Ireland at a Glance

Map and data are courtesy CIA World Factbook

Location:
53 00 N, 8 00 W

Area: 70,280 sq km

Climate: mild winters, cool summers, humid, overcast half the time

Population: 3,632,944
(July 1999 est.)

Nationality: Irish

Capital: Dublin

Money: (fall 1999)
1000 yen = 7 pounds*

Languages: English is widely used, with Irish (Gaelic) spoken in areas along the western seaboard.

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Notes:
*The euro will replace the local currency in consenting countries for all transactions in 2002. Exchange rate figure is not from the CIA World Factbook.
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