City Statistics
Location: Province of Leinster, Ireland. Country dialling code: 353. Population: 495,781 (city); 1,122,821 (metropolitan area). Religion: 91.6% Catholic, 2.5% Church of Ireland, 5.9% small congregations of Presbyterians, Protestants, Methodists, Jews and other denominations. Ethnic mix: Majority Irish, with largest minority Chinese, followed by Russian, other minorities include Nigerian and Romanian. Time zone: GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October). Electricity: 240 volts AC, 50Hz; English-style, square three-pin plugs are standard. Average January temp: 5C (41F). Average July temp: 17C (63F). Annual rainfall: 73mm (28.5 inches).
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