▁line ▁running ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ▁along ▁mer id ian ▁ 1 0 ° ▁West ▁of ▁Green wich ▁to ▁its ▁intersection ▁with ▁parallel ▁ 7 2 ° ▁North ; ▁th ence ▁by ▁great ▁circle ▁arc ▁to ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁mer id ian ▁ 5 0 ° ▁West ▁and ▁parallel ▁ 4 0 ° ▁North ; ▁th ence ▁by ▁great ▁circle ▁arc ▁to ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁mer id ian ▁ 2 0 ° ▁West ▁and ▁parallel ▁ 1 0 ° ▁South ; ▁th ence ▁along ▁mer id ian ▁ 2 0 ° ▁West ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁P ole . ▁ ▁Active ▁members ▁include ▁broadcast ing ▁organis ations ▁whose ▁transm issions ▁are ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁ 9 8 % ▁of ▁households ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁country ▁which ▁are ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁receive ▁such ▁transm issions . ▁If ▁an ▁E BU ▁Active ▁Member ▁wishes ▁to ▁particip ate , ▁they ▁must ▁ful fil ▁conditions ▁as ▁laid ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁contest ▁( of ▁which ▁a ▁separate ▁copy ▁is ▁draft ed ▁ann ually ). ▁ ▁El ig ibility ▁to ▁particip ate ▁is ▁not ▁determined ▁by ▁ge ographic ▁inclusion ▁within ▁the ▁continent ▁of ▁Europe , ▁despite ▁the ▁" E uro " ▁in ▁" E uro vision " ▁– ▁nor ▁does ▁it ▁have ▁any ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁Several ▁countries ▁ge ograph ically ▁outside ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁Europe ▁have ▁competed : ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁in ▁Western ▁Asia , ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 2