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Ireland

Flag of IrelandBanknote

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.

Currency
The Euro. (€) This image represents a 5 euro banknote. Euro coins have one common side and one national side. They can be used anywhere within the euro area, regardless of the country of issue. There are coins in denominations of €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. The value of one U.S. dollar is equivalent to 0.65 euros.

Astronomy
Today's date is May 12, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon.

Location
Western europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of ireland in the north atlantic ocean, west of great britain.

Climate
Temperate maritime; modified by north atlantic current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time.

Terrain
Mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Atlantic Ocean 0 m. The highest point is at Carrauntoohil 1,041 m.

Nature & Science News
Great tits cope well with warming - Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report, unlike some other birds.
'No bias' against UK astronauts - UK government opposition to human spaceflight will be no bar to its citizens becoming astronauts, Esa says.
New batch of walruses gets tagged - Ten of Greenland's walruses are fitted with sat-tags to confirm whether the blubbery beasts migrate to Canada.
Platypus genetic code unravelled - The genetic blueprint of one of the world's strangest mammals - the duck-billed platypus - is deciphered.
EU's sat-nav pioneer calls home - A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth.
Nasa set to join petaflop elite - Nasa has unveiled a plan to boost its supercomputer power to help plan and model future missions.
Map of Ireland

Ireland

This is a map of Ireland. The map illustrates the location of Dublin and its proximity to Sligo, Galaway, Cork, and the North Atlantic Ocean.

Other countries on this map include: Scotland / Northern Ireland / England

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