Key Statistics
Official Name – Republic of Ireland
Capital – Dublin
Independence – 1921
Population – 4,888,252
Total Area – 70,273 km
Language Spoken – English Irish Gaelic
Climate –
Summer (Dec/Feb) 16 – 21
Winter (Jun/Aug) 4 – 10
Economic Indicators
Currency – Euro
Central Bank – Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
GDP – 217669 Billion US$
Inflation – 1.7%
Unemployment Rate – 14.5%
GDP Composition by Sector –
Agriculture: 2%
Industry: 29%
Services: 70% (2011 estimate)
Major Industries By Rating –
Today the most productive sectors include high-tech industries clustered mainly chemicals finance and the service sector particularly tourist.
Car Manufacture
Chemicals
Engineering
Hi-Tech Industry
Iron & Steel
Tourism
Biggest Companies in Ireland are as following –
Accenture (Software & Programming)
WPP (Advertising)
Covidien (Medical Equipment & Supplies)
CRH (Construction Materials)
Ingersoll-Rand (Conglomerates)
Seagate Technology (Computer Storage Devices)
The Major Export Items & Its classifications are as follow –
Machinery and equipment
Computers
Chemicals
Pharmaceuticals
Live animals
Animal products
Source –
GDP
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm
Central Bank
http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm
GDP Composition by Sector
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Inflation
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm
Unemployment Rate
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm
Biggest Companies
http://www.forbes.com/lists/
The Major Export Items & Its Classification
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
