ÉIRE (Ireland)













Éire (Republic of Ireland) occupies just over 80% of the island Ireland situated in the Atlantic to the West of Great Britain. Éire is Irish and the official name of the Republic of Ireland. Éire was one of the founding members of the Eurozone issuing coins from 2002.


Some basic facts about Éire:


  • Area:   70,273 sq. kilometers
  • Population:   4,921,500 (2019 estimate)
  • Official Languages: Irish,English
  • Government Form : Unitary Parliamentary Republic
  • GDP - Total € 412.797 billion (2020 estimate)
  • GDP - Per Capita € 86,988 (2020 estimate)

Prior to the Euro the official currency was the Irish Pound. The conversion rate to the Euro was set at 0,787564 to 1 Euro on 1st January 1999.

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