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Ireland

53.0N 8.0W · 43 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
THE ANGLO-IRISH TREATY AND THE IRISH FREE STATE · 1921–1922
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1949 – present · The Republic, Europe and the Northern Question
12 EVENTS
1955 · UK annexes Rockall 2 REFS
1 Jan 1973 · Accession to the European Communities 3 REFS
1914 – 1949 · Rising, Independence and Partition
11 EVENTS
23 Dec 1920 · Government of Ireland Act: six counties 4 REFS
6–7 Dec 1922 · The Free State is born; Northern Ireland opts out 3 REFS
1691 – 1914 · Union, Famine and the National Movement
5 EVENTS
1 Jan 1801 · Act of Union 2 REFS
1845–1852 · The Great Famine (An Gorta Mór) 2 REFS
1169 – 1691 · Anglo-Norman Invasion, Plantation and Conquest
7 EVENTS
1169 · Anglo-Norman landing in Ireland 2 REFS
1607–1609 · Flight of the Earls and the Plantation of Ulster 3 REFS
795 – 1169 · Vikings, Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf
4 EVENTS
795 · First Viking raids on Ireland 2 REFS
841 · Founding of Dublin as a longphort 2 REFS
c. 400 – 795 · Gaelic Ireland and the Monastic Golden Age
4 EVENTS
431 · Palladius sent to the Irish 2 REFS
5th century · The mission of St Patrick 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Dublin
Population
5.0 m
Area
70,273 km²
Region
Northern Europe
Languages
English, Irish
Currency
Euro (€)
Demonym
Irish
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$722 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$131,592’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
12.3%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
2.2%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
240.0%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
5.5 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
83.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
64.6%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.5’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
85.5’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
78.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
82.7’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
83.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
84.4’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
79.7’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
6.9%’24 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.88’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
3.9’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
90.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
96.1%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
2.9%’21 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
96.5%’22 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
130.6%’22 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
77.6%’22 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
1.6%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
5,753’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
97.2%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
113’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
53.5%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
68,890 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
11.5%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
60.8%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
6.0’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
12.7%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
0.2%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$1.3 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
9,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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