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Ireland. At The Olympics Vancouver 2010. Ireland’s geography. Irelands’ area is 27,135 square miles. Some say that Ireland is like a badly baked pie, with mountains on the outside and lakes plains and bogs on the inside. The longest river in Ireland is the Shannon River . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IrelandAt The Olympics Vancouver 2010
Ireland’s geographyIrelands’ area is 27,135 square miles. Some say that Ireland is like a badly baked pie,
with mountains on the outside and lakes plains and bogs on the inside.
The longest river in Ireland is the Shannon River.Ireland is right off the western coast of England
and is part of Europe.
People of IrelandThe Official language of Ireland is English, and
Irish Gaelic.About 87% of Ireland is Roman Catholic.The life expectancy for men is 76 and 81 for
women.The literacy rate for men and women is 99%.
Irelands’ GovernmentIreland is a republic with a parliamentary system
of Government. It could also be called a democracy.
The current president of Ireland is Mary McAleese.
Irelands’ Economy Irelands’ biggest industry is farming.The GDP in this country is about $282
Billion US dollars at current prices – 2008
Ireland in the 2010 Olympics
There were only 3 athletes from Ireland in the 2010 Olympics.
The only sports that Ireland competed in were Bobsled and skeleton.
There is 1 man and 2 women competing.
Irelands outcome in Olympics
Ireland has won,0 gold medals0 silver medalsAnd 0 bronze medals