Ireland

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Ireland
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Population (In Millions)	4.58
Human Development Index	7/169
Gross Domestic Product (In USD Billions - World Bank)	217.27
Global Peace Index	11/153
Happy Planet Index	78/143
Social Institutions and Gender Index	- /86
Environmental Performance Index	44/163
Child Mortality Rate	3.2
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About

President: Mary McAleese (1997)

Taoiseach (Prime Minister): Enda Kenny (2011)

Land area: 26,598 sq mi (68,889 sq km); total area: 27,135 sq mi (70,280 sq km)

Population (2009 est.): 4,203,200 (growth rate: 1.1%); birth rate: 14.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.0/1000; life expectancy: 78.2; density per sq km: 60

Capital (2003 est.): Dublin, 1,018,500

Other large cities: Cork, 193,400; Limerick, 84,900; Galway, 67,200

Monetary unit: Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])

Main Progress Initiatives

Measuring Ireland's Progress

The report Measuring Ireland's Progress, (current version, Measuring Ireland's Progress 2010) published annually by the Central Statistics Office Ireland, shows the progress made in Ireland in important economic, social and environmental areas. As well as showing developments over time, the report benchmarks the situation in Ireland against the other EU Member States around a series of indicators (108) covering social domains, the economy, innovation and the environment.

The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (FEASTA)

FEASTA aims to identify the characteristics (economic, cultural, environmental) of a truly sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and promote the implementation of measures required for this purpose.

Measuring Child Well Being

The Irish Department of Children and Youth Affairs reports since 2006 every second year on the State of the Nation's Children. More than 40 indicators were adopted through a process including a study on children's individual perception of well-being and large consultation. In the new reports data gaps are closed and some additional indicators may be added.

Official Statistics

Central Statistics Office

Happiness in Ireland

This is an overview of findings on Happiness in Ireland.The available findings are presented in the latest ‘Nation Report’ on Ireland [1]. This report is ordered by type of happiness questions and within these types by year. This ordering is to facilitate the assessment of progress, comparison over time being most fruitful using the same questions.
The report presents means and standard deviations, both on the original scale range and transformed to a common range 0-10. The means inform about the level of happiness in the country and the standard deviations about inequality of happiness.
Links provide more detail about the precise text of the question, the full distribution of responses and technical details of the survey. The report is continuously updated.

Irlande (French)

Le rapport « Mesurer les progrès de l’Irelande » publié par le CSO aujourd’ hui, représente les progrès réalisés en Irlande dans d’ importants domaines économiques, sociétaux, et environnementaux . Tout en représentant les réalisations au fil du temps, le rapport évalue la situation en Irlande, comparé à d’autres états membres de l’UE.