In Spanish using a letter twice in an acronym means that that word is plural. EE. UU. = Estados Unidos. If it were E.U., it would mean "Estado Unido"*. Other examples are: RR. HH. = Recursos Humanos (Human Resources). ss. = siguientes. HH. = Honorables. More @Wikipedia
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