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Capital Ireland : |
Dublin .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Ireland :
| UK 360 km .
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| Climate Ireland :
| temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time .
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| Life expectancy Ireland :
| 77.36 years .
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| Fertility rate Ireland :
| 1.87 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Ireland :
| republic .
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| Population Ireland :
| 3,969,558 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Ireland :
| 70,280 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Ireland :
| 1.955 million (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Ireland :
| 3.4 million (2003) .
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| International Country Code Ireland :
| 353.
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| Sex ratio total Ireland :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Ireland ratio under 15 :
| 1.07 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Ireland ratio 15 64 :
| 1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Ireland ratio 65 :
| 0.78 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Ireland :
| $-2.994 billion (2003) |
| HIV Ireland :
| 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Ireland :
| 10% (1997 est.) |
| Literacy Ireland :
| 98% (1981 est.) |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Ireland :
| 2% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Ireland :
| 27.3% (1997) |
| Inflation Ireland :
| 3.5% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Ireland :
| 4.7% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Ireland :
| 1.26 million (2003) |
| Location Ireland :
| Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain |
| Geographic Coordinates Ireland :
| 53 00 N, 8 00 W |
| Religion Ireland :
| Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998) |
| Administrative region Ireland :
| 26 counties; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow |
| Terrain Ireland :
| mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Ireland :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Ireland :
| Carrauntoohil 1,041 m |
| Natural resources Ireland :
| natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
| Land use arable land Ireland :
| 15,20% |
| Land use permanentcrops Ireland :
| 0,03% |
| Irrigated land Ireland :
| NA sq km |
| Natural hazards Ireland :
| NA |
| Environment current issues Ireland :
| water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff |
| Geography note Ireland :
| strategic location on major air and sea routes between North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population resides within 97 km of Dublin |
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Divisions
Carlow
Cavan
Clare
Cork
Donegal
Dublin
Galway
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Laois
Leitrim
Limerick
Longford
Louth
Mayo
Meath
Monaghan
Offaly
Roscommon
Sligo
Tipperary
Waterford
Westmeath
Wexford
Wicklow
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