. . . . . "5 Council observers"@en . . "Council of Europe"@en . . . . . . . . "1949Z"^^ . "CoE" . "47 member states"@en . "The Council of Europe (CoE; French: Conseil de l'Europe), founded in 1949, is a regional intergovernmental organisation which promotes human rights, democracy and the rule of law in its 47 member states, covering 820 million citizens. The organisation is separate from the 28-nation European Union, though sometimes confused with it, in part because they share the European flag."@en . . . . . "3 Assembly observers"@en . .