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 | Ireland
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| Location: |
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain .
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| Area: |
70,280 sq km
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| Climate: |
temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
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| Terrain: |
mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills
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| Population: |
3,797,257 (July 2000 est.)
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 91.6%, Church of Ireland 2.5%, other 5.9% (1998)
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| Languages: |
English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
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| Capital: |
Dublin
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