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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOTE: Refer to movie “Some Mother’s Son” to discuss Bobby Sands and the hunger strike. * * * * * * * * POPULATION 1.9 million (density 339/sq.mi) Michigan=9.9 million (density=174/sq.mi) 30% of the island of Ireland’s population Capital = Belfast Ethnic Composition 99.1% White (with 91.0% Northern Ireland born) ECONOMY After several decades of deindustrialization, economy is making a strong recovery resulting from the “peace dividend” of recent years GOVERNMENT Member of the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, and NI) A devolved government within a constitutional mona