Quick Facts - Ireland
Capital: Dublin
Political system: Republic and Parliamentary democracy
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 5 May 1949
Population: 4 582 769 (2012)
Population density: 65.4 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Irish and English
Non-nationals of total population: 8.1 % (2011)
Population density: 65.4 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Irish and English
Non-nationals of total population: 8.1 % (2011)
Funding (2009)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 0.40 %Government expenditure on culture: N/A
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 42.61 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: N/A
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.47 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 31.90 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 17.57 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 82 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 101 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 1 516 USD (148 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 3.7 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 79.2 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 5/5/1955European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Not signed
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Ratified on 22/12/2006
Country Directory 
Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334