Ireland 2007
According to ezinereligion, in 2007, Ireland had a population of approximately 4.2 million people. The country's economy was largely based on exports of agricultural products, IT services and pharmaceuticals. Foreign relations were mainly with other European nations, the United States, the European Union and other countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO). In terms of politics in 2007, Ireland was a parliamentary republic headed by President Mary McAleese who had been in power since 1997. The main opposition party at the time was Fianna Fáil led by Bertie Ahern. Yearbook 2007 Ireland. On January 1, the Irish became one of the EU's 23 official languages. In the early 1990s, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who was then Finance Minister, received gifts and large loans from friends and business representatives he did…