Ireland March 13, 2020 archipelago , Atlantic , Atlantic Ocean , British colony , British Commonwealth , Celtic Sea , colony , Commonwealth , Connacht , Connaught , Cork , Dublin , Éire , Europe , European Union , Galway , îles Britanniques , Ireland , Irish Sea , islands , Leinster , Limerick , Munster , North Atlantic Ocean , Republic , Ulster , Western Europe Official name Ireland Name in local language Éire (ga) ; Ireland (en) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 129e ) 4,857,198 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 1.35 % / year Area 70,182 km² Density 69.21 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 34e )375.903 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 77,450 $USD (2018) GDP growth 6.70 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 82.10 years (2018) Birth rate 14.20 ‰ (2015) Fertility rate 1.90 children / woman (2015) Death rate (ranking ) 6.50 ‰ (2015) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 3.10 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2018) Official languages Irish, English Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 15e )0.942 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )78.77 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary republic Head of State President Michael D. Higgins National Day None until Ireland is reunified ISO Codes IE, IRL Demonym Irish Tourists (ranking ) 10,100,000 people (2016)
Ireland is a Western European country located in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the United Kingdom , and a member of the European Union since 1973. It is a republic that extends over 26 of the 32 historic counties of the island of Ireland which it shares with Northern Ireland (the remaining six counties), remained a constituent part of the United Kingdom.
Ireland – Cork, houses. Photo: Psyberartist Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Dublin 1,907,332 inhabitants Cork 409,216 inhabitants Limerick 162,413 inhabitants Galway 118,570 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Counties and Provinces Population Area Carlow 56,932 inhabitants 898 km² Cavan 76,176 inhabitants 1,932 km² Clare 118,817 inhabitants 3,442 km² Connacht (Province) 550,688 inhabitants 17,713 km² Cork 542,868 inhabitants 7,508 km² Donegal 159,192 inhabitants 4,860 km² Dublin Sud 264,174 inhabitants 223 km² Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 206,261 inhabitants 127 km² Fingal 273,051 inhabitants 453 km² Galway 258,058 inhabitants 6,151 km² Kerry 147,707 inhabitants 4,735 km² Kildare 222,504 inhabitants 1,694 km² Kilkenny 99,232 inhabitants 2,072 km² Laois 84,697 inhabitants 1,719 km² Leinster (Province) 2,634,403 inhabitants 19,774 km² Leitrim 32,044 inhabitants 1,589 km² Limerick 194,899 inhabitants 2,760 km² Longford 40,873 inhabitants 1,091 km² Louth 128,884 inhabitants 832 km² Mayo 130,507 inhabitants 5,588 km² Meath 195,044 inhabitants 2,335 km² Monaghan 61,386 inhabitants 1,296 km² Munster (Province) 1,280,020 inhabitants 24,608 km² Offaly 77,961 inhabitants 1,990 km² Roscommon 64,544 inhabitants 2,548 km²
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