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Ireland, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Dublin, capital city of Ireland

Image of Dublin, capital city of Ireland

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 in one word would be “Shamrock,” meaning green emblem.

Ireland Flag

Flag of Ireland

Ireland armorial

armorial of Ireland

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.

Ireland is located in Northern Europe
Europe Continent
Member of European Union since 1973
Euro since 1999
Ireland has a population of 5,196,630 inhabitants
within a total area of 70,280 Km2
(43,670 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Ireland’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 2 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 1.30
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Ireland HDI ranks in position nº 11 worldwide
HDI of 0.949 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Ireland’s passport allows visa-free entry to 189 countries
Ireland passport ranks 3rd in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Ireland GDP per capita is $108,919 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Ireland ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude 53° 00' N, 8° 00' W
Open in Google Maps
Neighbouring countriesUnited Kingdom
Ireland Climatetemperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Second most predominant religionChurch of Ireland,
Currency name & code Euro (EUR)
Internet ccTLD.ie
Ireland calling code+353

Ireland 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

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