Northern Ireland
Tuaisceart Éireann (Irish)
Norlin Airlann¹ (Ulster Scots)

Standard of former Government of Northern Ireland (1922-1972)	Former coat of arms

Dieu et mon droit (motto)
(French for "God and my right")²
Northern Ireland's location within the UK Languages English (De facto) ³, Irish, Ulster Scots ⁴ Capital and
largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area
 - Total Ranked 4th UK
13,843 km² Population
 - Total (2001)
 - Density Ranked 4th UK
1,685,267
122/km² NUTS 1 UKN Establishment Government of Ireland Act, 1920 Currency Pound Sterling (£) (GBP) ³ Time zone
 - in summer UTC+0
UTC+1 Calling code +44 ^{3 5} Geospecific Internet TLDs

.uk ^{3 6} .ie ^{6 7}
National flower Shamrock ⁷ National anthems UK: God Save the Queen
Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Patron saint St. Patrick⁷ 1. This term is a neologism which has never been used by Scots speakers historically, but which has some official usage. 2. In common with England. 3. In common with the rest of the UK. 4. As with the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland has no official language; the use of English has been established through precedent. Irish and Ulster Scots are officially recognised minority languages. 5. +44 is always followed by 28 when calling landlines. The code is 028 within the UK and 048 from the Republic of Ireland. 6. .co.ni, using the Nicaraguan TLD has also been used. 7. In common with the rest of Ireland.

For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology).

Northern Ireland is one of the four constituent entitiesWhile the remaining three constituents, Scotland, Wales and England are regarded as "nations", the application of the term to Northern Ireland is sometimes disputed. All constituents of the United Kingdom (except England) have systems of devolved government. Northern Ireland's devolved Assembly has been suspended, although it was the first region of the UK to have a form of devolved government. of the United Kingdom. It is situated on the north-eastern tip of the island of Ireland in the province of Ulster, and consists of six counties. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom with an external land border (with the Republic of Ireland). It was created by the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, and has had its own form of devolved government in a similar manner to Scotland and Wales. The Northern Ireland Assembly is, however, currently suspended.

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BBC News | Northern Ireland | UK Edition

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:41:48 -0000
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:38 -0000
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