There is no Northern Ireland flag - in use is UK flag. Blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, as well as British overseas territories .

Belfast

5 borough councils, 4 district councils*, 2 city councils**:

Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Armagh, Banbridge, and Craigavon; Causeway Coast and Glens; Derry and Strabane*; Fermanagh and Omagh*; Lisburn and Castlereagh**; Mid and East Antrim; Belfast**; Mid Ulster*; Newry, Murne, and Down*.

1,710,300

English and Irish

54° 30' N, 6° 30' W

13,756 sq. km

360 km

Ireland 360 km

375 km

Sea level 0 m - Slieve Donard 850 m

British pound (GBP)
Money are emitted in Northern Ireland by 4 different banks (The Bank of Ireland, First Trust Bank, Northern Bank and Ulster Bank).

none (part of United Kingdom)

National Assembly

Province

St Patrick's Day March 17