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Iceland is not a member of the EU

Iceland is not a member-state in the EU but they have close economic and political ties. They are a part of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

They once applied for membership after the financial crisis but it didn't go through; currently most citizens are opposed to the idea.

Becoming a full EU member would require them to accept the EU's fishing limitations, potentially hurting their economy. There are also other factors involved:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland%E2%80%93European_Union...

So confusing:

Iceland is in the Schengen Area, and the EEA, but not the EU or Eurozone

This helps: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Supranat...

A bit outdated it as Latvia and Lithuania are in the Eurozone.

Probably other changes too.

needs ECJ jurisdiction, and ECHR. literally unplayable.

but for real, country names would be helpful too

ECJ jurisdiction is the EU, and the ECHR applies to all Council of Europe members.

Whats that one flag outside of the council which can mint Euros

Vatican City

I figured it was one of the microstates

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