 Ireland
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Ireland (Irish: Éire) is the third largest island in Europe. It lies in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian defeated the Danes in 1014. Ireland's least arable land lies in the south-western and western counties. These areas are largely spectacularly mountainous and rocky, with beautiful green vistas.
Ireland is divided into 4 provinces and 26 counties. Agricultural lowlands form most of the interior, which is broken in places with low hills and includes considerable areas of bog and numerous lakes. There are coastal mountains to the west, rising to over 1,000m in places. Nearly a third of the population live in Dublin. Other major cities include Cork, Galway and Limerick.
AREA: 70,282 sq. km
CLIMATE: Temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
POPULATION: 4.2 million
RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
LANGUAGES: English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
GOVERNMENT TYPE: Republic, parliamentary democracy
CAPITAL: Dublin
CURRENCY: Euro
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
GDP PER CAPITA (purchasing power parity): $41,100 (2005 est.)
France = $29,600 (2005 est.)
USA = $41,600 (2005 est.)
China = $6,800 (2005 est.)
Bresil = $8,300 (2005 est.)
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