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The island of Ireland is the most westerly point of Europe, but is divided in two. Northern Ireland, covering 13,843 sq km in the north east corner of the island, is part of the UK, while the remaining 70.273 sq km surface area of the island is the Republic of Ireland, which gained independence from Britain in 1921. As a result of the divide, Ireland only has one land border that stretches for 360km. With a population of 4.6 million, Ireland is the 120th most populous nation on earth.

Borders:

UK 360 km

Population:

4,581,269

GDP per capita:

$46,628.37 per capita

Capital with population:

Dublin - 495,781

Largest city with population:

Dublin - 495,781

Alternative names:

Ireland, ireland republic, Republic of Ireland, , Irish Republic


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Ireland (Shaded Relief) 1982
Ireland (Shaded Relief) 1982 		Irish Population 1872
Irish Population 1872 		Western Ireland, 1691
Western Ireland, 1691 		Northern Ireland (U.K)
Northern Ireland (U.K)
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Elise
17th September 2005 		Actually, the Czech Republic is 1st for drinking, with 160 liters. Dunno why they weren't even included in the results.
dave
31st May 2005 		The official name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Squire
13th April 2005 		Is there a crock of gold to be found at the end of a rainbow in Ireland?
Andrew Greir
13th April 2005 		You're not cool me but I'm cool, cooler than u anyway..Oh yea
Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor
18th February 2005 		Ireland is at the higher end in per capita consumption of bottled water worldwide. This would be an indicator of overall drinking water consumption. You could also look at the figures for drinking water availability.
Donna
23rd November 2004 		service is very good
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