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Northern Ireland  (English) Tuaisceart Éireann  (Irish) Norlin Airlann1  (Ulster Scots)
The use of symbols in Northern Ireland is politically charged. At present, no flag officially represents Northern Ireland or has a broad consensus of support. In general, flags and emblems represent the nationalist and unionist communities in Northern Ireland separately. Flag and Symbols Union Flag Assembly Logo Northern Ireland Assembly Note: Official in common with United Kingdom; use highly regulated in Northern Ireland. Note: Symbol of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Northern Ireland Executive Other Flags Ulster Banner Irish Tricolour Note: Former Official Government of Northern Ireland Banner until 1972, still used in some sporting contexts, no official status in Northern Ireland, Unionist. Note: Official flag of the Republic of Ireland, no official status in Northern Ireland, Nationalist.
Motto: [Quis separabit?] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)  (Latin) "Who shall separate?"
Anthem: God Save the Queen Londonderry Air  (de facto)
Location of Padraig/Sandbox7 (orange) – in Europe (tan & white) – in the United Kingdom (tan)
Capital and largest city	Belfast 54°35.456′N 5°50.4′W
Official languages	English (de facto), Irish and Ulster Scots2
Government	Constitutional monarchy
• Queen	Queen Elizabeth II
• Prime Minister	Gordon Brown MP
• First Minister	Ian Paisley MLA
• Deputy First Minister	Martin McGuinness MLA
• Secretary of State	Shaun Woodward MP
Establishment
• Government of Ireland Act	1920
Area
• Total	13,843 km2 (5,345 sq mi)
Population
• 2004 estimate	1,710,300
• 2001 census	1,685,267
• Density	122/km2 (316.0/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2002 estimate
• Total	$33.2 billion
• Per capita	$19,603
Currency	Pound sterling (GBP)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Calling code	444
ISO 3166 code	GB-NIR
Internet TLD	.uk3
Norlin Airlann is a neologism which was not used by Scots speakers historically, but which has some official usage. The spelling Norn Iron is often used by indigenous speakers as an affectionate phonetic spelling to reflect local pronunciation. Officially recognised languages: Northern Ireland has no official language; the use of English has been established through precedent. Irish and Ulster Scots are officially recognised minority languages Also .eu, as part of the European Union, and .ie shared with Republic of Ireland. ISO 3166-1 is GB, but .gb is unused. +44 is always followed by 28 when calling landlines. The code is 028 within the UK and 048 from the Republic of Ireland In common with the Republic of Ireland.