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National name: Ireland, or Eire in the Irish language
President: Mary McAleese (1997)
Taoiseach (Prime Minister): Bertie Ahern (1997)
Area: 27,136 sq. mi. (70,280 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 3,632,944 (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.52%); birth rate: 13.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.9/1000; density per sq. mi.: 134
Capital: Dublin
Largest cities (1991): Dublin, 1,056,666; Cork, 293,254; Galway, 131,503; Limerick, 112,975
Monetary units: Irish pound (punt) and euro
Languages: English, Irish Gaelic
Ethnicity/race: Celtic, English
Religions: Roman Catholic 93%, Anglican 3%, none 1%, unknown 2%, other 1%
Literacy rate: 98%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $67.1 billion; $18,600 per capita. Real growth rate: 9.5%. Inflation: 2.4%. Unemployment: 7.7%. Arable land: 13%. Agriculture: turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy products. Labor force: (1997 est.), 1.52 million; services, 62.1% manufacturing and construction, 27%; agriculture, forestry, and fishing, 10%; utilities, 0.9% (1996 est.). Industries: food products, brewing, textiles, clothing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery, transportation equipment, glass and crystal. Natural resources: zinc, lead, natural gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver. Exports: $60.9 billion (f.o.b., 1998): chemicals, data processing equipment, industrial machinery, live animals, animal products. Imports: $43.7 billion (c.i.f., 1998): food, animal feed, data processing equipment, petroleum and petroleum products, machinery, textiles, clothing. Major trading partners: EU (U.K., Germany, France), U.S.
