Insane Ireland

INSANE IRELANDBy Noah Haubner

BASIC IRELAND

The capital of Ireland is Dublin Ireland has three different water tributes The River Shannon is the longest river at a

staggering 386km long Dublin is also the most populated city

This is the River Shannon

• This is Ireland’s capital

GEOGRAPHY

Ireland is over 27 thousand square miles Ireland is actually 2 countries North Ireland

and Ireland Ireland is Bigger than the state of West

Virginia Has many rugged coastal hills Has low mountains Numerous lakes and Boggs The coldest temperature in Ireland was 30°F

HISTORY

In the 1840s Ireland was devastated by a huge potato famine

Natives in Ireland say that St. Patrick came to Ireland in hopes of bringing faith and Christianity

In 1949, Ireland withdrew from the Commonwealth and declared itself completely independent

LIVING STANDARDS

Ireland has very low living standards compared to the USA

Their poverty rate is 5.5% Their unemployment rate is 14.6% And the have a budget surplus (+) or

deficit(-) of -8.5%

IRELANDS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OVER TIME

This is from 1993 to 2008

IRELANDS POVERTY RATE OVER TIME

This is the number of people in poverty and the poverty rate.

IRELANDS GOVERNMENT

The current ruler of Ireland is Michel D. Higgins

Ireland has a Parliamentary Democracy Republic

This is Ireland’s current presidentMichel D. Higgins.

IRELAND’S INDUSTRIES

Industries in Ireland are usually big They make chemicals Computer hardware ( flash drives and/or

desktop windows) The also make and manufacture medical

devices

EXPORTS

Irelands export costs are over 113.6 billion dollars

Most of their exports consist of food products(raw meat or fish)

They also export computer technology(such as flash drives and mass storage laptops)

Also they export lots of chemicals

EXPORT PARTNERS

USA 22.3% United Kingdom 16.19% Belgium 15.5%

IMPORTS

Ireland’s imports cost is 63.1 billion dollars Ireland imports many things too like

petroleum and petroleum products They also import lots of chemicals

IMPORT PARTNERS

Netherlands 5.8A% Germany 7.8% United Kingdom 39.8%

PEOPLE AND SOCIETY

The official language is English (some speak Irish)

Their population is4,722,028 people Their birth rate is about 16 births Their death rate is about 6.40 deaths The life expectancy for a male is 72 years The life expectancy for a female is 82 years

CULTURE AND RELIGION

The main religion of Ireland is Roman Catholic

Irelands customs also include many sports mainly soccer and rugby

Soccer is a huge part of Irelands culture They also have potato farms

ST. PATRICK

This is St. Patrick he came to Ireland in the 1500s brining hope and Christianity to the people in Ireland. Today we celebrate 1 day every year to honor his beliefs and kindness.

VIDEO

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/places/countries-places/ireland-tc/ireland-overview-dest/