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Ireland Travel Guide


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Location
Location of Ireland
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Quick Facts
Capital Dublin
Government Republic and Parliamentary Democracy
Currency Euro (EUR)
Area 70,280 sq km
Population 4,172,013 (2006)
Language Irish (national and official), English (official)
Religion Catholic 87.4%,
Church of Ireland (incl. Protestant) 2.9%,
Muslim 0.8%,
Other Religion 1.3%,
None 4.2%,
Not Stated 1.6%
Electricity 230V/50Hz (United Kingdom plug)
Calling Code +353
Internet TLD .ie
Time Zone UTC (End Oct to End Mar) and UTC+1 (End Mar to End Oct)

For other places with the same name, see Ireland (disambiguation).

Ulster directs to here. For other places with this name, see Ulster (disambiguation)

Ireland (Irish: Éire) is an island in north-western Europe which has been divided politically since 1920. Most of the island is made up of Ireland (Irish: Éire), a.k.a. Republic of Ireland (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) . The remainder is Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.


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