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Country
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Ireland |
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Leader
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President: Joyce Banda
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President: Michael D Higgins
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Population
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16,323,044
| 4,722,028
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Life Expectancy
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52.310 years
| 80.320 years
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Capital City
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| Dublin
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Largest city
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| Lilongwe (population: 646,750) | Dublin (population: 1,024,030) |
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Human Development Index
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0.457
| 0.96
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| GDP per capita |
| $40,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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62.7%
| 99%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.8
| 7.7
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13%
| 15.5%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Pallonji Mistry ($2.5bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 14.400%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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multiparty democracy
| republic, parliamentary democracy
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Independence date
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| 6 December 1921 (from UK by treaty)
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| Religions |
Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
| Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census)
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| Languages |
Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
| English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
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| Exports |
| machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products
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| External Debt |
| $2,352,000,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6689 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.900%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 3
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| Location |
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
| Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
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| Area |
118,484 km sq
| 70,273 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 1,448 km
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| Climate |
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
| temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
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