<P> Northern Ireland ( Irish : Tuaisceart Éireann ( ˈt̪ɣuəʃcəɾɣt̪ɣ ˈeːɾjən̪ɣ ) ( listen ) ; Ulster - Scots : Norlin Airlann ) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north - east of the island of Ireland , variously described as a country , province or region . Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland . In 2011 , its population was 1,810,863 , constituting about 30 % of the island 's total population and about 3 % of the UK 's population . Established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the Good Friday Agreement , the Northern Ireland Assembly holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters , while other areas are reserved for the British government . Northern Ireland co-operates with the Republic of Ireland in some areas , and the Agreement granted the Republic the ability to `` put forward views and proposals '' with `` determined efforts to resolve disagreements between the two governments '' . </P>
<P> Northern Ireland ( Irish : Tuaisceart Éireann ( ˈt̪ɣuəʃcəɾɣt̪ɣ ˈeːɾjən̪ɣ ) ( listen ) ; Ulster - Scots : Norlin Airlann ) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north - east of the island of Ireland , variously described as a country , province or region . Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland . In 2011 , its population was 1,810,863 , constituting about 30 % of the island 's total population and about 3 % of the UK 's population . Established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the Good Friday Agreement , the Northern Ireland Assembly holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters , while other areas are reserved for the British government . Northern Ireland co-operates with the Republic of Ireland in some areas , and the Agreement granted the Republic the ability to `` put forward views and proposals '' with `` determined efforts to resolve disagreements between the two governments '' . </P>
what part of ireland is still under british rule
what part of ireland is still under british rule
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland