Ireland

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Quick Facts - IRELAND

 

Land area: 68,890 square km (26,599 square miles)

 


Major physical features

Highest point: Carrauntoohill (Macgillicuddy's Reeks) 1,041 m (3,414 ft)

Longest river: Shannon 370 km (230 miles)


Population: (2006 est.) 4,062,235


Form of government: multiparty republic with two legislative houses


Armed forces: army 8,500; navy 1,100; air force 860


Largest cities: Dublin (capital 1,186,159); Cork (119,143); Galway (65,832); Limerick (54,023); Waterford (44,594)


Official language: Irish and English


Ethnic composition: Irish 95%; British 2.7%; others 2.3%


Religious affiliations: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5%


Currency: 1 Euro (EUR) = 100 euro cents


Gross domestic product: (2006) U.S. $177.2 billion


Gross domestic product per capita: (2006) U.S. $43,600


Life expectancy at birth: male 75.11 years and female 80.52 years


Major resources: natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, barytes, cereals, fish, livestock, potatoes, sugar beet, vegetables, tourism