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Communications of Ireland

Telephones - main lines in use:2.097 million (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular:4.21 million (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay
domestic: microwave radio relay
international: country code - 353; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios:2.55 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:4 (many repeaters) (2001)
Televisions:1.82 million (2001)
Internet country code:.ie
Internet hosts:238,191 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):22 (2000)
Internet users:2.06 million (2005)

Ireland Quickstats

  • Population: 4,109,086 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 70,280 sq km
  • Density: 60.3 /km² (139th)
  • GDP (total): $202.9 billion (30th)
  • GDP (per capita): $50,150 (6th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Euro² (EUR)
  • Dial code: +353

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