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Capital:Dublin

Geography
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 kmē
Geographic coordinates:53 00 N, 8 00 W
Elevation extremes:lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Carrauntoohil 1,041 m

People
Population:3,969,558 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic)

Economy
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
Country code plate:IRL
Internet country code:.ie

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