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Administrative divisions:
26 counties; Carlow, Cavan, Clare,
Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim,
Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo,
Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
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Capital:
Dublin
Constitution:
adopted 1 July 1937 by plebiscite;
effective 29 December 1937
Executive branch:
chief of state
head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed
by the president with previous nomination by the prime minister and approval
of the House of Representatives
elections: president elected
by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term)
note: government coalition - Fianna
Fail, the Green Party, the Progressive Democrats, and independent members
of Parliament
Government type:
republic, parliamentary democracy
Independence:
6 December 1921 (from UK by treaty)
International organization participation:
ADB (nonregional members), Australia
Group, BIS, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,
ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC,
IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer),
OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR,
UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WEU (observer), WHO, WIPO,
WMO, WTO, ZC
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (judges appointed by
the president on the advice of the prime minister and cabinet)
Legal system:
based on English common law, substantially
modified by indigenous concepts; judicial review of legislative acts in
Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch:
bicameral Parliament or Oireachtas
consists of the Senate or Seanad Eireann (60 seats; 49 members elected
by the universities and from candidates put forward by five vocational
panels, 11 are nominated by the prime minister; to serve five-year terms)
and the House of Representatives or Dail Eireann (166 seats; members are
elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to
serve five-year terms)
elections: Senate & House of Representatives
National holiday:
Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
Political Parties
Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Green Party,
Labor Party , Progressive Democrats, Sinn Fein, Socialist Party, The Workers'
Party
Flag description:
three equal vertical bands of green
(hoist side), white, and orange; similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire,
which is shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white,
and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has
colors of green (hoist side), white, and red
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