| Country name: |
Ireland |
| Capital: |
Dublin |
| Country code: |
291 |
| Continent: |
Europe |
| Currency name: |
Euro |
| Independence: |
1921-12-06 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
from the UK by treaty |
| Total area (km2): |
70,273 |
| Land area (km2): |
68,883 |
| Water area (km2): |
1,390 |
| Population: |
4,775,982 |
| Population note: |
4,775,982 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
IrishEnglish |
| All languages: |
English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken mainly in areas along the western coast) |
| Time zone: |
WET (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC+1) |
| Date format: |
dd/mm/yyyy |
| Drive on: |
left |
| Calling code: |
+353 |
| Domain: |
.ie (.eu is also used.) |
