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factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_agriculture 5 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_industry 46 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_services 49 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_officialexchangerate 202900000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_percapita_PPP 43600 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_purchasingpowerparity 177200000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_realgrowthrate 5.2 (xsd:double)
factbook:HIVorAIDS_adultprevalencerate 0.1 (xsd:double)
factbook:HIVorAIDS_deaths less than 100
factbook:HIVorAIDS_peoplelivingwithHIVorAIDS 2800 (xsd:long)
factbook:administrativedivisions 26 counties; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
factbook:administrativedivisions_note Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan are part of Ulster Province
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_female 413556 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_male 442664 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_percentage 20.8 (xsd:double)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_female 1385355 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_male 1387803 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_percentage 67.5 (xsd:double)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_female 266926 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_male 212782 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_percentage 11.7 (xsd:double)
factbook:airports_total 36 (xsd:long)
factbook:airports_withpavedrunways_total 15
factbook:airports_withunpavedrunways_total 21
factbook:area_comparative slightly larger than West Virginia
factbook:area_land 68890
factbook:area_total 70280
factbook:area_water 1390
factbook:background Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the UK. In 1948 Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups. A peace settlement for Northern Ireland is being implemented with some difficulties. In 2006, the Irish and British governments developed and began working to implement the St. Andrews Agreement, building on the Good Friday Agreement approved in 1998.
factbook:birthrate 14.4 (xsd:double)
factbook:budget_expenditures $73050000000; including capital expenditures of $73050000000
factbook:budget_revenues 74490000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:capital_daylightsavingtime +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
factbook:capital_geographiccoordinates 53 20 N, 6 15 W
factbook:capital_name Dublin
factbook:capital_timedifference UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
factbook:climate temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
factbook:coastline_total 1448 (xsd:long)
factbook:constitution adopted 1 July 1937 by plebiscite; effective 29 December 1937
factbook:countryname_conventionallongform none
factbook:countryname_conventionalshortform Ireland
factbook:countryname_locallongform none
factbook:countryname_localshortform Eire
factbook:currency_code euro (EUR)
factbook:currency_code__note on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
factbook:currencycode EUR
factbook:currentaccountbalance 9450000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:deathrate 7.79 (xsd:double)
factbook:debt_external $1392000000000 (30 June 2006)
foaf:depiction <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/ei-map.gif>
factbook:disputes_international Ireland, Iceland, and the UK dispute Denmarks claim that the Faroe Islands continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm
factbook:distributionoffamilyincome_Giniindex 35.9 (xsd:double)
factbook:economicaid_donor 607000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:economy_overview Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy with growth averaging 6% in 1995-2006. Agriculture, once the most important sector, is now dwarfed by industry and services. Industry accounts for 46% of GDP, about 80% of exports, and 29% of the labor force. Although exports remain the primary engine for Irelands growth, the economy has also benefited from a rise in consumer spending, construction, and business investment. Per capita GDP is 40% above that of the four big European economies and the second highest in the EU behind Luxembourg. Over the past decade, the Irish Government has implemented a series of national economic programs designed to curb price and wage inflation, reduce government spending, increase labor force skills, and promote foreign investment. Ireland joined in circulating the euro on 1 January 2002 along with 11 other EU nations.
factbook:electricity_consumption 23230000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_exports 0 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_imports 1600000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_production 23260000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_productionbysource_fossilfuel 95.9 (xsd:double)
factbook:electricity_productionbysource_hydro 2 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_productionbysource_nuclear 0 (xsd:double)
factbook:electricity_productionbysource_other 1.7 (xsd:double)
factbook:elevationextremes_highestpoint 1041 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_highestpoint_place Carrauntoohil
factbook:elevationextremes_lowestpoint 0 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_lowestpoint_place Atlantic Ocean
factbook:environment_currentissues water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff
factbook:executivebranch_cabinet Cabinet appointed by the president with previous nomination by the prime minister and approval of the House of Representatives
factbook:executivebranch_chiefofstate President Mary MCALEESE (since 11 November 1997)
factbook:executivebranch_electionresults Mary MCALEESE elected president; percent of vote - Mary MCALEESE 44.8%, Mary BANOTTI 29.6%
factbook:executivebranch_elections president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 31 October 1997 (next scheduled for October 2011); note - Mary MCALEESE appointed to a second term when no other candidate qualified for the 2004 presidential election; prime minister (taoiseach) nominated by the House of Representatives and appointed by the president
factbook:executivebranch_headofgovernment Prime Minister Bertie AHERN (since 26 June 1997)
factbook:exports 119800000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:factbookcode ei
factbook:fiscalyear calendar year
factbook:flag <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/ei-flag.gif>
factbook:flagdescription three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and orange; similar to the flag of Cote dIvoire, which is shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red
factbook:geographiccoordinates_latitude 53 (xsd:double)
factbook:geographiccoordinates_longitude 8 (xsd:double)
factbook:governmenttype republic, parliamentary democracy
factbook:householdincomeorconsumptionbypercentageshare_highest10pc 27.3 (xsd:double)
