Ireland
Republic of Ireland · Northern Europe
Ireland is a country in Northern Europe, with Dublin as its capital, home to about 5,484,367 people. Ireland shares a land border with one country, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Dublin |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Europe |
| Currency | Euro (EUR €) |
| Calling code | +353 |
| ISO codes | IE / IRL / 372 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇮🇪 |
| Population | 5,484,367 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 70,273 km² |
| Languages | English, Irish |
| Internet domain | .ie |
| Demonym | Irish |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Ireland mean?
The tricolour's colors were first combined in September 1830, when Emelia Eleanor Hamilton of Dublin made a green-white-orange cockade as a gift marking the July Revolution in France. Its meaning was fixed nearly two decades later, in April 1848, when Young Irelander Thomas Francis Meagher explained the flag to a Dublin crowd: green for the Irish Catholic and Gaelic tradition, orange for the Protestant supporters of William of Orange, and white in the center for what he called 'a lasting truce' between them, so that 'the hands of the Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants may be clasped in heroic brotherhood.'
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Ireland
About Ireland
Ireland, officially Republic of Ireland, is a United Nations member state in Northern Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Dublin. It shares land borders with 1 country. The official currency is the Euro (€), using the code EUR.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Ireland for Dublin’s own facts and history.
To call Ireland from abroad, dial the country code +353. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes IE (alpha-2) and IRL (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 5,484,367.
Frequently asked questions
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How Ireland compares
- Area: 70,273 km², ranking 118 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 5,484,367, ranking 120 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 78 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 1, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 37 other countries and territories use the Euro (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Ireland
3 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (orange, green, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
Ireland appears in these lists
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.