IRELAND


From:http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/ei/index.html




- Ireland's total area is 70,280 sq. km.
-Land area: 68,890 sq. km.
-Water area: 1,390 sq. km.

-Ireland's climate is temperate maritime
- Mild winters
-Cool summers
-Consistently humid
-Overcast half the time

-Ireland's population is 3,924,140
-Ages 0-14 = 21.2%
-Ages 15-64 = 67.2%
-Ages 65-Up = 11.4%

-Religions of Ireland
-Roman Catholic 91.6%
-Church of Ireland 2.5%
-Other 5.9%

-Languages of Ireland
-English is the main language used.
- Irish (Gaelic) is used mainly by the western seaboard.

-Literacy of Ireland
- 98% of the total population

-Ireland's Government
-Republic
-Independence: December 6, 1921
-National Holiday: Saint Patrick's Day- March 17

All information for this page is from: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/factbook/ei/index.html

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