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About Ireland

1. Country Info

Area                                                                            

70,273 qkm

Population 

4.581.269 (Census 2011)

Population density 

65.2 pers./qkm

Population growth    

8.1 % (2011/2006)

Official languages 

Irish, English

Natural resources (agricultural)                                         

wheat, hops, barley, potatoes, sugar beet, wool

Natural resources (minerals)   

peat, coal, lead, zinc, copper, silver, quicksilver, gold, sand, gravel, stone

Membership in Organisations

EU

Currency      

1 Euro = 100 Cents

Exchange rate July 2011

1 US$ = 0,705 Euro;
1 Euro = 1,417 US$ 

 

2. Economic condition

GDP (nominal) (bill. US-Dollar)

204.261 (2010)

GDP (PPP) (bill. US-Dollar)

172.345 (2010)

GDP (PPP) per capita (bill. US-Dollar)

38,549 (2010)

GDP (nominal) per capita (bill. US-Dollar)

45,688 (2010)

National dept (US-Dollar)

132.254 bill. (Dez. 2010)

 

Foreign trade: Germany - Ireland

(in US-Dollar)  

2008

2009

2010

Partner
Country:
I
reland

Imports 

24 410 764 000

19 296 047 820

18 590 819 498

Exports

9 208 155 215

5 174 780 032

5 527 048 452

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt

(in US-Dollar)  

2008

2009

2010

Partner 
Country:
Germany

Imports

6 848 897 784 

4 229 207 877 

4 626 381 068

Exports

9 525 254 000

8 285 971 951

8 425 382 526

Quelle: Central Statistics Office

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Tel: +353 1 6424300

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