Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland sits in Northern Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Dublin
1.5M
Finglas
296.2K
Cork
222.3K
Population
7.2M
7,185,600 people
Area
70.3K km2
70,273 square kilometers
Density
102/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Dublin
53.32, -6.23
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Ireland, officially listed here as Republic of Ireland, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Ireland, IE, IRL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Ireland is grouped under Europe, more specifically Northern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 7,185,600 people and a land area of 70,273 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 102 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 53, -8, while the capital coordinate reference is 53.32, -6.23. Ireland shares listed land borders with GBR, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Dublin (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Dublin, Finglas, Cork, Galway and Tallaght. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Ireland, capital of Ireland, and major urban areas in Ireland. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as not listed. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone, OECD and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Ireland uses calling code +353, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include English and Irish. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as IRL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 29 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Ireland profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
IE / IRL
Top-level domains
.ie
Continents
Europe
Border countries
GBR
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
IRL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Ireland is represented by the IE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Dublin
Dublin
1,534,900
primary
#2
Finglas
Dublin
296,214
City
#3
Cork
Cork
222,333
admin
#4
Galway
Galway
83,456
admin
#5
Tallaght
South Dublin
81,022
admin
Governance
Government type
Not listed
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+353
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC
Languages
English, Irish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
29
2023