Area 70,273 sq km (27,132 sq mi)
Poplation 3,924,000
Capital city Dublin (482,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Irish 94%
Language Irish (Gaelic) and English (both official)
Religions Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 3%
Currency Euro = 100 cents

The Republic of Ireland occupies five-sixths of the island of Ireland.

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