Irlanda

Interesting Facts About Irlanda

• Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles and the third-largest in Europe
• As of 2022, the island has a population of just over 7 million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland
• The Republic of Ireland joined the euro in 1999
• The period of rapid economic growth in the 1990s became known as the Celtic Tiger, with real GDP growing by an average of 9.6% per annum between 1995 and 1999
• In 2000, the Republic of Ireland was the sixth-richest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita
• During World War II, approximately 50,000 volunteers from independent Ireland joined the British forces, with four being awarded Victoria Crosses
• Modernisation in Ireland brought secularisation, marking a shift from traditionally high levels of religiosity

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