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Ireland

 

Ireland is a small, independent country in northwestern Europe. It is often called the Republic of Ireland. Dublin is the capital and largest city.

The country occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the British Isles. The remaining one-sixth of the island is occupied by Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

A Short Background

A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for the 26 southern counties; the six northern counties (Ulster) remained part of Great Britain.

In 1948 Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups.

A peace settlement for Northern Ireland, approved in 1998, was implemented the following year.

Location: Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in
the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Geographic coordinates: 53 00 N, 8 00 W
Population: 3,840,838 (July 2001 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998)
Languages: English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Currency code: EUR
Exchange rates: 1 EURO to US Dollar : 1,1962 (April 2004)

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