Statistical information Ireland 1992
Ireland in the World
Ireland - Introduction 1992
top of pageBackground: Growing Irish nationalism resulted in independence from the United Kingdom in 1921, with six largely Protestant northern counties remaining within the UK. After World War II bloody strife between Catholics and Protestants over the status of Northern Ireland cost thousands of lives.
Ireland - Geography 1992
top of pageLocation
Geographic coordinates
Map reference
Area
Total: 70,280 km²
Land: 68,890 km²
Comparative: slightly larger than West Virginia
Land boundaries: 360 km; UK 360 km
Coastline: 1,448 km
Maritime claims
Continental shelf: no precise definition
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: Northern Ireland question with the UK; Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark, Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area)
Climate: temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Terrain: mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
Elevation
Natural resources: zinc, lead, natural gas, crude oil, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver
Land use
Land use: arable land: 14%; permanent crops: NEGL%; meadows and pastures 71%; forest and woodland 5%; other 10%
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Ireland - People 1992
top of pagePopulation: 3,521,207 (July 1992), growth rate 0.2% (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Irishman(men), Irish (collective pl.); adjective -
Irish
Irish
Ethnic groups: Celtic, with English minority
Languages: Irish (Gaelic) and English; English is the language generally used, with Gaelic spoken in a few areas, mostly along the western seaboard
Religions: Roman Catholic 93%, Anglican 3%, none 1%, unknown 2%, other 1% (1981)
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: 15 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 9 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: -4 migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: deforestation
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 78 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 2.0 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: 98% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Ireland - Government 1992
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: none
Government type: republic
Capital: Dublin
Administrative divisions:
26 counties; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork,
Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick,
Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary,
Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick,
Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary,
Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
Dependent areas
Independence: 6 December 1921 (from UK)
National holiday: Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
Constitution: 29 December 1937; adopted 1937
Legal system: based on English common law, substantially modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage: universal at age 18
President: last held 9 November 1990 (next to be held November 1997); results - Mary Bourke ROBINSON 52.8%, Brian LENIHAN 47.2%
Senate:
last held on 17 February 1987 (next to be held February 1992); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (60 total, 49 elected) Fianna
Fail 30, Fine Gael 16, Labor 3, independents 11
Fail 30, Fine Gael 16, Labor 3, independents 11
House of Representatives:
last held on 12 July 1989 (next to be held
June 1994); results - Fianna Fail 44.0%, Fine Gael 29.4%, Labor Party 9.3%,
Progressive Democrats 5.4%, Workers' Party 4.9%, Sinn Fein 1.1%, independents 5.9%; seats - (166 total) Fianna Fail 77, Fine Gael 55, Labor
Party 15, Workers' Party 7, Progressive Democrats 6, independents 6
June 1994); results - Fianna Fail 44.0%, Fine Gael 29.4%, Labor Party 9.3%,
Progressive Democrats 5.4%, Workers' Party 4.9%, Sinn Fein 1.1%, independents 5.9%; seats - (166 total) Fianna Fail 77, Fine Gael 55, Labor
Party 15, Workers' Party 7, Progressive Democrats 6, independents 6
Communists: under 500
Executive branch:
president, prime minister, deputy prime minister,
Cabinet
Cabinet
Legislative branch:
bicameral Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of an upper house or Senate (Seanad Eireann) and a lower house or House of
Representatives (Dail Eireann)
Representatives (Dail Eireann)
Judicial branch: Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation:
AG, BIS, CCC, CE, CSCE, EBRD, EC, ECE, EIB, ESA, FAO, GATT,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NEA, NSG, OECD, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP,
UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIIMOG, UNTSO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NEA, NSG, OECD, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP,
UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIIMOG, UNTSO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC
Diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Dermot GALLAGHER; Chancery at 2,234
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20,008; telephone (202) 462-3,939; there are Irish Consulates General in Boston, Chicago, New York, and San
Francisco
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20,008; telephone (202) 462-3,939; there are Irish Consulates General in Boston, Chicago, New York, and San
Francisco
US:
Ambassador Richard A. MOORE; Embassy at 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge,
Dublin; telephone 353 (1) 688,777; FAX 353 (1) 689-946
Dublin; telephone 353 (1) 688,777; FAX 353 (1) 689-946
Diplomatic representation
Flag description: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and orange; similar to the flag of the Ivory Coast, which is shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red
National symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Ireland - Economy 1992
top of pageEconomy overview:
The economy is small, open, and trade dependent. Agriculture, once the most important sector, is now dwarfed by industry, which accounts for 37% of GDP and about 80% of exports and employs 26% of the labor force.
