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National name: Ireland, or Eire in the Irish language
President: Mary McAleese (1997)
Taoiseach (Prime Minister): Bertie Ahern (1997)
Area: 27,135 sq mi (70,280 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 4,015,676 (growth rate:
1.2%); birth rate: 14.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.4/1000;
life expectancy: 77.6; density per sq mi: 148
Dublin, 1,018,500
Other large cities: Cork, 193,400; Limerick, 84,900;
Galway, 67,200
Monetary units: Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])
Languages: English, Irish (Gaelic)
Ethnicity/race: Celtic, English
Religions: Roman Catholic 91.6%, Anglican 2.5%,
other 5.9%
Literacy rate: 98% (1981 est.)
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