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Revision as of 10:50, 22 January 2016
Ireland Éire Timeline: Scotland says "Yes"
OTL equivalent: Republic of Ireland | ||||||
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Anthem: Amhrán na bhFiann ("The Soldiers' Song") |
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Ireland (in Dark Green, Left/West of Map)
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Capital (and largest city) | Dublin | |||||
Other cities | Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford, Drogheda, Dundalk,Swords, Bray, Navan | |||||
Official languages | Irish, English | |||||
Ethnic groups (2011) | 84.5% White Irish
9.1% Other White 1.9% Asian / Asian Irish 1.4% Black / Black Irish 0.7% White Irish Traveller |
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Demonym | Irish | |||||
Membership | EU, FIONA | |||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic | |||||
- | President | Michael D. Higgins | ||||
- | Taoiseach | Enda Kenny | ||||
- | Tánaiste | Joan Burton | ||||
Legislature | Oireachtas | |||||
- | Upper house | Seanad | ||||
- | Lower house | Dáil | ||||
Independence from United Kingdom | ||||||
- | Proclamation | 24 April 1916 | ||||
- | Declaration | 21 January 1919 | ||||
- | Anglo-Irish Treaty | 6 December 1921 | ||||
- | 1922 Constitution | 6 December 1922 | ||||
- | 1937 Constitution | 29 December 1937 | ||||
- | Republic Act | 18 April 1949 | ||||
- | Good Friday Agreement | 28 May 1998 | ||||
EU accession | 1973 | |||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 70,273 km2 27,133 sq mi |
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- | Water (%) | 2 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2015 estimate | 4,635,400 | ||||
- | 2011 census | 4,588,252 | ||||
- | Density | 65.3/km2 169.1/sq mi |
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Currency | Euro (€ ) |
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Time zone | GMT (UTC) (UTC0) | |||||
- | Summer (DST) | (UTCUTC+1) | ||||
Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | |||||
Drives on the | left | |||||
Calling code | +353 | |||||
Patron saint | Saint Patrick |
The Republic of Ireland
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