Ireland (IPA: /en-us-Ireland.ogg/, IPA: /locally/; Éire, ) is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic. It is bordered by Northern Ireland to the north east, the Irish Sea to the east, St George's Channel to the south-east, the Celtic Sea to the south and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and north. The name of the state is Ireland, while the description the Republic of Ireland is sometimes used. The Irish Free State state was established in 1922, as a dominion within the British Commonwealth, and gained increasing sovereignty through the Statute of Westminster and the abdication crisis of 1936.Michael J. Kennedy, 2000, Division and consensus: the politics of cross-border relations in Ireland, 1925-1969, Institute of Public Administration: Dublin, A new constitution was introduced in 1937 that declared an entirely sovereign state and named it simply as Ireland., , John T. Koch, Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO: Santa Barbara, 2006 In 1949 the last formal link with the UKMunro et al, 1990, A world record of major conflict areas, St. James Press: Detroit was severed when Ireland became a republic and left the British Commonwealth, having already ceased to participate in that organisation for several years. (via Wikipedia)
Capital:
Dublin
Language:
Irish, English
As Of:
Jan 1, 2006
Largest City:
Dublin
GDP (nominal):
$267.579 billion
As Of:
Jan 1, 2009
Time Zone:
WET
Area:
27,133
Local Name:
Éire
GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
8th
GDP (nominal per capita):
$60,509
GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
6th
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
Ethnic groups:
90.0% Irish, 7.5% Other White, 1.3% Asian, 1.1% Black, 1.1% mixed,
1.6% unspec.
Government type:
Constitutional democratic republic and Parliamentary democracy
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
ccTLD:
.ie
EU Accession:
Jan 1, 1973
Anthem:
Amhrán na bhFiann
Currency (code):
EUR
Conventional Long Name:
Ireland
Demonym:
Irish
Latitude:
N
Name:
Ireland
Longitude:
W
Country Calling Code:
353
Currency:
Euro (€)¹
Total Population:
4,460,000
Drives On:
left
Latitude (Degrees):
53
HDI Rank:
5th
HDI:
0.960
GDP (per capita PPP):
$186.215 billion
Longitude (Degrees):
6
Census Date:
Jan 1, 2006
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