• Presented to you by:– Mrs. Logan

– Mr. Brewer

– Mrs. Hausmann

LAND OF THE IRISH

Geography• Total Area:

• 70,280 Km

Slightly larger than

West Virginia

Mostly level interior plain surrounded by hills and mountains

Recourses:

Zinc, Lead, Natural Gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite,peat, silver

Independence from UK on December 6, 1921

Republic Government

Capital – Dublin

National Holiday

St. Patrick’s Day March 17

Made up of 26 Counties

chief of state: President Mary MCALEESE

head of government: Prime Minister Bertie AHERN

• Population of 3,883,159

• Ethnic Groups– Celtic

– English

Religion

Roman Catholic 91.6% Church of Ireland 2.5% other 5.9%

Language –

English is the language generally used

Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly along the western seaboard

• Temperate Maritime• Enjoy

– Mild Winters

– Cool Summers

– Constantly Humid

– Overcast Skies half of the time

Industries

food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery, transportation equipment, glass and crystal; software

Agricultural Products

turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy products

Exports

machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products agriculture: 4%

industry: 38% services: 58%

General Facts:

Currency

euro

Irish pound

Telephones - main lines in use:

1.59 million mobile cellular:

2 million

Transportation:

Boats

Trains

Planes

Highway

The Galway International Oyster Festival

Visit the beautiful castles!!

Ireland’s own Colin Farrell