The Republic of Ireland

Ireland Éire  (Irish)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Amhrán na bhFiann" "The Soldiers' Song"
Location of  Ireland  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)
Capital and largest city	Dublin 53°20.65′N 6°16.05′W / 53.34417°N 6.26750°W / 53.34417; -6.26750
Official languages	Irish English
National language	Irish
Ethnic groups (2016)	82.2% White Irish 9.5% Other White 2.6% Not stated 1.7% Other Asian / Asian Irish 1.5% Other 1.2% Black Irish / Black African 0.7% Irish Traveller 0.4% Chinese 0.1% Other Black
Demonym	Irish
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Michael D. Higgins
• Taoiseach	Leo Varadkar
• Tánaiste	Frances Fitzgerald
Legislature	Oireachtas
• Upper house	Seanad
• Lower house	Dáil
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Proclamation	24 April 1916
• Declaration	21 January 1919
• Anglo-Irish Treaty	6 December 1921
• 1922 constitution	6 December 1922
• 1937 constitution	29 December 1937
• Republic Act	18 April 1949
• Joined the EEC	1 January 1973
Area
• Total	70,273 km2 (27,133 sq mi) (118th)
• Water (%)	2.00
Population
• 2016 census	4,761,865 (120th)
• Density	67.7/km2 (175.3/sq mi) (142nd)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$344 billion (56th)
• Per capita	$72,529 (7th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$294 billion (42nd)
• Per capita	$62,085 (4th)
Gini (2014)	30.0 medium · 23rd
HDI (2015)	0.923 very high · 8th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	GMT/WET (UTC⁠)
• Summer (DST)	IST/WEST (UTC+1)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+353
ISO 3166 code	IE
Internet TLD	.ie
^ Article 4 of the Constitution of Ireland declares that the name of the state is Ireland; Section 2 of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948 declares that Republic of Ireland is "the description of the State". ^ The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə]), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, which is located on the eastern part of the island, and whose metropolitan area is home to around a third of the country's 4.75 million inhabitants. The state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, Saint George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the Oireachtas, consists of a lower house, Dáil Éireann, an upper house, Seanad Éireann, and an elected President (Uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the Taoiseach (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by the President; the Taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.