Is Ireland a country?If not what is it?

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OscarOne

Ireland (53Â°30â€²N 7Â°38â€²W; Irish: Ã‰ire; Ulster Scots: Airlann) is one of a group of islands described (geographically) as the "British Isles" and it is the third largest island in Europe .[1] It lies to the northwest of Continental Europe with the island of Great Britain lying to the east. Politically it is divided into the Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state occupying five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom, occupying the northeastern sixth of the island.[2] The name 'Ireland' derives from the name Ã‰riu (in modern Irish, Ã‰ire) with the addition of the Germanic word 'land'.

The population of the island is slightly under six million (2006), with just over 4.2 million in the Republic of Ireland[3] (1.7 million in Greater Dublin[4]) and about 1.7 million in Northern Ireland[5] (0.6 million in Greater Belfast[6]).

Politically, the island of Ireland is divided into Donny Warren:

Ireland (officially described as The Republic of Ireland), a sovereign state, with its capital in Dublin, covering five sixths of the island. The state of Ireland is named Ã‰ire in the Irish language.
Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, constituted from six of the nine traditional counties of the northern province of Ulster.
Typically, the two political entities on the island are referred to as the South and the North. Northern Ireland is often called The Six Counties (referring to the six traditional counties of Ireland that it occupies); and, because these six counties were all part of the broader Irish province of Ulster, NI is also sometimes referred to as Ulster. The Republic of Ireland is often contracted to the Republic, and is sometimes referred to as Southern Ireland or the Free State.

vixy chick

no ireland is this make believe place that is said to be somewhere near a big crater on jupitor................

Oh for God's sake of course its a bloody country, are you stupid, can you honestly not know this??

If it safe to assume your american?

Your lack of basic education quite honestly astounds me!!!!!

mjc1027

dont tell her northern ireland broke apart from ireland, she might think that northern ireland literally broke off and drifted out to sea!!.......maybe a long rope keeps them attatched to ireland.

the american education system must be seriously lacking if you all still do not understand ireland is NOT part of the united kingdom, it has its own government and everything, even roads, cable and the internet.

i blame george w bush.

bugger

of course it is a country ya twaddle nothing to do with anything from Britain not even in the British isles look up the net and you will get all the info about Ireland

baltimoretrainworks

You're on the internet and you don't even know how to look for information? And to the ones giving him all the info about Ireland why don't you type it up for him and send it to him, he obviously has no intention of making a real effort to find out on his own.

Marionette

Of course Ireland's a country! The republic of Ireland is, now, not affiliated with, or part of, or owned by, England or any of the Commonwealth. Be reasonable, please.

jdnmsedsacrasac1

Yes, Ireland is a country. It's near Great Britain. That's in the Atlantic Ocean. They don' have states but counties instead.

Yahoo

It is a country!

I'm doing a report on it too :D

some info off the web too:

Geography of Ireland
Location: Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Coordinates: 53 00 N, 8 00 W
Area: total: 70,280 sq km
water: 1,390 sq km
land: 68,890 sq km
Area comparative: slightly larger than West Virginia
Land boundaries: total: 360 km
border countries: UK 360 km
Coastline: 1,448 km
Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
Climate: temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Terrain: mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Carrauntoohil 1,041 m
Natural resources: zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver
Environment current issues: water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff
Geography - note: strategic location on major air and sea routes between North America and northern Europe; over 40% of the population resides within 97 km of Dublin

Population of Ireland
Population: 4,062,235 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.9% (male 437,903/female 409,774)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 1,373,771/female 1,370,452)
65 years and over: 11.6% (male 207,859/female 262,476)
Median age: 34 years
Growth rate: 1.15%
Infant mortality: 5.31 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.73 years
male: 75.11 years
female: 80.52 years
Fertility rate: 1.86 children born/woman
Nationality: noun: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)
adjective: Irish
Ethnic groups: Celtic, English
Religions: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5%
Languages: English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%

Government
Government type: republic
Capital: Dublin
Administrative divisions: 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
note: Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan are part of Ulster Province
Independence: 6 December 1921 (from UK by treaty)
National holiday: Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
Constitution: 29 December 1937; adopted 1 July 1937 by plebiscite
Legal system: based on English common law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: President Mary MCALEESE
head of government: Prime Minister Bertie AHERN
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with previous nomination by the prime minister and approval of the House of Representatives
elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); 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.
Legislative branch: 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).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (judges appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister and cabinet)

Economy
Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy with growth averaging a robust 7% in 1995-2004. 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 Ireland's growth, the economy has also benefited from a rise in consumer spending, construction, and business investment. Per capita GDP is 10% 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.

GDP: $164.6 billion (2005 est.)
GDP growth rate: 4.7%
GDP per capita: $41,000
GDP composition by sector: agriculture: 5%
industry: 46%
services: 49% (
Inflation rate: 2.4%
Labor force: 2.03 million
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 8%, industry 29%, services 64% (2002 est.)
Unemployment: 4.3% (2005 est.)
Budget: revenues: $70.46 billion
expenditures: $69.4 billion
Electricity production by source: fossil fuel: 95.9%
hydro: 2.3%
other: 1.7%
nuclear: 0%
Industries: steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum, barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, ship construction and refurbishment; glass and crystal; software, tourism
Agriculture: turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy products
Exports: machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products
Export partners: US 19.3%, UK 16.9%, Belgium 14.8%, Germany 7.3%, France 6.3%, Netherlands 4.9%, Italy 4.2% (2005)
Imports: data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing
Import partners: US 19.3%, UK 16.9%, Belgium 14.8%, Germany 7.3%, France 6.3%, Netherlands 4.9%, Italy 4.2% (2005)
Currency: euro (EUR)
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

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Dennis C

Did you go to grade school?

DAVE

ireland is a country, also there is a country north of ireland that is call northern ireland. they broke apart during and irish civil war

Garnet

of course it's a country! southern ireland is the republic of ireland and northern ireland is part of the united kingdom

Yup, it is:) here is all the information you need:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland

peter k

Yes it is a country within the confines of the united kingdom But will soon be granted a limited autonomy when they will set up a parliment in Stormont the govt will be led by the DUP party under The Rev Ian Paisley

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