Outline of the Republic of Ireland explained
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ireland:
Republic of Ireland - country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. It shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic.
Ireland is one of the richest, most developed and peaceful countries on earth, having the fifth highest gross domestic product per capita, second highest gross domestic product (purchasing power parity) per capita and having the fifth highest Human Development Index rank. The country also has the highest quality of life in the world, ranking first in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Quality-of-life index. Ireland was ranked fourth on the Global Peace Index. Ireland also has high rankings for its education system, political freedom and civil rights, press freedom and economic freedom; it was also ranked fourth from the bottom on the Failed States Index, being one of the few "sustainable" states in the world.
Ireland is a member of the EU, the OECD and the UN. Ireland's policy of neutrality means it is not a member of NATO. Ireland participates in a number of cross-border bodies with the United Kingdom as a result of the Good Friday Agreement/Belfast Agreement, and certain government functions, including tourism, food safety and inland waterways, are partially run on an all-island basis. Ireland's population is the fastest growing in Europe, with an annual growth rate of 2.5%.
Note that many geographic and cultural articles on Ireland consider the island of Ireland as a whole, including Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. Where no distinct article for the Irish state is available, this outline gives the relevant article for the entire island.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Ireland
- Official English country name: Ireland[1]
- Common endonym(s): Éire, Ireland
- Official endonym(s): Éire, Ireland
- Adjectival(s): Irish Demonym(s): Irish
- Etymology: Name of Ireland
- International rankings of Ireland
- 118th largest country
- 120th most populous country
- ISO country codes: IE, IRL, 372
- ISO region codes: See
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ie
Geography of Ireland
Geography of Ireland
- Ireland is: a country, on an island
- Location:
- Population: 4,581,269 people (2011 census) – 119th most populous country
- Area: 70273km2 – 120th largest country
- Atlas of Ireland
Environment of Ireland
Natural geographic features of Ireland
Regions of Ireland
List of regions of the Republic of Ireland
Administrative divisions of Ireland
Local government in the Republic of Ireland
Counties of Ireland
Counties of IrelandThe counties of the Republic of Ireland:
The counties arranged in other ways:
Municipalities of Ireland
Municipalities of Ireland
- Cities of Ireland
- Capital of Ireland: Dublin
Demography of Ireland
Demographics of the Republic of Ireland
Government and politics of Ireland
See main article: Government of Ireland and Politics of the Republic of Ireland.
Branches of the government of Ireland
Government of Ireland
Executive branch of the government of Ireland
- Head of state: President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins
- Head of government: Taoiseach (Prime Minister), Leo Varadkar
- Government of Ireland
- Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Minister for Defence
- Minister for Education
- Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications
- Minister for Finance
- Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
- Minister for Health
- Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Minister for Justice
- Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
- Minister for Rural and Community Development
- Minister for Social Protection
- Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
- Minister for Transport
- State-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland
- Civil service of the Republic of Ireland
Legislative branch of the government of Ireland
Judicial branch of the government of Ireland
See main article: Courts of the Republic of Ireland.
Foreign relations of Ireland
International organisation membership
International organization membership of IrelandIreland is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Ireland
See main article: Law of the Republic of Ireland.
Military of Ireland
See main article: Defence Forces (Ireland).
Local government in Ireland
Local government in the Republic of Ireland
History of Ireland
Culture of Ireland
See main article: Culture of Ireland.
Art in Ireland
Sports in Ireland
Economy and infrastructure of Ireland
See main article: Economy of the Republic of Ireland.
Euro (see also: Euro topics)
EUR
Education in Ireland
See main article: Education in the Republic of Ireland.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Constitution of Ireland, Article 4 . . The name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland..
- Web site: 6 July 2009. Ireland. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 23 July 2009.
- The Permanent Defence Forces (of Ireland) are the standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces, and are sometimes referred to as the PDF and the Permanent Forces.
- The Reserve Defence Forces (of Ireland) are sometimes referred to as the RDF, the Reserve Forces and the Reserves.
