Mr Robinson also said it was ironic, "that the moment when there seems a real possibility of some form of break-up of the United Kingdom that Northern Ireland was not the cause of it".
Last year 2, 300 babies were born to mothers who were born themselves outside the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a three-fold increase from 2001 when 700 such babies were recorded.
In the late 1960s, the conflict between mainly Protestant unionists, who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom, and largely Roman Catholic nationalists, who want it to be reunited with the rest of Ireland, exploded into a political and sectarian war, known as the Troubles.
But six of the nine counties of the province of Ulster chose to stay in the United Kingdom, eventually becoming the country of Northern Ireland.
However, Northern Ireland remains a part of the United Kingdom and for the majority in Northern Ireland this is how they would like it to remain.
It was in 1922 that 26 counties of Ireland gained independence from London following negotiations which led to the other six counties, part of the province of Ulster, remaining in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
President Obama and the First Lady will welcome Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and his wife, Samantha Cameron, to the White House for an Official Visit with a State Dinner on March 13-14, 2012.
That means open recognition of Northern Ireland's continued membership of the United Kingdom, for as long as it has a unionist majority.
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"That leadership is that Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and a considerable number of people want the Union flag to be flown in a respectful and orderly way, " he said.
Northern Ireland will host the first United Kingdom City of Culture in Londonderry.
They believe that the most likely outcome of the Stormont talks is a reaffirmation of Northern Ireland's place inside the United Kingdom.
It is believed to be one of the biggest bankruptcy orders of its kind ever made in either the United Kingdom or Ireland.
But six of the nine counties of the province of Ulster chose to stay in the United Kingdom, eventually becoming Northern Ireland.
Ms Foster told the BBC on Tuesday a border poll would show that a clear majority of people in Northern Ireland want to remain in the United Kingdom.
Ulster Bank has 1.9m customers in Northern Ireland, the Irish Republic and other parts of the United Kingdom.
In 1801, the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland became effective, creating the United Kingdom.
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Since then many Protestant unionists have viewed the Republic with suspicion, due to its territorial claim to Northern Ireland set against their desire to remain an integral part of the United Kingdom.
The commission's terms of reference instruct it to consider proposals for a Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, which would be a radical departure from practice in the rest of the United Kingdom.
Northern Ireland saw decades of violent conflict between those campaigning for a united Ireland and those wishing to stay in the United Kingdom.
He added that people in Northern Ireland were, "paying over the odds for insurance compared to the rest of the United Kingdom".
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