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| | Ireland |
 | | The country has a total area of 27,136 square miles, and has a population of approximately 4 million. |
 | | According to official government statistics collected during the 2002 census, the religious affiliation of the population is 88.4 percent Roman Catholic, 2.9 percent Church of Ireland (Anglican), 0.52 percent Presbyterian, 0.25 percent Methodist, 0.49 percent Muslim, and less than 0.1 percent Jewish. |
 | | However, some citizens had political attitudes toward the conflict in Northern Ireland that were driven by their religious identities and loyalties. |
| www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35461.htm (1000 words) |
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