NationMaster - Irish Geography statistics

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