Though the Census of Ireland 2011 counted 119,230 people in Cork city, there are in excess of 300,000 in Metropolitan Cork area. Overall Cork is 86.1% White Irish, 8.8% Other White, 2.2% Asian and 0.9% Black.
Longest Reign - Angola. Leila Lopes of Angola, Miss Universe 2011 will be reigning for the longest period in Miss Universe, approximately 1 year and 3 months (as Miss Universe 2012 will be held in December) from the time she was crowned on September 12, 2011.
1 Queen Elizabeth II will today become Britain's longest-reigning monarch after beating Queen Victoria's record of 63 years and 216 days on the throne.âº. 2  European Union member nations should accept 120,000 more refugees, the group that runs its daily affairs has urged. Serena Williams beat her older sister, Venus, in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Tuesday, inching ever closer to a historic Grand Slam.