Ulaidh

Ulaidh  (u liː or u laɪ) officially the Republic of Ulaidh is a sovereign state in North-Western Europe, located on the island of Ireland. It covers 43,511 square kilometers (16,800 sq mi) and has a population of 3.54 million. It is a republic and is a member of NATO, the United Nations as well as the European Union. The capital is Belfast, which is also the largest city. It only borders one other country, the Republic of Southern Ireland, to the south.

Treaty of Limavady
On the 6th November 1963, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland met together to discuss the new threat of sectarian violence beginning in Northern Ireland. With the UK not willing to give Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland, the two counties set on the proposal of dividing the island of Ireland's land mass into two nations, the Republic of Ulaidh which would own the North and North East of the island, and the Republic of Southern Ireland (known colloquially as the South) which owned the southern part of the island.

Creation of Ulaidh
On the 14th February 1964, the Republic of Ulaidh was created. It was decided that the capital would be Belfast, as it is the largest city and main commercial hub of the country. The first president was Dara Hawley, and the first prime minister was Ciaràn Lynch.

The creation of Ulaidh was generally well looked at by the population apart from extreme Irish Republicans who saw Ulaidh as an expansion of the Protestants in Ireland as well as extreme Protestant Unionists who saw it as a catholic invasion of Northern Ireland.

Galway and Mayo
On the 14th of February 1966, the Republic of Ireland gave the counties of Mayo and Galway over to the Republic of Ulaidh for its 2 year anniversary as well as to balance the disproportional surface area of the two nations, which were meant to be almost equal.

Modern Times
Nowadays, Ulaidh is a very developed country with a very high Human Development Index and GDP per capita. With many motorways, airports, ports, national parks, tunnels, bridges and train networks, Ulaidh was rated the world's best country to live in in 2014. Ulaidh is ranked 127th in the world on population density, 5th in the world on HDI and 15th in the world on GDP per capita (PPP).

Administrative divisions
Ulaidh is divided into 11 counties, all of which have a county council which is in charge of the local administration as well as road maintenance, local spending, etc. Each county includes a "county town" which serves as an economic and administrative hub for the county.

*Known in UK as Londonderry

Religion
Ulaidh's principal religion in Christianity, a religion followed by 79.2% of the population. Out of this, 76.4% are Catholic and 23.1% are Protestant. 18.8% are irreligious/atheist. 0.6% are Muslim and 1.4% are Other.

Language
Ulaidh has two official languages; Irish, the national language, and English, the most spoken language as well as its lingua franca. Around 1.96 million (55.5%) people in Ulaidh speak Irish fluently, especially in the counties of Donegal, Mayo and Galway. The counties of Tyrone and East Ulster speak Irish the least. English is spoken fluently by 3.52 million (99.2%) people in Ulaidh, making it the most spoken language. The third most spoken language in Ulaidh is French, spoken fluently by 700 thousand (21%) people.

Education
The Ulaidhan education system revolves around 4 steps: The first is Pre-School, known as "play school", where children from ages 2-5 attend. It is not officially compulsory although it is strongly advised to send children to it. From ages 5-11, children attend Primary School, and from ages 11-17, they attend Secondary School. Education in Ulaidh is free for most state-run schools, apart from the "Educate With Us" (EWU) schools which cost around $550 per student, per year. There are over 400 EWU schools across the Country. It is the equivalent of the "Educate Together" schools that exist in Southern Ireland. Aged 17 and over, the students can start University, which vary in price and are not state funded. The most renowned universities include Queen's College in Belfast, the University of Derry, and the University of Galway. In 2015, the largest university in Ulaidh was opened in Drogheda, known as the Ulaidh College. In addition to universities, there are also Polytechnics, which are less expensive than universities and offer less academic courses as well as mechanics, engineering and hairdressing.

Politics
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