is a territory[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,089 views/month, #2 of 214).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Europe[3]
- Main regulatory text: Schengen acquis[4]
- Named after: Schengen[5]
- Commons category: Internal Schengen borders[6]
- Has part(s): border of the Schengen Area[7], Belgium[8], France[9], Germany[10], Luxembourg[11], Kingdom of the Netherlands[12], Portugal[13], Spain[14], Italy[15], Austria[16], Greece[17], Denmark[18], Finland[19], Iceland[20]
- Inception: March 26, 1995[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Schengen Area[22]
- Population: 453,324,255[23]
- Different from: Common Travel Area[24], Nordic Passport Union[25]
- Area: 4,595,131 km²[26], 1,774,190 square mile[27]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject European Union[28], WikiProject Travel and Tourism[29]
- Does not have characteristic: border control[30]
Why It Matters
Schengen Area has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]