| Ireland
is the third largest island in Europe. The Republic It lies between the Atlantic
Ocean and the Irish Sea. It is composed of the Republic of Ireland (officially
named Ireland), a state which covers five-sixths of the island (south,
east, west and north-west), and Northern Ireland; part of the United
Kingdom, which covers the northeastern sixth of the island. The population
of Ireland is approximately 5.8 million people (2001); 4.1 million in
the Republic of Ireland [1] (1.5 million in Greater Dublin [2]) and 1.7
million in Northern Ireland [3] (0.6 million in Greater Belfast). |
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