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EDM code : Etudiants Du Monde / Students of the World.
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Ireland - Physical geography

Area : 70 280 Km2
Water : 2 %
Lands under cultivation : 13 %
Wild pasture lands : 68 %
Forests : 5 %

Min. Height : 0 m (Atlantic Ocean)
Max. Height : 1040 m (Carrauntoohil)


Ireland - Climate

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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in Dublin
Rainfall (mm) in Dublin
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Ireland - People
Nationality : Irish
Main language(s) : English, Gaelic (Irish) (30%)

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Population (2005) : 4 142 000 people
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Density : 59 people / Km2
Fertility rate : 2 children / woman
Life expectancy : 78 years
Urban population : 60 %

Main cities :
953 000 people Dublin (capital) (aggl.)
180 000 people Cork
76 000 people Limerick
57 500 people Galway
56 000 people Dun Laoghaire


Ireland - Economy
Currency : Euro (EUR) = 100 Cents
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 1.22 US$

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 122 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 29454 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 166.64 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 40232 dollars


Ireland - Miscellaneous information
CONSUMPTION (individual / year) (world rank 1997) :
- Tea = 3.2 Kg (1)
- Potatoes = 170 Kg (1)
- Milk = 165 l (1)
- Beer = 125 l (3)
- Cigarettes = 1700 (5)
- Meat = 95 Kg (7)
- Sugar = 42 Kg (11)
MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :
- Barley (23)
- Wheat
- Potatoes
- Oxen
- Sheeps
- Zinc (9)
- Lead (12)


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