Capital of Ireland:
Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath)
Total Area of Ireland: 70,273 km² (27,133 mi²) (
120th)
Population of Ireland: 5,255,017 (
124nd) - (2024 est.)
Location: Northwestern Europe
Languages of Ireland: English (official, the language generally used),
Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 37.7% of the population)
Religions of Ireland: Catholicism 69.1%,
Protestantism 4.2%,
Eastern Orthodoxy 2.1%,
other Christians 0.7%,
Muslim 1.6%,
Hinduism 0.7%,
no religion 14.8%,
unspecified 7.1% - (2022 est.)
Currency:
Euro (
€) (
EUR)
Calling code: (
+353)
Organizations: United Nations, European Union, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Border countries (1):
United Kingdom 499 km
Coastline: 1,448 km
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean, Irish Sea
Natural resources: aquaculture,
fertile soil,
freshwater,
timber,
peat,
bauxite,
copper,
zinc,
lead,
gold,
silver,
iron,
gypsum,
natural gas,
hydropower,
wind energy.