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
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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, capital city of Ireland.
Word: Shamrock
Meaning: green emblem
Basic Information
Capital City: Dublin, capital city of Ireland
Population: 5,484,367 (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
- Cork,
- Dublin,
- Galway,
Counties
- Carlow,
- Cavan,
- Clare,
- Cork,
- Donegal,
- Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown,
- Fingal,
- Galway,
- Kerry,
- Kildare,
- Kilkenny,
- Laois,
- Leitrim,
- Limerick,
- Longford,
- Louth,
- Mayo,
- Meath,
- Monaghan,
- Offaly,
- Roscommon,
- Sligo,
- South Dublin,
- Tipperary,
- Waterford,
- Westmeath,
- Wexford,
- Wicklow
Geography
Latitude: 53° 00' N
Longitude: 8° 00' W
Geographical Subregion: Northern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Borders
- United Kingdom — Land border
Climate
temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
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
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 1973
Euro - since 1999
Technical Information
TLD: .ie
Calling Code: +353
MapGeo Name: Ireland
MapGeo Code: IE