Ireland Fact Sheet

Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries

Record Name Year Country Previous Ruler Country Date
Ireland Country Formation Date 1921 Ireland United Kingdom December 6, 1921

Database: Death Rates by Country

Record Name Country Death Rate (per 1000 persons) Source
Death Rate for Ireland Ireland 7.0 Wikipedia

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Particle accelerator 1929 Ireland/United Kingdom Europe Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Sir John Douglas Cockcroft, Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton

Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities

Record Name City Country Region Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) Source
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Dublin Dublin Ireland Europe 441 378 63 Cushman & Wakefield
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Belfast Belfast Ireland Europe 267 166 101 Cushman & Wakefield

Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country

Record Name Country Source Life Expectancy Rank
Ireland Life Expectancy Ireland World Fact Book 77.90 48

Database: World Oil Production by Country

Record Name Country Year Source Barrels per Day
Ireland Oil Production Ireland 2006 2006 CIA World Factbook 0

Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List

Record Name Country Organization Name Source
Wonderful Barn (IRELAND) Ireland Wonderful Barn World Monuments Fund

Database: Number of Airports in World Countries

Record Name Country Year Airports Source
Number of Airports in Ireland Ireland 2007 34 CIA World Fact Book

Database: Local Names of World Countries

Record Name Country Local Name
Local Name for Ireland Ireland Eire

Database: United Nations Presidents

Record Name Origin Year Session
Frederick Henry Boland Ireland 1960 Fifteenth
Frederick Henry Boland Ireland 1961 Third special

Database: Unemployment rate for world countries

Record Name Country Rate (Percent) Note Source
Unemployment rate for Ireland Ireland 4.30 2006 est. Wikipedia

Database: Tour de France Winners

Record Name Year Winning Country Sport Tour Winning Name
Stephen Roche Tour 74 1987 Ireland Cycling 74 Stephen Roche

Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits

Record Name Country Region Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent)
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Ireland Ireland Europe 0.08

Database: World List of Basilicas

Record Name Country Religion Region Number of Basilicas Note
Number of Basilicas in Ireland Ireland Catholic Europe 2 Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance.

Database: Tallest Churches in the World

Record Name Year Complete City Country Church Height (Meters) Height (Feet) Source
St. John's Cathedral 1861 Limerick Republic of Ireland St. John's Cathedral 93.8 m 308 ft Wikipedia
St. Colman's Cathedral 1919 Cobh Republic of Ireland St. Colman's Cathedral 90.0 m 295 ft Wikipedia

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Ireland Literacy Rate Ireland UNESCO 98 percent Not Available Not Available 1995

Database: List of countries by train railway track length

Record Name Country Year Reported Transportation Type Railway Length (km) Source
Ireland Railway Length Ireland 2005 Train 1,919 Wikipedia

Database: Internet Country Codes

Record Name Country Internet Code
IE Ireland Ireland IE

Database: Prison Population by Country

Record Name Year Source
Prison population for Ireland 2007 Human Development Reports (UNDP)

Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)

Record Name Country or Corporation Year GDP / sales ($million) Source
GDP Sales for Ireland (2000) Ireland 2000 84,861.00 Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations)

Database: World's Largest Islands

Record Name Country Region Province Area in Square Miles Area in Square Kilometers
Ireland Ireland Europe 33,000 84,000

Database: Sucide Rates By Country

Record Name Country Source Year Male (per 100,000) Female (per 100,000)
IRELAND suicide rate Ireland World Health Organization 05 16.3 3.2

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Ireland Ireland n/a n/a 13.69 n/a World Health Organization
Average total alchohol consumption per person for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland n/a n/a 11.75 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Country Population (2002)

Record Name Country Capital City Year Land Area Population Source
Ireland Ireland Dublin 2002 70,280 3,883,159 The World Factbook 2002, CIA

Database: Coin Mints of the World

Record Name Country City Address
Central Bank of Ireland Ireland Dublin Currency Centre, P.O. Box 61, Sandyford, Dublin 14, Republic of Ireland. Tel: 00353 1 2955666

Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country

Record Name Country Source Thousand Metric Tonnes per Capita (per thousand people)
Ireland CO2 Carbon Emissions Ireland World Resources Institute 42,815.3 10.6612

Database: Coastline of world countries

Record Name Country Coastline (KM)
Ireland Ocean Coastline Length Ireland 1,448

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
IRELAND Inflation Rate Ireland International Monetary Fund 3 4.4 4 5.3

Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country

Record Name Country High School Equivalent Education
High School Equivalent for Ireland Ireland Ardteistmeirreacht, Teastas Maithreanach (Leaving Certificate, Matriculation Certificate)

Database: Capital Cities of World Countries

Record Name Country Capital City Country Long Name FIPS code
(no long-form name) (Ireland) Ireland Dublin (no long-form name) EI
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) United Kingdom London United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UK

Database: World Currency List

Record Name Country Symbol Subdivision Name
The euro is only used inAustria, Belgium, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal; it is not used in otherE.U. countries. The euro is only used inAustria, Belgium, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal; it is not used in otherE.U. countries.
Ireland (1999-) Ireland (1999-) &euro 100 cents euro

Database: Overweight Population By Country

Record Name Country Source Rank Percent Overweight
Ireland Overweight Population Ireland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 18 34.0

Database: Country GDP (2005)

Record Name Country Year Source GDP GDP per Capita Real Growth Rate Inflation
Ireland GDP Ireland 2005 The World Factbook 2006 $164.6 billion $41,000 4.7% 2.7%

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