factbook:householdincomeorconsumptionbypercentageshare_lowest10pc 2 (xsd:long)
factbook:imports 87360000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:independence 6 December 1921 (from UK by treaty)
factbook:industrialproductiongrowthrate 5 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_female 4.69 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_male 5.72 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_total 5.22 (xsd:double)
factbook:inflationrate_consumerprices 3.9 (xsd:double)
factbook:internetServiceProviders_ISPs 22 (xsd:long)
factbook:internetcountrycode .ie
factbook:internethosts 238191
factbook:internetusers 2060000
factbook:investment_grossfixed 28% of GDP
factbook:judicialbranch Supreme Court (judges appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister and cabinet)
rdfs:label Ireland
factbook:laborforce 2120000 (xsd:long)
factbook:laborforce_byoccupation_agriculture 8 (xsd:double)
factbook:laborforce_byoccupation_industry 29 (xsd:double)
factbook:laborforce_byoccupation_services 64 (xsd:double)
is factbook:landboundary of db:United_Kingdom
factbook:landuse_arableland 16.82 (xsd:double)
factbook:landuse_other 83.15 (xsd:double)
factbook:landuse_permanentcrops 0.03 (xsd:double)
factbook:large_flag <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/ei-lgflag.gif>
factbook:legalsystem based on English common law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
factbook:legislativebranch bicameral Parliament or Oireachtas consists of the Senate or Seanad Eireann (60 seats - 49 elected by the universities and from candidates put forward by five vocational panels, 11 are nominated by the prime minister; members serve five-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dail Eireann (166 seats; members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve five-year terms)
factbook:legislativebranch_electionresults Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Fianna Fail 30, Fine Gael 15, Labor Party 5, Progressive Democrats 4, independents and other 6; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Fianna Fail 41.5%, Fine Gael 22.5%, Labor Party 10.8%, Sinn Fein 6.5%, Progressive Democrats 4.0%, Green Party 3.8%, other 10.9%; seats by party - Fianna Fail 81, Fine Gael 31, Labor Party 21, Sinn Fein 5, Progressive Democrats 8, Green Party 6, other 14
factbook:legislativebranch_elections Senate - last held 16 and 17 July 2002 (next to be held by July 2007); House of Representatives - last held 17 May 2002 (next to be held by May 2007)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_female 81 (xsd:long)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_male 75.27 (xsd:double)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_totalpopulation 77.9 (xsd:double)
factbook:literacy_definition age 15 and over can read and write
factbook:literacy_female 99 (xsd:long)
factbook:literacy_male 99 (xsd:long)
factbook:literacy_totalpopulation 99 (xsd:long)
factbook:location Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
foaf:logo <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/ei-flag.gif>
factbook:manpoweravailableformilitaryservice_femalesage18_49 978465 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpoweravailableformilitaryservice_malesage18_49 977092 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerfitformilitaryservice_femalesage18_49 813981 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerfitformilitaryservice_malesage18_49 814768 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerreachingmilitaryserviceageannually_femalesage18_49 28139 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerreachingmilitaryserviceageannually_malesage18_49 29327 (xsd:long)
factbook:map <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/ei-map.gif>
factbook:maritimeclaims_territorialsea 12 (xsd:long)
factbook:medianage_female 35.1 (xsd:double)
factbook:medianage_male 33.5 (xsd:double)
factbook:medianage_total 34 (xsd:long)
factbook:merchantmarine_foreign_owned 4 (Germany 2, US 2)
factbook:merchantmarine_registeredinothercountries 21 (Bahamas 2, Bermuda 1, Cyprus 3, Gibraltar 1, Netherlands 10, Panama 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, UK 1)
factbook:merchantmarine_total 23 (xsd:long)
factbook:merchantmarine_total_dwt 145044 (xsd:long)
factbook:merchantmarine_total_grt 103589 (xsd:long)
factbook:militaryexpenditures_dollarfigure $700000000 (FY00/01)
factbook:militaryexpenditures_percentofGDP 0.9 (xsd:double)
factbook:militaryserviceageandobligation 17 years of age for voluntary military service; enlistees under the age of 17 can be recruited for specialist positions
factbook:name Ireland
factbook:nationalholiday Saint Patricks Day, 17 March
factbook:nationality_adjective Irish
factbook:nationality_noun Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
factbook:naturalgas_consumption 4295000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_exports 0 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_imports 3440000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_production 855000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_provedreserves 19820000000 cu m (1 January 2005 est.)
factbook:netmigrationrate 4.82 (xsd:double)
factbook:oil_consumption 182400 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_exports 27450 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_imports 178600 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_production 0 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_provedreserves 0 bbl (1 January 2002)
factbook:population_total 4109086 (xsd:long)
factbook:populationbelowpovertyline 10 (xsd:double)
factbook:populationgrowthrate 1.143 (xsd:double)
factbook:portsandterminals Cork, Dublin, New Ross, Shannon Foynes, Waterford
factbook:publicdebt 22.8% of GDP
factbook:radiobroadcaststations AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0
factbook:railways_total 3312 (xsd:long)
factbook:reservesofforeignexchangeandgold 842500000 (xsd:long)
factbook:roadways_paved 96602 km (includes 200 km of expressways)
factbook:roadways_total 96602
factbook:sexratio_15_64years 1.002 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_65yearsandover 0.797 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_atbirth 1.07 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_totalpopulation 0.989 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_under15years 1.07 (xsd:double)
factbook:suffrage 18 years of age; universal
factbook:telephones_mainlinesinuse 2033000
factbook:telephones_mobilecellular 4210000
factbook:telephonesystem_domestic microwave radio relay
factbook:telephonesystem_generalassessment modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay
factbook:telephonesystem_international country code - 353; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
factbook:televisionbroadcaststations 4 (many repeaters)
factbook:televisions 1820000 (xsd:long)
factbook:terrain mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
factbook:totalfertilityrate 1.86 children born/woman
rdf:type factbook:Country
factbook:unemploymentrate 4.3 (xsd:double)
factbook:url <https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ei.html>