Northern Ireland is a country located in the northeast of the island of Ireland that has experienced a long history of religious conflict between its Protestant and Catholic populations. The 1998 Good Friday Agreement aimed to end violence between unionists who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK and nationalists seeking reunification with Ireland. Northern Ireland has a population of around 1.84 million people, and its capital and largest city is Belfast.
2. Belfast
Northern Ireland is the part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland in the north-east of the island of Ireland.
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
13,843 Km2
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3. History of Northern Ireland
Religious Fight
Roman
catholic
Protestant
19th century Home rule
First World War (third home rule, 1914)
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NI constitute six counties
(Protestant)
4. 1998, Good Friday Agreement
Ireland division between northern
and southern Ireland
Irish Free State (GIA- 1920)7/23/2014 4
History of Northern Ireland
5. National Flag of Northern Ireland
Religious conflict between unionist and nationalist has been affected the national flags of
country as well.
Union flag- It is used by the Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.
Between 1953-1972
Ulster banner, was used to represent the flag of
The NI.
Unionist group fly union flag and Ulster banner whereas Irish group fly the
tricolor flag.
In sports, Ulster banner was displayed by the NI team in common wealth and FIFA World Cup.
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6. Population
There are around 1.84 million
people living in Northern
Ireland, which consist the only
3% of UK population.
2,100, Indians
UK population
NI population
Indians
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7. Governance
U k government are responsible for some expected matters such as civil aviation,
human geneticist etc. Whereas in some matters such as international relations,
election are controlled by the NI government.
Country is under queen rule or monarchy rule command under Elizabeth II with Peter
Robinson as first minister and deputy first minister Martin Mc Guinness.
UK governances is also involved providing prime minister David Cameron and
secretary of state Theresa Villiers.
Both the government
works
simultaneously in
their whole power
area
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8. Geography and climate
The centerpiece of Northern Ireland's geography
is Lough Neagh, at 151 square miles (391 km2)
the largest freshwater lake both on the island of
Ireland and British Isles.
Average daytime maximums
Temperature in Belfast are 6.5 属C
in January and 17.5 属C in July
The highest maximum temperature
recorded was 30.8 属C in Belfast and
minimum recorded temperature was
minus 18.7 属C .
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9. Language
Their official language is English but people speak Irish and Ulster Scots.
Sign languages- Northern Ireland sign language and Iris sign languages are
commonly used languages by deaf people in NI.
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10. Currency
IN whole UK 贈 pound sterling or
called British pound is used
81 Indian rupee is equal to 1 贈 pound
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11. Economy
Northern Ireland has traditionally had an industrial economy, most notably in
shipbuilding, rope manufacture and textiles and tourism.
NI economy is smallest among all four countries making up the UK.
The local economy has seen contraction during the recent global economic
downturn, in response the Northern Ireland Assembly has sent trade missions to
countries including the USA, India.
GDP (nominal) 2002 estimat
e
- Total 37.33 billion
- Per capita 19,603
[4]
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13. Culture
Northern Ireland has experienced the rising the no. of tourist because of its attractive cultural
festival, musical and artistic tradition , geographical sites and craft design etc .
Public houses or pub are also very popular there.
15. Johny Evans football player from NI Sam Neill
A famous actor of NI seen in Jurassic park
movies
Thomas Andrews
(shipbuilder), Naval
Architect in titanic
Famous people from NI
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16. "Northern Ireland Census 2011 Output". NISRAcensus/. 2011. Retrieved 2
November 2013.
NISRA Population Clock Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency
(December 2012).
"Census 2011 Key Statistics for Northern Ireland". Retrieved 14 January 2013.
Regional GDP per capita in the EU25. Eurostat. 25 January 2005. Retrieved on
19 March 2014.
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References