Location: The island of Ireland is located in Western Europe the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain.
Capital city: Dublin
Population: 4,062,235 (July 2006 est.)
Gross domestic production (GDP): 4.7% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $41,000 (2005 est.)
GDP composition by: | agriculture 5% |
Industry 46% | |
Service 49% (2002 est.) |
Surface area |
Land use
Total: 70,280 sq km
Arable land: 16.82%
Land: 68,890 sq km
Permanent crops: 0.03%
Water: 1,390 sq km
Other: 83.15% (2005)