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The rest of Ireland

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Only Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. The rest of the island of Ireland is a separate, independent country, the Republic of Ireland, with its own government. Its capital is Dublin, not Belfast.

Memory tip: Northern Ireland is in the UK; the rest of Ireland is an independent country.

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The rest of Ireland, outside Northern Ireland, is best described as which of these?

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