Editing Ireland (section)

===Republic of Ireland===
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[[File:Áras an Uachtaráin-2011.jpg|thumb|{{lang|ga|[[Áras an Uachtaráin]]}}, the official residence of the [[President of Ireland]]]]
The Republic of Ireland is a [[parliamentary democracy]] based on the [[Westminster system]], with a [[Constitution of Ireland|written constitution]] and a popularly elected [[President of Ireland|president]] whose role is mostly ceremonial. The [[Oireachtas]] is a [[bicameral]] parliament, composed of {{lang|ga|[[Dáil Éireann]]|italic=no}} (the Dáil), a house of representatives, and {{lang|ga|[[Seanad Éireann]]|italic=no}} (the Seanad), an [[upper house]]. The [[Government of Ireland|government]] is headed by a prime minister, the {{lang|ga|[[Taoiseach]]|italic=no}}, who is appointed by the president on the nomination of the {{lang|ga|Dáil|italic=no}}. Its capital is Dublin.

The Republic of Ireland today ranks among the wealthiest countries in the world in terms of [[GDP per capita]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Country Comparison: GDP&nbsp;– per capita (PPP) |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html?countryName=Ireland&countryCode=ei&regionCode=eur&rank=27#ei |website=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-date=19 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119060620/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html?countryName=Ireland&countryCode=ei&regionCode=eur&rank=27#ei |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 2015 was ranked the sixth most developed nation in the world by the United Nations' [[Human Development Index]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/images/hdi2015.pdf |page=47 |title=Human Development Report 2015: Table A1.1 |publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP) |date=2015 |website=Human Development Index and its components |via=[[Jewish Virtual Library]] |access-date=30 November 2016 |archive-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301091348/https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/images/hdi2015.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> A period of rapid economic expansion from 1995 onwards became known as the [[Celtic Tiger]] period, was brought to an end in 2008 with an unprecedented [[Post-2008 Irish economic downturn|financial crisis]] and an economic depression in 2009. According to the 2024 [[Global Peace Index]], Ireland is the second most peaceful country in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Global Peace Index |url=https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GPI-2024-web.pdf}}</ref>