_#_Type: republic
_#_Capital: Dublin
_#_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
_#_Independence: 6 December 1921 (from UK)
_#_Constitution: 29 December 1937; adopted 1937
_#_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
_#_National holiday: Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March
_#_Executive branch: president, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Cabinet
_#_Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of an upper house or Senate (Seanad Eireann) and a lower house or House of Representatives (Dail Eireann)
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court