Country Information Ireland

Map Ireland:


Capital:	Dublin
Geography Ireland:
Continent:	Europe
Location:	Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Area:	70.282 km²
Geographic coordinates:	53 00 Nord, 8 00 West
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
	highest point: Carrauntoohil 1,041 m
People Ireland:
Population:	3.969.558 (Juli 2004, geschätzt)
Language(s):	English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic)
Economy Ireland:
Currency:	euro (EUR) note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Currency code:	EUR
Miscellaneous Ireland:
Country code plate:	IRL
Internet country code:	.ie
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