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COUNTRY FACT FILEIreland |
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Political
| Official Name | Ireland | |
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| Form of Government | Republic | |
Geography
| Geography | The island of Ireland extends over 84,421 km | |
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| Geographical Region | Europe | |
| Capital City | Dublin | |
| - Latitude | 52° 34' 28" N | |
| - Longitude | 7° 33' 1" W | |
| - Time Zone | UTC | |
| Area | - Land | 68,890 sq km |
| - Water | 1,390 sq km | |
| - TOTAL | 70,280 sq km | |
| Features | ||
| - Highest Point | 1.041m, Carrauntoohil | |
| - Lowest Point | 0m, Atlantic Ocean | |
| Time Zones | Single timezone UTC | |
| - East | UTC | |
| - West | UTC | |
Cultural
| Culture | English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard | |
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| Population | 4,015,676 (200) | |
| Languages | - Official | English, Irish |
| Religion | - Official | Roman Catholic ( |
| - Other religions | Church of Ireland (3%), other Christian (2%), other (1.5%), unspecified (2%), none (3.5%) | |
Financial
| Currency | Euro (E) | |
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| - Exchange rate | iTourist recommends the XE.com Personal Currency Assistant | |
| Gross Domestic Product | as of 200 | |
| - Total | USD $129400 | |
| - Per Capita | USD $31,900 | |
| - Growth | 5.1% | |
Infrastucture
| Communications | ||
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| - Country Dialling Code | +35 (replace the "+" with your international dialling prefix) | |
| - International Prefix | 00 | |
| - National Prefix | 0 | |
| - Emergency Number | ||
| Electrical | - voltage | volts |
| - Frequency | Hz | |
| - Outlet type | ||
| Transport | ||
| - Drives on | Right (vehicles are left-hand drive) | |
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- Airports
(12 found) |
Casement Aerodrome Connemara Regional Airport Coonagh Airport Cork International Airport Donegal Airport Dublin International Airport Galway Airport Kerry Airport (Farranfore Airport) Knock International Airport Shannon Airport Sligo Airport Waterford Airport |
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- Airlines
(4 found) |
Aer Arann Aer Lingus Cityjet Ryanair |
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Member's Tips for Ireland
- dub1 has a Accommodation Tip for Dublin, Dublin, Ireland:
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Member's Blogs about Ireland
- dub1 has a blog about Dublin, Ireland:
» "Dublin Accommodation (free finder)" - Adam has a blog about Ireland:
» "Ryanair hosties strip off for "kids"" - dixonus has a blog about Dublin, Ireland:
» "Touching my roots in Dublin and Edinburgh" - brianelson has a blog about Ireland:
» "Travel to Ireland"
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