Ireland

Ireland

Ireland

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Ireland Flag

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Ireland is an EU republic attracting high FDI in technology and biopharma, ranking highly in education, and scaling offshore-wind capacity in the Atlantic.

Ireland is a Country located in the Northern Europe sub-region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Ireland

The capital city of Ireland is Dublin.

Word: Shamrock

Meaning: green emblem

Basic Information

Capital City: Dublin

Population: 5,196,630 (UN)

Area: 70,280 km² / 43,670 sq mi

People are called: Irish, Irishmen and Irishwomen

Type: Country

Administrative Divisions

28 counties and 3 cities

Cities

  1. Cork,
  2. Dublin,
  3. Galway,

Counties

  1. Carlow,
  2. Cavan,
  3. Clare,
  4. Cork,
  5. Donegal,
  6. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown,
  7. Fingal,
  8. Galway,
  9. Kerry,
  10. Kildare,
  11. Kilkenny,
  12. Laois,
  13. Leitrim,
  14. Limerick,
  15. Longford,
  16. Louth,
  17. Mayo,
  18. Meath,
  19. Monaghan,
  20. Offaly,
  21. Roscommon,
  22. Sligo,
  23. South Dublin,
  24. Tipperary,
  25. Waterford,
  26. Westmeath,
  27. Wexford,
  28. Wicklow

Geography

Latitude: 53° 00' N

Longitude: 8° 00' W

Geographical Subregion: Northern Europe

Continental Region: Europe

Borders

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 3 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 189

Climate

temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 2 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.303 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $108,919 (IMF)

Currency: Euro

Currency Code: EUR

Human Development

HDI Rank: 11 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.949

Mean Years of Schooling: 11,7

Expected Years of Schooling: 19,2

Life Expectancy at Birth: 82,4 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Catholic

Second Most Predominant: Anglican

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

International Memberships

European Union - since 1973

Euro - since 1999

Technical Information

TLD: .ie

Calling Code: +353

MapGeo Name: Ireland

MapGeo Code: IE

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