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Est. Population:
4,952,473
Demonym:
Irish
Religions:
Roman Catholic (84.7%)
Atheist (5.7%)
Church of Ireland (2.7%)
Other Christian (2.7%)
Muslim (1.1%)
Largest City:
Dublin (1,110,627)
Other Cities:
Cork (198,582)
Region:
Western Europe
Bodies of Water:
Atlantic Ocean (West and South)
Irish Sea (East)
Total Area:
70,273 km2 (98.0% land, 2.0% water)
Total Land:
443 km
Total Coastline:
1,448 km
Climate
Temperate maritime
Terrain:
Level plain
Surrounded by rugged hills and mountains
Cliffs on the west coast
Highest Point
Carrauntoohil (1,041 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Type:
Republic, Parliamentary Democracy
Head of State:
President Michael Higgins
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Leo Varadkar
Admin. Divisions
28 Counties
3 Cities
Independence:
6 December 1921 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Harp
Nat'l Anthem:
Amhran na bhFiann
GDP Per Capita
$65,800 (USD)
Currency
€ (Euro)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = € (Euro)0.86
Internet Code
.ie
Telephone Code
+353
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html (Majority of information)
http://bit.ly/2fYjYvE (Ethnic and religious data)
http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2011/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST&Geog_Code=35001 (Dublin population data)
http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2011/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST&Geog_Code=35002 (Cork population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 8 November 2016