Area > Comparative
slightly larger than West Virginia |
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Capital city with population
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Dublin - 495,781 |
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Forested Land
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9.6% |
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[150th of 193]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.03 %
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[189th of 241]
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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 |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone
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200 nm
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[16th of 33]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[82nd of 190]
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Natural resources
natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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55°26'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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135.21 people/km² of arable lan |
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[46th of 188]
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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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Terrain
mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast |
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