| Republic of Europe Poblacht na hÉireann Timeline: Differently | ||||||
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| Anthem: The Soldier's Song |
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 Location of Ireland in Europe
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| Capital (and largest city) | Dublin | |||||
| Official languages | English, Irish | |||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | |||||
| Demonym(s) | Irish | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Arlene Foster | ||||
| Legislature | Oireachtas | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | Congress | ||||
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| - | Independence from the United Kingdom | 6 December 1921 | ||||
| - | 1922 constitution | 6 December 1922 | ||||
| - | 1937 constitution | 29 December 1937 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 70,273 km2 27,133 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | Estimate | 7.248.104 | ||||
| Currency | Punt | |||||
Ireland, officially the Republic of Ireland, is country occupying most of the island of Ireland off Europe's northwestern coast. The capital and largest city is Dublin, which is located on the eastern side of the island. Its surface area of 70,273 square kilometers makes it the 19th-largest country in Europe and the 87th-largest in the world. With a population of over 4.9 million inhabitants, it is the 22nd-most populous country in Europe and the 89th in the world.
Around 40% of the country's population resides in the Greater Dublin Area. It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, presidential republic.
The state was created as the Irish Free State in 1922 as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. It had the status of Dominion until 2014 when a new constitution was adopted, in which Ireland effectively became a presidential republic, with an elected executive president as head of state and chief of government. The Republic of Ireland consists of 4 states and each state has a Governor and a local legislature. There is also the special administrative region of Dublin which is governed by a Lord-Mayor chosen annually by a 7 person council, four civilian elected and 3 religious leaders representative, A Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew although only the civilian councilors can serve as Lord-Mayor.
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Leinster |
Dundalk | 1.406.870 | Federal State |
Ulster |
Belfast | 2,105,666 | Federal State |
Connacht |
Galway | 550,742 | Federal State |
Munster |
Cork | 1,280,020 | Federal State |
Dublin |
Dublin | 1,904,806 | Free City |
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