Ireland
By: Jorge Adams
Geographical Information
Geography
The area of Ireland ~ 43665.62 sq mi
Climates ~ Temperate maritime, mild winters, cool summers, humid, overcast a lot of the time.
Arable Land ~ 15.4% of arable land
Capital of Ireland ~ Dublin
3 Largest Cities by Population ~
- Dublin, Leinster,
- Cork, Munster
- Dún Laoghaire , Leinster
Demographical Information
Demographic
Population Density ~ 67 people per sq Kilometer
Growth Rate ~ 1.25% population increase
% Urbanized ~ 63.2% urbanized people
Life Expectancy ~
- 80.68 Years Old
- World Rank^ ~ 31
AIDS Rate ~
- 0.28% Prevalence rate
- World Rank^ ~ 87
Literacy Rate ~ 17.9% of adults can read
Languages
- English
- Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge)
Ethnicity Pie Chart Below ~
Cultural Info
Culture in Ireland... What's it like?
- clean house
- decorate the house and start baking food
- making of plum pudding, breads and different types of meat
- then cook the main meal such as a cooked goose and other things like that.
Food ~
- Irish Stew - meat, potatoes, onions and carrots,
- Fry – it is a breakfast food that has sausages, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, eggs, black and white pudding with soda bread
Clothing ~ Lots of traditional Irish clothing we all know what it looks like. It is green and plaid right. Well yes but it is not like that anymore. Most clothing is like what we wear here but they wear more layers because it is significantly colder their.
Recreation ~ One of the main sport they play is Gaelic; it is basically football but it comes from a traditional irish game as well. They also do play soccer, golf, pool, hurling and many other things for fun. They also just enjoy playing outside and having cookouts.
Religion ~ most of the people in Ireland are Roman catholic so they celebrate christmas, easter and other Jesus featured holidays. The Irish have even made up their own "church" or religion that is just like christians but basically the irish make up extra rules and things.
Irish Stew
Clothing for women in Ireland
this is the sport of Gaeilic
Political Information
Politics in Ireland
Freedom House Political Rights Score ~ 96 and 100 being the best it can be
Civil Rights Score ~ 1 and 1 being the best
Press Freedom ~ Free
Corruption Perception Index ~ 75
World Rank^ ~ 18
Domestic/Regional Conflicts ~ Arguments over the boundary line of Denmark by being over 200 nm.
Economical Information
Economics in Ireland
GDP ~ 227.5 Billion U.S. Dollars
World Rank ~ 44
Labor = 100%
agriculture = 5%
industry = 19%
services = 76%