Ireland

• Capital: Dublin
• Major Cities
  • Cork
  • Limerick
• Major Geographical Features
  • Donegal Bay
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Celtic Sea
  • St. George's Channel
  • Irish Sea
  • Aran Islands
  • Shannon River
  • Galway Bay
• Religion: Roman Catholic (87.4%)
• Languages:
  • English (official)
  • Gaelic (official)
• 1845-1850: Irish Potato Famine
  • 30% of the population leaves Ireland during this period
• 1916: Easter Monday Rebellion against British rule fails
• 1949: Ireland withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations
• 1973: Joins European Economic Community (now the European Union)
• Independence: 1921 from the United Kingdom
• Government: republic, parliamentary democracy
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Ireland is slightly larger than West Virginia
• Literacy: 99%
• Climate: Marine West Coast
• Occupies 83% of the island of Ireland
• Exports
  • Chemicals
  • Pharmeceuticals
• 40% of the Ireland population lives within 97 kilometers of Dublin