| NAME: |
Ireland |
| LOCATION: |
Europe |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic, parliamentary democracy |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5%. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Celtic, English. |
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