Location: Northwest Europe
Official name: Ireland
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1922 / 1922
Capital city: Dublin
Population: 4.6 million / 173 people per sq mile (67 people per sq km)
Total land area: 27,135 square miles (70,280 square km)
Language(s) spoken: English (official language), Irish Gaelic (official language)
Main religions: Roman Catholic 87%, Other
and nonreligious 10%, Anglican 3%
Ethnic mix: Irish 99%, Other 1%
Government type: Parliamentary system
Currency: Euro = 100 cents
Literacy rate: 99%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3532 kilocalories
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