About Ireland...
Ireland was largely passed over by the industrial revolution. One reason given why Ireland did not experience an industrial revolution is because of the scarcity of coal and iron, resources that facilitate an industrial revolution. However, there were other countries that lacked these resources, but nonetheless industrialised, so there may be other reasons why Ireland did not industrialise. Nineteenth century explanations for why Ireland did not industrialise did not blame the absence of natural resources but that, "The fault is not in the country, but in ourselves; the absence of successful enterprise is owing to the fact, that we do not know how to succeed ... we want special industrial knowledge.". Mass emigration followed in the wake of the Great Famine in the mid-19th century and continued until the 1980s. However, the Irish economic experience reversed dramatically during the course of the 1990s, which saw the beginning of unprecedented economic growth in the Republic of Ireland, in a phenomenon known as the "Celtic Tiger", and peace being restored in Northern Ireland. In 2005, the Republic of Ireland was ranked the best place to live in the world, according to a "quality of life" assessment by The Economist magazine.[106] The Republic of Ireland joined the euro in 1999, while Northern Ireland remained with the pound sterling. Both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland entered recession in 2008 and, in 2009, the unemployment rate for the Republic of Ireland was 12.5% due to the 2008-2010 Irish financial crisis.
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| Exports To Ireland Facts |
| Location: |
Western Europe |
| Coordinates: |
53 00 N, 8 00 W |
| Int. Dialing Code: |
00 353 |
| Currency: |
euros (EUR) |
| Language: |
English |
| Area: |
70,273 sq km |
| Capital City: |
Dublin |
| Population: |
4,622,917 (July 2010 est.) |
| Population Ranking: |
119 |
| Employment: |
86.3% |
| Inflation: |
-1.5% (2010 est.) |
| GDP: |
$174 billion (2010 est.) |
| GDP Ranking: |
57 |
| GDP Growth: |
-0.6% (2010 est.) |
| Internet Users: |
3.042 million (2009) |
| Television Stations: |
2 |
| Phone Lines: |
2.08 million (2009) |
| Mobile Phones: |
4.871 million (2009) |
| Major Industry: |
steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum, barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment; glass and crystal; software, tourism |
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