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2 Presented to you by: The 7 th Grade Social Science and Language Arts Teachers LAND OF THE IRISH

3 Geography Total Area: 70,280 Km Slightly larger than West Virginia Mostly level interior plain surrounded by hills and mountains Recourses: Zinc, Lead, Natural Gas, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite,peat, silver

4  Independence from UK on December 6, 1921  Republic Government  Capital – Dublin  National Holiday-  St. Patrick’s Day- March 17  Made up of 26 Counties  Chief of State: President Mary McAleese  Head of Government: Prime Minister Bertie Ahern

5 Population of 3,883,159 Ethnic Groups –Celtic –English Religion Roman Catholic 91.6% Church of Ireland 2.5% other 5.9% Language – English is the language generally used Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly along the western seaboard

6 Temperate Maritime Enjoy –Mild Winters –Cool Summers –Constantly Humid –Overcast Skies half of the time

7 Industries food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery, transportation equipment, glass and crystal; software Agricultural Products turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy products Exports machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, pharmaceutical s; live animals, animal products agriculture: 4% industry: 38% services: 58%

8 General Facts: Currency ee uro II rish pound Telephones - main lines in use: 1.59 million mobile cellular: 2 million Transportation: Boats Trains Planes Highway

9 Thank You!! We hope that you enjoyed our presentation and that if you are given the chance, you will visit Ireland!!


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