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Republic of Ireland (Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann) 🇮🇪, also simply known as Ireland (Irish: Éire), is a country in Western Europe, bordering Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. Its capital and largest city is Dublin.

Statistics

The land area of Ireland is 26,596 square miles (68,883 km2), making it the 118th largest country by total area. As of November 2022, the population of that combined area was estimated to be 5,275,004, making it the 122nd most populous country in the world at the time.[1]

Apple in Ireland

Apple Computer established operations in Cork in 1980 and employed about 6,000 people in the area as of 2022.[2] The successor company, Apple Inc., does not directly operate any physical retail stores in Ireland and distributes its products online and through premium resellers, such as Spectra Photo back in the 1980s.[3] However, Apple has been known for taking advantage of Ireland's unique tax laws to reduce its tax burden on its profits within the European Union.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ireland. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (2022-11-02).
  2. ↑ Apple To Expand Operations In Ireland, Business Facilities. 2022-05-26.
  3. ↑ Why there are no Apple Stores in the Republic - and probably won't be for a while by Peter Bodkin, The Journal. 2015-03-21.
  4. ↑ Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned by Andrew Walker, BBC. 2020-07-15.

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