ISLAND OF IRELAND

The island of Ireland is occupied by two political entities

-Republic of Ireland, five-sixty of the island.Its capital is Dublin.

-Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, covers the remains sixty. Its capital is Belfast

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

(in Irish EIRE)

-Capital.Dublin

-official languages.Irish,English

-Area:70,273 km

-Population(2008):4,422.100

-Currency: Euro

 

 

Ireland has a changeable oceanic climate and it rains a lot. So, the vegetation is green and lush.Much of the land is covered with pasture and many species of wild flowers. That is the reason of the Ireland´s sobriquet  : THE EMERALD ISLE