Outline of Northern Ireland

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Location of Northern Ireland (orange)
– in the European continent (camel & white)
– in the United Kingdom (camel)

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland – one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.[1][2] Situated in the northeast of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west. At the time of the 2001 UK Census, its population was 1,685,000, constituting about 30% of the island's total population and about 3% of the population of the United Kingdom.

Northern Ireland was created as a distinct division of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920,[3] although its constitutional roots lie in the 1800 Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland.

Northern Ireland was for many years the site of a violent and bitter ethno-political conflict — the Troubles — which was caused by divisions between Irish nationalists, who are predominantly Roman Catholic, and unionists, who are predominantly Protestant. Unionists want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom,[4] while nationalists wish it to be politically reunited with the rest of Ireland.[5][6][7][8] Since the signing of the "Good Friday Agreement" in 1998, most of the paramilitary groups involved in the Troubles have ceased their armed campaigns.

The Union Flag is the official Flag of Northern Ireland
Coat of arms of Northern Ireland (obsolete)

General reference[]

  • Common English country name: Northern Ireland
  • Official English country name: Northern Ireland
  • Common endonym:
    • Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann
    • Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann
  • Official endonym: Northern Ireland
  • Adjectival: Northern Irish
  • Demonym: Northern Irishman or Northern Irishwoman, Ulsterman or Ulsterwoman

Geography of Northern Ireland[]

Geography of Northern Ireland

Environment of Northern Ireland[]

Natural geographic features of Northern Ireland[]

Regions of Northern Ireland[]

Administrative divisions of Northern Ireland[]

Administrative divisions of Northern Ireland

Municipalities of Northern Ireland[]

Demography of Northern Ireland[]

Demographics of Northern Ireland

Government and politics of Northern Ireland[]

Politics of Northern Ireland

  • Form of government:
  • Capital of Northern Ireland: Belfast
  • Taxation in Northern Ireland

Law and order in Northern Ireland[]

Northern Ireland law

Local government in Northern Ireland[]

Local government in Northern Ireland

Military of Northern Ireland[]

Main article: British Army § Northern Ireland

Political ideologies in Northern Ireland[]

  • Nationalists
    • Republicanism
      • Irish National Liberation Army
      • Irish Republican Army
        • Official IRA
        • Provisional IRA
          • Continuity IRA
          • Real IRA
      • Irish Republican Brotherhood
  • Unionists
    • Loyalist
      • Red Hand Commandos
      • Ulster Defence Association (Ulster Freedom Fighters)
      • Ulster Volunteer Force
        • Loyalist Volunteer Force

History of Northern Ireland[]

Main articles: History of Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom

By period[]

The Troubles[]

The Troubles

By region[]

By county[]

  • History of County Antrim
  • History of County Armagh
  • History of County Fermanagh
  • History of County Londonderry
  • History of County Tyrone

By municipality[]

By subject[]

Culture of Northern Ireland[]

Culture of Northern Ireland

Architecture in Northern Ireland[]

Architecture of Northern Ireland

Art in Northern Ireland[]

Art in Northern Ireland

Music of Northern Ireland[]

Music of Northern Ireland

Cuisine of Northern Ireland[]

Cuisine of Northern Ireland

Language in Northern Ireland[]

Religion in Northern Ireland[]

Religion in Northern Ireland

Religious places[]

Religions in Northern Ireland[]

Sport in Northern Ireland[]

Sport in Northern Ireland

Economy and infrastructure of Northern Ireland[]

Economy of Northern Ireland

  • Economic rank (by nominal GDP):
  • Communications in Northern Ireland
    • Internet in Northern Ireland
  • Currency of the United Kingdom: Pound sterling
  • Tourism in Northern Ireland
  • Water supply and sanitation in Northern Ireland

Transport in Northern Ireland[]

Transport in Northern Ireland

NI Network Enhancement. Proposals to expand Northern Ireland Railways to Armagh and the west.

Education in Northern Ireland[]

Education in Northern Ireland

Specific schools[]

Types of schools[]

  • Grammar schools in the United Kingdom
  • Independent school
  • Preparatory school

Health in Northern Ireland[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Countries of the UK". www.statistics.gov.uk – geography – beginners' guide to UK geography. UK Statistics Authority. 11 November 2005. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009. The top-level division of administrative geography in the UK is the 4 countries – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  2. ^ "countries within a country". Number10.gov.uk. The Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 10 January 2003. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2009. The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom with a devolved legislative Assembly and a power sharing Executive made up of ministers from four political parties representing different traditions.
  3. ^ Statutory Rules & Orders published by authority, 1921 (No. 533); Additional source for 3 May 1921 date: Alvin Jackson, Home Rule – An Irish History, Oxford University Press, 2004, p198.
  4. ^ Standing up for Northern Ireland Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.uup.org. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  5. ^ Richard Jenkin, 1997, Rethinking ethnicity: arguments and explorations, SAGE Publications: London: "In Northern Ireland the objectives of contemporary nationalists are the reunification of Ireland and the removal of British government."
  6. ^ Peter Dorey, 1995, British politics since 1945, Blackwell Publishers: Oxford: "Just as some Nationalists have been prepared to use violence in order to secure Irish reunification, so some Unionists have been prepared to use violence in order to oppose it."
  7. ^ "Strategy Framework Document: Reunification through Planned Integration: Sinn Féin's All Ireland Agenda". Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. Sinn Féin. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Our Vision". www.sdlp.ie. SDLP. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  9. ^ "NI's population passes 1.75m mark". BBC News. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of Northern Ireland

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