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| Ireland |
| area:
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total: 70,280 sq km land: 68,890 sq km water: 1,390 sq km |
| Climate:
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temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time |
| land boundaries:
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total: 360 km border countries: UK 360 km |
| confini:
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1,448 km |
| Governament:
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republic, parliamentary democracy |
| languages:
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English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
| location:
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Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain |
| elevation:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Carrauntoohil 1,041 m |
| Population:
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4,109,086 (July 2007 est.) |
| 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) |
| currancy:
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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 |
| terrain:
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mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast |
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