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| Anthem | "A Nation Once Again (national)" "God Save the King (royal)" | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Dublin | ||||||
| Other cities | Belfast Cork Limerick | ||||||
| Language | Irish English (co-official) | ||||||
| Demonym | Irish | ||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||
| Legislature | Oireachtas | ||||||
| Monarch | Ferdinand II | ||||||
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin | ||||||
| Area | 84,421 km² | ||||||
| Population | 7,026,636 | ||||||
| Established | Crown of Ireland Act 1542 Legislative independence 1782–1800 Acts of Union 1 January 1801 Confederation Act 8 October 1885 Dissolution of the Commonwealth 25 December 1993 | ||||||
| Currency | Irish pound | ||||||
| Time Zone | UTC (WET) | ||||||
| summer | UTC+1 (WEST) | ||||||
| Driving Side | left | ||||||
| Calling Code | +353 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .ie | ||||||
Ireland (Irish: Éire), or the Kingdom of Ireland (Ríocht Éireann) is a country in north-western Europe consisting of the entire island of same name. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Ireland has an estimate population of 7 million people.
Ireland is an unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy, having an advanced economy and one of Europe's major financial hubs being centred on Dublin. A developed country, Ireland's quality of life is ranked amongst the highest in the world. It shares cultural links with Great Britain, mostly by its monarchy, being ruled by the same monarch, while its relations have been significantly flourishing since the dissolution of the United Commonwealth and subsequent independence.
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