Ireland By Zach Statz

Global Business Report

Statistics

• Capitol City: Dublin, 506,211 people, 4,398 people per km sqare

• Major Cities, Belfast, Limerick, Cork, Galway, Newry, Lisburn, Waterford, Armagh and Kilkenny

• Population of Ireland total is 6,197,100

Economy

• GDP: 222.4 Billion• Unemployment: 11.4%• Exports: $107.3 Billion • Imports: $62.22 Billion• Exchange Rate: 1 US Dollar = .748 cents in

Euros • Minimum Wage is €8.65 an hour

Crime Info

• Small Number of Violent Crimes• Purse Snatching and car robberies in the City• Tourists are targeted for money scams • And guard your wallet and passport

Travel Entry Requirements

• All you need is a passport• Work Visa if you are there for more than 3

months• No hiv/aids restrictions on travel

Extra Facts

• There are less people in Ireland than there are in the city of Madrid

• 93% of the population is some kind of Catholic• The longest place name in Ireland is

Muckanaghederdauhaulia, in County Galway

Government

• They are a republic• They have a prime minister• The Minister and his cabinet run the country

Business Etiquette

• Negotiation• Entertaining• Making Appointments• Gifts• Addressing others

Business Etiquette continued

• Appropriate public behavior• Business attire• Acceptable conversation topics

News Article

• The financial crisis has hit Ireland very hard• They are needing a $122 Billion bailout for

their industries• The Prime Minister is stepping down after this

month when new financial plans are in place

Reflection

• I think Ireland is Great country.• It is much smaller than the U.S.• Business customers are very similar but theirs

are a bit more relaxed• They have a lot of tourism there that would be

cool to see.• I would love to travel to Ireland and do business

and see all of the cool scenery and old castles

Bibliography• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Ireland• http://www.ireland-fun-facts.com/ireland-facts.html• http://

travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1145.html#entry_requirements

• http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/pay_and_employment/pay_inc_min_wage.html

• https://www.cia.gov/search?q=Ireland&site=CIA&output=xml_no_dtd&client=CIA&myAction=%2Fsearch&proxystylesheet=CIA&submitMethod=get&x=16&y=8