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Name: Ireland
(local short form) Eire
Capital City: Dublin (506,211 pop.)
County Dublin, now called Dublin Region, has a population exceeding 1,661,185
Ireland Population: (2010 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Euro
(conversion rates)

20 Euros
Ethnicity: Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 census)
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GDP total: $172.3 billion (2010 est.)
GDP per capita: $37,600 (2010 est.)
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Language: English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas along the western coast
Largest Cities: (by population) Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford, Drogheda, Dundalk
Name: Ireland's name is derived from the old Irish word Eriu, which is the name of the matron goddess of Ireland.
National Day: March 17, St. Patrick's Day
Religion: Roman Catholic 87.4%, Church of Ireland 2.9%, other Christian 1.9%, other 2.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.2% (2006 census)
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