Éire/Ireland
With the kind permission of Michael Kustermann
(in Irish: Éire)
Area : 84 421 km² (13 483 km² for Northern Ireland)
Population : 5 260 000 inhabitants (1 640 000 inhabitants for
Northern Ireland) (1995)
Languages : English; Irish
National anthem : Amhrán na bhFiann
National feast day : 17th March
Capital : Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath)
Political status : Annexed to England in 1175. In 1921, 26
counties became independent as the Republic of Ireland, the
remaining 6 counties are still under British rule, but have
difficulty enjoying some autonomy.
Oireachtas/Parliament
:
Daíl Éireann/House of Representatives (6-JUN-1997) : 166
members
(77 Fianna
Fáil/'Soldiers of Destiny',
54 Fine
Gael/'Family of the Irish',
17 Labour
Party/Páirti Lucht Oibre,
4 Progressive
Democrats/Dan Pairtí Daonlathach,
2 Comhaontas
Glas/Green Alliance,
4 Democratic
Left/Daonlathas Clé,
1 Sinn Féin/'We
Ourselves',
1 Socialist
Party,
1 Independent Fianna Fáil,
5 Non-partisan)
Seanad Éireann/Senate (6-AUG-1997) : 60 members
(29 Fianna
Fáil/'Soldiers of Destiny',
17 Fine
Gael/'Family of the Irish',
3 Labour
Party/Páirti Lucht Oibre,
4 Progressive
Democrats/Dan Pairtí Daonlathach,
7 Non-partisan)
Independentist movement : already independent
Regionalist movement : (for the reunification of the island) the Workers Party, Sinn Féin, Socialist Workers' Party
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