Formation
December 6, 1922
Capital
Dublin
Population
5.38 million (2024)
Official Languages
Irish and English
President
Michael D. Higgins
Prime Minister
Micheál Martin
Currency
Euro (EUR)
GDP
$560.566 billion USD (2024)
Ireland
About
Ireland is a sovereign state that occupies five-sixths of
the Irish island. Northern Ireland is a region of the United Kingdom, which
shares the island with it. The President of Ireland is the nation's head of
state.
Trivia
Mucknaghederdaughlia is Ireland's longest place name. The
Celtic holiday of Samhain is where Halloween customs first emerged. It has won
more Eurovision Song Contests than any other European nation.
