Ireland, Northern

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Ireland, Northern, division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 5,462 sq mi (14,147 sq km), NE Ireland. Made up of six of the nine counties of the historic province of Ulster in NE Ireland, it is frequently called Ulster. The capital is Belfast.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The IRA and Sectarian Struggle
• A Troubled History
• Land, People, Economy, and Government
• Bibliography

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