<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ireland Éire ( Irish ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anthem : `` Amhrán na bhFiann '' ( English : `` The Soldiers ' Song '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of Ireland ( dark green ) <P> -- in Europe ( green & dark grey ) -- in the European Union ( green ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Dublin 53 ° 20.65 ′ N 6 ° 16.05 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.34417 ° N 6.26750 ° W ﻿ / 53.34417 ; - 6.26750 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Irish </Li> <Li> English </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National language </Th> <Td> Irish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups ( 2016 ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 82.2 % White Irish </Li> <Li> 9.5 % Other White </Li> <Li> 2.6 % Not stated </Li> <Li> 2.1 % Other Asian / Asian Irish </Li> <Li> 1.5 % Other </Li> <Li> 1.2 % Black Irish / Black African </Li> <Li> 0.7 % Irish Traveller </Li> <Li> 0.1 % Other Black </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Irish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary parliamentary republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Michael D. Higgins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Taoiseach </Th> <Td> Leo Varadkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tánaiste </Th> <Td> Simon Coveney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Oireachtas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Seanad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> Dáil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Independence from the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Proclamation </Th> <Td> 24 April 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Declaration </Th> <Td> 21 January 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Anglo - Irish Treaty </Th> <Td> 6 December 1921 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1922 constitution </Th> <Td> 6 December 1922 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1937 constitution </Th> <Td> 29 December 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Republic Act </Th> <Td> 18 April 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Joined the EEC </Th> <Td> 1 January 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 70,273 km ( 27,133 sq mi ) ( 118th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water ( % ) </Th> <Td> 2.00 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 census </Th> <Td> 4,761,865 ( 123rd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 67.7 / km ( 175.3 / sq mi ) ( 142nd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( PPP ) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $382 billion ( 56th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $79,925 ( 7th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $385 billion ( 42nd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $80,641 ( 4th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini ( 2014 ) </Th> <Td> 30.0 medium 23rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> 0.923 very high 8th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Euro ( € ) ( EUR ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> GMT / WET ( UTC ⁠ ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer ( DST ) </Th> <Td> IST / WEST ( UTC + 1 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date format </Th> <Td> dd / mm / yyyy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> left </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 353 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> IE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td> . ie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> ^ Article 4 of the Constitution of Ireland declares that the name of the state is Ireland ; Section 2 of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 declares that Republic of Ireland is `` the description of the State '' . </Li> <Li> ^ The . eu domain is also used , as it is shared with other European Union member states . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Ireland Éire ( Irish ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anthem : `` Amhrán na bhFiann '' ( English : `` The Soldiers ' Song '' ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of Ireland ( dark green ) <P> -- in Europe ( green & dark grey ) -- in the European Union ( green ) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Dublin 53 ° 20.65 ′ N 6 ° 16.05 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.34417 ° N 6.26750 ° W ﻿ / 53.34417 ; - 6.26750 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Irish </Li> <Li> English </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National language </Th> <Td> Irish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups ( 2016 ) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 82.2 % White Irish </Li> <Li> 9.5 % Other White </Li> <Li> 2.6 % Not stated </Li> <Li> 2.1 % Other Asian / Asian Irish </Li> <Li> 1.5 % Other </Li> <Li> 1.2 % Black Irish / Black African </Li> <Li> 0.7 % Irish Traveller </Li> <Li> 0.1 % Other Black </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Irish </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary parliamentary republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Michael D. Higgins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Taoiseach </Th> <Td> Leo Varadkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tánaiste </Th> <Td> Simon Coveney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Oireachtas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Seanad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> Dáil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Independence from the United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Proclamation </Th> <Td> 24 April 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Declaration </Th> <Td> 21 January 1919 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Anglo - Irish Treaty </Th> <Td> 6 December 1921 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1922 constitution </Th> <Td> 6 December 1922 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1937 constitution </Th> <Td> 29 December 1937 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Republic Act </Th> <Td> 18 April 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Joined the EEC </Th> <Td> 1 January 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 70,273 km ( 27,133 sq mi ) ( 118th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water ( % ) </Th> <Td> 2.00 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 census </Th> <Td> 4,761,865 ( 123rd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 67.7 / km ( 175.3 / sq mi ) ( 142nd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( PPP ) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $382 billion ( 56th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $79,925 ( 7th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2018 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $385 billion ( 42nd ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $80,641 ( 4th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini ( 2014 ) </Th> <Td> 30.0 medium 23rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> 0.923 very high 8th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Euro ( € ) ( EUR ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> GMT / WET ( UTC ⁠ ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer ( DST ) </Th> <Td> IST / WEST ( UTC + 1 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date format </Th> <Td> dd / mm / yyyy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> left </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 353 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> IE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td> . ie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ol> <Li> ^ Article 4 of the Constitution of Ireland declares that the name of the state is Ireland ; Section 2 of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 declares that Republic of Ireland is `` the description of the State '' . </Li> <Li> ^ The . eu domain is also used , as it is shared with other European Union member states . </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
the republic of ireland gained independence from britain
the republic of ireland gained independence from britain
6 December 1922
6 December 1922