Ireland Facts

Official Name: Ireland

Total Area: 70,273 square kilometers

Administrative Divisions: 26 Counties

Head of State: President

Head of Government: Prime Minister

Capital: Dublin

Major Cities: Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford

Language: English, Irish (Gaelic)

Religions: Christianity

Currency: Euro

Population: 4 million (UN estimate, 2004)

Literacy: 98 percent

Gross National Income per capita: US$ 40,150 (World Bank estimate, 2006)

Economy: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Fishing

International Dialing Code: +353

Time: GMT/UTC