The government has successfully reduced the rate of inflation from double-digit figures in the late 1970s to 3.8% in 1991. In 1987, after years of deficits, the balance of payments was brought into the black.
Unemployment, however, remains a serious problem. A 1991 unemployment rate of 20.4% placed Ireland along with Spain as the countries with the worst jobless records in Western Europe.
The government has successfully reduced the rate of inflation from double-digit figures in the late 1970s to 3.8% in 1991. In 1987, after years of deficits, the balance of payments was brought into the black.
Unemployment, however, remains a serious problem. A 1991 unemployment rate of 20.4% placed Ireland along with Spain as the countries with the worst jobless records in Western Europe.
GDP: purchasing power equivalent - $39.2 billion, per capita $11,200; real growth rate 1.3% (1991 est.)
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita
Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products: accounts for 11% of GDP and 15% of the labor force; principal crops - turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; livestock - meat and dairy products; 85% self-sufficient in food; food shortages include bread grain, fruits, vegetables
Industries: food products, brewing, textiles, clothing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery, transportation equipment, glass and crystal
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 3.0% (1991; accounts for 37% of GDP
Labor force: 1,333,000; services 57.0%, manufacturing and construction 26.1%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 15.0%, energy and mining 1.9% (1991)
Organized labor: 58% of labor force (1991)
Labor force
Unemployment rate: 20.4% (1991)
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: revenues $11.4 billion; expenditures $12.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $1.6 billion (1992 est.)
Taxes and other revenues
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $27.8 billion (f.o.b., 1991)
Commodoties: chemicals, data processing equipment, industrial machinery, live animals, animal products
Partners: EC 74% (UK 34%, Germany 11%, France 10%), US 8%
Imports: $24.5 billion (c.i.f., 1991)
Commodoties: food, animal feed, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, machinery, textiles, clothing
Partners: EC 66% (UK 41%, Germany 9%, France 4%), US 14%
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: Irish pounds (#Ir) per US$1 - 0.6227 (March 1992), 0.6190 (1991), 0.6030 (1990), 0.7472 (1989), 0.6553 (1988), 0.6720 (1987)
Ireland - Energy 1992
top of pageElectricity
Production: 4,957,000 kW capacity; 14,480 million kWh produced, 4,080 kWh per capita (1991)
Coal
Petroleum
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Ireland - Communication 1992
top of pageTelephones
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Ireland - Military 1992
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Percent of gdp:
exchange rate conversion - $566 million, 1-2% of
GDP (1992 est.)
GDP (1992 est.)
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Ireland - Transportation 1992
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports:
36 total, 35 usable; 17 with permanent-surface runways; none
with runways over 3,659 m; 2
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 6
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
with runways over 3,659 m; 2
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 6
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Heliports
Pipelines: natural gas 225 km
Railways
Roadways
Waterways: limited for commercial traffic
Merchant marine:
55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 146,081
GRT/177,058 DWT; includes 4 short-sea passenger, 32 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 3 container, 3 petroleum tanker, 3 specialized tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 6 bulk
GRT/177,058 DWT; includes 4 short-sea passenger, 32 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 3 container, 3 petroleum tanker, 3 specialized tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 6 bulk
Civil air: 23 major transport aircraft
Ports and terminals
Ireland - Transnational issues 1992
top of pageDisputes international
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs
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