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Area > Comparative
slightly larger than West Virginia |
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Area > Land
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68,890 sq km |
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[119th of 238]
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Area > Total
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70,280 sq km |
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[124th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Dublin - 495,781 |
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Climate
temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time |
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Forested Land
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9.6% |
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[150th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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53 00 N, 8 00 W |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
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UK 360 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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16.82% |
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[68th of 258]
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Largest city
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Dublin |
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Largest city population
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911,000 |
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[95th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Dublin - 495,781 |
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Location
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain |
Map references
Europe |
Natural resources
natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
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Population density
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52.74 people per sqkm |
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[139th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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60.37 people/m²
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[122nd of 204]
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Precipitation
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731 mm |
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[50th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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70,270 km²
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[118th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Carrauntoohill |
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... View all Geography stats
SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Ireland, ireland republic, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic
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