- The capital of the Republic of Ireland (Gaelic Éire) is Dublin.
- The official name of the country is Ireland for documents written in English and Éire for documents written in Irish.
- English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
- The population of Ireland is approximately 4,500,000 people.
- Religions: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
- Today, the island is the most deforested area in Europe.
- Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe.
- Currency: euro (EUR)
- The island of Ireland extends over an area of 84,421 km2 (32,595 sq mi), of which about five-sixths belongs to the Republic of Ireland 70,280 km2 (27,135 sq mi) and the remainder constitutes Northern Ireland.
- Natural resources: natural gas, peat, lead, copper, zinc, barite, silver, gypsum, limestone, dolomite.
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