evidence: Ulster English is a variety of Irish English spoken in Northern Ireland. Most people from the province of Ulster speak this variety that shows a high linguistic diversity. This variety is peculiar because of the contact between the indigenous Irish speakers and the English and Scottish settlers that arrived during the plantation period of the British Empire. However, although there are not that many inhabitants in this country, around 1,811 million, there are some characteristic features that can be seen in only certain parts of this diverse nation. In the following map we can see the tree main varieties that can be found in Northern Ireland: Ulster Scots, Mid-Ulster English and South-Ulster English. In the lower part of the map we can also see Hiberno-English, a variety from the Republic of Ireland that also affects the Northern Irish ones because of their contact in the border. Before analysing any of the varieties it is important to notice that although Donegal and Monaghan are not a part of Northern Ireland, they share Northern Irish varieties because of their closeness to the country and because they are inside de province of Ulster as well. [...] The last variety and for many linguists, the most important one because of its number of speakers is Mid-Ulster English. This variety is often referred to as Standard Northern Irish because it is the most spoken and the one used in the two main cities; Belfast and Derry-Londonderry.