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Country name:

Ireland

 

Capital:

Dublin

 

Location:

Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain

 

Area:

land: 68,890 sq km
water: 1,390 sq km

 

Population:

3,969,558 (July 2004 est.)

 

Languages:

English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard

 

 

Map of Ireland

 

Economy- Overview:

Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy with growth averaging a robust 8% in 1995-2002. The global slowdown, especially in the information technology sector, pressed growth down to 2.1% in 2003. Agriculture, once the most important sector, is now dwarfed by industry and services. Industry accounts for 46% of GDP and about 80% of exports and employs 28% of the labor force. Although exports remain the primary engine for Ireland's growth, the economy has also benefited from a rise in consumer spending, construction, and business investment. Per capita GDP is 10% above that of the four big European economies.

 

Industries:

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

 

Exports - commodities:

 machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products (1999)

 

Imports - commodities:

data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals; petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing

 

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