Where is Ireland?
Ireland is a country in Northern Europe, bordered by the United Kingdom.
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Crazy but True
Ireland is the only country in the world with a musical instrument as its national symbol. The harp appears on Irish coins, passports and government documents. It also faces the opposite direction from the harp on Guinness bottles, because the brewery got there first with the trademark.
Ireland facts
- Capital
- Dublin
- Population
- 5,484,367 (2025)
- Area
- 70,273 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- English and Irish
- Coordinates
- 53°, -8°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- IE · IRL
How Ireland compares
- Ireland is the 119th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Sierra Leone and larger than Georgia.
- It is the 119th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 1 country.
- Within Europe, it is the 22nd largest of 39 countries by area.