Ireland

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IE / IRL Europe Europe

5.3M

Population

$577.4B

GDP

831

Payment BINs

101

Issuers

General Information

Capital Dublin

Continent Europe

Region Europe

Subregion Europe

Currency euros (EUR)

Languages English (official the language generally used) Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official spoken by approximately 37.7% of the population)

Area 70,273 km²

Map Reference Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain

Borders UK

Demographics

Population (2023) 5,307,600

Density 75.5 per km²

Urban Population 64.5%

Median Age 40.2 years

Life Expectancy 82.0 years

Major Cities DUBLIN

Economy

GDP (2024) $577.4B

GDP Per Capita (2023) $102,802

Inflation (2024) 2.1%

Unemployment (2024) 4.4%

Public Debt 45.4% of GDP

Exchange Rate (2024) 0.924 to USD

Financial Markets

Stock Exchanges 27

Listed Equities 349

Dominant Currency EUR

Card Brands (Top 5)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

#	Issuer	BINs
1	AER LINGUS (EI)	200
2	BARCLAYCARD INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS, LTD.	30
3	OPTAL FINANCIAL EUROPE, LTD.	30
4	THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF IRELAND	27
5	CHASE PAYMENTECH EUROPE, LTD.	26
6	ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC	26
7	EML MONEY DAC	22
8	CITIBANK EUROPE PLC	21
9	BANK OF AMERICA EUROPE DAC	20
10	ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C.	19

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Top Stock Exchanges

#	Exchange	Listings	Code	Currency
1	Frankfurt Stock Exchange	67	FRA	EUR
2	London Stock Exchange (international)	59	LSE	GBP
3	OTC Bulletin Board	43	PNK	USD
4	Stuttgart Stock Exchange	41	STU	EUR
5	Irish Stock Exchange	27	ISE	EUR

Main Exports

1. vaccines

2. packaged medicine

3. nitrogen compounds

4. integrated circuits

5. hormones (2023)

Main Imports

1. aircraft

2. nitrogen compounds

3. vaccines

4. packaged medicine

5. integrated circuits (2023)