AREA ................................................
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70.280
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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3.956.558 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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56,3 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Dublin
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Euro (EUR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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38827 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,666 (5th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Carrauntoohil 1041 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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6 December 1921 (from UK by treaty)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.ie
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+353
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