Ireland
Ireland is a country in Northwestern Europe. Its capital is Dublin. About 5.1 million people live there (2022). It covers 69,797 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Dublin
- People (2022)
- 5.1 million
- Area
- 69,797 km²
Ireland at a glance
- In its own language
- Éire
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Dublin
- Population
- 5,149,139 (2022)
- Area
- 69,797 km² (26,949 mi²)
- People are called
- Irish
- Official languages
- Irish, English
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$529 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 83 years (2024)
- Human Development Index
- 0.945 (2021)
- Government
- parliamentary republic, unitary state
- Head of state
- Catherine Connolly (since 2025)
- Head of government
- Micheál Martin (since 2025)
- Country codes
- IE, IRL
- Calling code
- +353
- Internet domain
- .ie
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- Greenwich Mean Time, UTC±00:00
- Coordinates
- 53°, -8°
Ireland and its neighbours
Ireland borders United Kingdom. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Ireland
- Neighbours
Divisions of Ireland
- County Cork
- County Kerry
- County Waterford
- County Wexford
- County Galway
- County Laois
- County Kildare
- County Donegal
- County Dublin
- County Westmeath
- County Leitrim
- County Mayo
- County Roscommon
- County Clare
- County Tipperary
- County Carlow
- County Longford
- County Louth
- County Offaly
- County Wicklow
- County Cavan
- County Monaghan
- County Meath
- County Kilkenny
- County Limerick
- County Sligo
- Ulster
- Connacht
- Munster
- Leinster
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- European Space Agency
- World Trade Organization
- Nordic Battle Group
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Asian Development Bank
- Australia Group
and 18 more organisations.
How far are you from Ireland?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Ireland?
The capital of Ireland is Dublin.
What is the population of Ireland?
Ireland has about 5,149,139 people, as recorded in 2022.
How big is Ireland?
Ireland covers 69,797 square kilometres (26,949 square miles).
What language is spoken in Ireland?
The official languages of Ireland are Irish and English.
Which countries border Ireland?
Ireland shares a border with United Kingdom.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.