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| What does the Republic of Ireland look like? How was the Country Formed? (Part 1) |
What does the Republic of Ireland look like? How was the Country Formed? (Part 1)
Republic of Ireland, a beautiful country located in the northwest of Europe. the territory of this country is an island separated from the united kingdom by the irish sea. The island has a hilly geography with many plains and rivers that divide the land. The island of ireland is considered the 20th largest island in the world, More details about the country of ireland, here is the article.
The country of ireland, or its official name is the republic of ireland. It is a country that covers about five-sixths of the island region of Ireland located in the northwestern part of the continent.
The territory of the republic of Ireland stretches over an area of 70,273 square kilometres, or about five-sixths of the total area of the island of Ireland which has an area of 84,421 square kilometres. The area of this country if we compare with the area in Indonesia has a size slightly smaller than the area of the province of North Sumatra with an area of 72,981 square kilometers.
The republic of ireland shares the territory and border of the island of ireland with northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom or the british empire. In addition the island of Ireland borders the atlantic ocean in the northern and western parts as well as in the northeast by the northern strait. while to the east with the irish sea connected to the atlantic ocean via the strait of st. george and the celtic sea to the southwest.
Ireland is the country with the fewest forests in europe. At present, only about 10% of the land in Ireland is forested, and agriculture accounts for about 64% of the total land area. This has resulted in limited land to conserve natural habitats, particularly for larger wild mammals with greater territorial requirements.
the city of Dublin is the capital and largest city in ireland. The city is a historical and contemporary centre for irish education, art, administration and industry. In 2018, the city of dublin was listed by the globalization and world cities research network or GAWC as a global city, with an alpha minus rating, which ranked it among the top thirty cities in the world. The republic of Ireland has a population of 4,977,400 with about 82% or the majority of the population coming from the white ethnic group of Ireland.
Freedom of religion is constitutionally provided in the irish state Christianity is the dominant religion, and although ireland remains a predominantly catholic country, the percentage of the population identified as catholic in the census has fallen sharply from 84.2 percent at the 2011 census to 78.3 percent at the 2016 census. Ireland's constitution describes irish as the country's national language, but English is the dominant language spoken by the irish people.
While Irish itself is spoken as a community language only in a small number of rural areas mostly in the west and south of the country, these regions are collectively known as gaeltacht. Ireland is a constitutional republic with a parliamentary system of government. The president serves as the head of state, who is elected to a seven-year term, and can be re-elected once.
The president is basically a figure, but is entrusted with a certain constitutional power . with the advice of the state council. While the post of prime minister serves as the head of government and is appointed by the president.
Ireland ranks among the ten richest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita and as the tenth most prosperous country in the world according to the legatum prosperity index in 2015.
After experiencing a global crisis in 2008, the irish economy was the fastest growing in the european union in 2015 and in 2019, the country was ranked the third most developed country in the world according to the human development index issued by the United Nations. The country also performs well in several national performance metrics including quality of life, health care press freedom economic freedom and civil liberties.
Ireland is the 6th largest open economy country in the economic freedom index and ranks first for high-value foreign direct investment flows. Foreign multinationals are the main drivers of ireland's economy, which employs as much as a quarter of the workforce . on the private sector and paying 80% of the irish business tax.