IRELAND

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Ireland People

Country Name: Ireland

Capital City: Dublin

Population: 4,062,235 (2006)

Population Growth: 1.15% (2006)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Languages: English, Irish

Area: 70,280 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3.9% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 4.3% (2006)

Domain extension: .ie

PEOPLE OF IRELAND

Age Structure 0-14 years:

20.8% (male 442,664/female 413,556)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

67.5% (male 1,387,803/female 1,385,355)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

11.7% (male 212,782/female 266,926) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

34.3 years

Median Age - male:

33.5 years

Median Age - female:

35.1 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.143% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

14.4 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

7.79 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

4.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.07 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.07 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.002 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.797 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.989 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

77.9 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

75.27 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

80.7 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural)

Ethnic Groups:

Celtic, English

Religions:

Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)

Languages:

English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard