Ireland

Ireland^[a]

Éire


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: "Amhrán na bhFiann"
"The Soldier's Song"

Location of Ireland (dark green, on the island of Ireland)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) — [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city) Dublin
53°20.65′N6°16.05′W / 53.34417°N 6.2675°W / 53.34417; -6.2675

Official language(s) Irish^[1]
English

Ethnic groups (2006) 87% Irish,
13% others and unspecified^[2]^[3]

Demonym

Irish

Government

Parliamentary republic

- President Michael D. Higgins

- Taoiseach Enda Kenny

- Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore

Legislature Oireachtas

- Upper house Seanad Éireann

- Lower house Dáil Éireann

Independence From the United Kingdom

- Declared 24 April 1916

- Ratified 21 January 1919

- Recognised 6 December 1922

- Constitution 29 December 1937

- Left the Commonwealth 18 April 1949

Area

- Total 70,273 km² (120th)
27,133 sq mi

- Water (%) 2.00

Population

- 2011 census 4,588,252^[4] (119th)

- Density 65.3/km² (142nd)
168.8/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate

- Total $181.595 billion^[5] (55th)

- Per capita $39,638^[5] (15th)

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate

- Total $217.669 billion^[5] (42nd)

- Per capita $47,513^[5] (14th)

HDI (2011) 0.908^[6] (very high) (7th)

Currency Euro (€)^{[note 1]} (EUR)

Time zone WET(UTC+0)

- Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC+1)

Date formats dd/mm/yyyy

Drives on the Left

ISO 3166 code

Internet TLD .ie^[b]

Calling code

353

a. ^Article 4 of the Constitution of Ireland declares that the name of the state is Ireland; Section 2 of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 declares thatRepublic of Ireland is "the description of the State".^[7]
b. ^ The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

Country Comparisons

Ireland vs. United Kingdom

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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