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• Full Name:  Ireland
• Geographical Area: 70,282 sq. km. (27,136 sq. mi.); slightly larger than West Virginia, Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
• Terrain and Climate:  meadows and pastures, temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
• Population: (April 2007): 4,339,000.
• Ethnicity:  Irish, with English minority.
• Capital: Dublin
• Government:  Parliamentary republic, Executive - president, chief of state; Prime Minister Taoiseach, head of government. Legislative - bicameral national Parliament Oireachtas - House of Representatives Dail  and Senate Seanad. Judicial--Supreme Court - Administrative subdivisions: 26 counties, 34 local authorities. based on English common law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
• Major Languages: Irish, with English minority.
• Major Religion:  Catholic 86.8%; Church of Ireland 3%; Presbyterian 0.5%; Methodist 0.25%; Muslim 1%; Jewish 0.1%; other 8.35%.
• Life Expectancy: 78.07 years
• Monetary Unit: euro (EUR)
• Exchange Controls and Taxation:  No exchange controls, some taxation considered “low-tax”
• Stamp Tax:  Stamp duty is charged on various items
• Main Exports: machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products
• Compulsory Education:  Compulsory up to age 16.
• GDP: GDP per capita (2007): $43,100.
• Annual Growth Rate: 5.3%
• Major Industry:  steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum, barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, ship construction and refurbishment; glass and crystal; software, tourism
• Communication:  Broad-spectrum evaluation: modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay, domestic: microwave radio relay
• International dialing code:  1 + 353
• Internet:  .ie
• Known as “tax-haven” for qualified residents
• Number of Banks:  Six Banks Guaranteed with Insurance, up to 75,000 EU (2008) for a two year period
• Head of State:  chief of state: President Mary McAlesse (since 11 November 1997)  head of government: Prime Minister Brian Cowen (since 7 May 2008)
• Radio:  AM 9, FM 106,
• Television:  4 (many syndications) (2001)
• Time Zone: UTC + 1
• Airport:  15
• Bank List – All major European Banks are in Ireland

 

Ireland

• Full Name:  Ireland
• Geographical Area: 70,282 sq. km. (27,136 sq. mi.); slightly larger than West Virginia, Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
• Terrain and Climate:  meadows and pastures, temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
• Population: (April 2007): 4,339,000.
• Ethnicity:  Irish, with English minority.
• Capital: Dublin
• Government:  Parliamentary republic, Executive - president, chief of state; Prime Minister Taoiseach, head of government. Legislative - bicameral national Parliament Oireachtas - House of Representatives Dail  and Senate Seanad. Judicial--Supreme Court - Administrative subdivisions: 26 counties, 34 local authorities. based on English common law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
• Major Languages: Irish, with English minority.
• Major Religion:  Catholic 86.8%; Church of Ireland 3%; Presbyterian 0.5%; Methodist 0.25%; Muslim 1%; Jewish 0.1%; other 8.35%.
• Life Expectancy: 78.07 years
• Monetary Unit: euro (EUR)
• Exchange Controls and Taxation:  No exchange controls, some taxation considered “low-tax”
• Stamp Tax:  Stamp duty is charged on various items
• Main Exports: machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products
• Compulsory Education:  Compulsory up to age 16.
• GDP: GDP per capita (2007): $43,100.
• Annual Growth Rate: 5.3%
• Major Industry:  steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum, barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, ship construction and refurbishment; glass and crystal; software, tourism
• Communication:  Broad-spectrum evaluation: modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay, domestic: microwave radio relay
• International dialing code:  1 + 353
• Internet:  .ie
• Known as “tax-haven” for qualified residents
• Number of Banks:  Six Banks Guaranteed with Insurance, up to 75,000 EU (2008) for a two year period
• Head of State:  chief of state: President Mary McAlesse (since 11 November 1997)  head of government: Prime Minister Brian Cowen (since 7 May 2008)
• Radio:  AM 9, FM 106,
• Television:  4 (many syndications) (2001)
• Time Zone: UTC + 1
• Airport:  15
• Bank List – All major European Banks are in Ireland