Ireland Geography

Country Name: Ireland

Capital City: Dublin

Population: 4,062,235 (2006)

Population Growth: 1.15% (2006)

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Languages: English, Irish

Area: 70,280 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3.9% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 4.3% (2006)

Domain extension: .ie

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF IRELAND

Location:

Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain

Geographic Co-ordinates:

53 00 N, 8 00 W

Area - total:

70,280 sq km

Area - total:

70,280 sq km

Area - land:

68,890 sq km

Area - water:

1,390 sq km

Land Boundaries:

360 km

Border Countries:

UK 360 km

Terrain:

mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast

Elevation - highest point:

Carrauntoohil 1,041 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite

Arable Land:

16.82%

Permanent Crops:

0.03%

Other Land Use:

83.15% (2005)

Natural Hazards: