Ireland
![]() Satellite image, October 2010 | |
![]() Location of Ireland (dark green) in Europe (dark grey) | |
Geography | |
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Location | Northwestern Europe |
Coordinates | 53°N 8°W / 53°N 8°W |
Archipelago | British Isles |
Adjacent to | Atlantic Ocean |
Area | 84,421 km2 (33,000 sq mi)[1] |
Area rank | 20th[2] |
Coastline | 7,527 km (4677.1 mi)[3][4] |
Highest elevation | 1,041 m (3415 ft) |
Highest point | Carrauntoohil |
Administration | |
Largest city | Dublin, pop. 1,458,154 Metropolitan Area (2022)[5] |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Largest city | Belfast, pop. 671,559 Metropolitan Area (2011)[6] |
Demographics | |
Demonym | Irish |
Population | 7,185,600 (2023 estimate)[7] |
Population rank | 19th (of islands) |
Pop. density | 82.2/km2 (212.9/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Ethnic groups | |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
• Summer (DST) |
Ireland (IRE-lənd; Ulster-Scots: Airlann sco), Northwestern Europe me North Atlantic Ocean me ek island hae. Geopolitically, ii island Republic of Ireland (jiske sarkari naam Ireland hae — ek ajaad des jon island ke five-sixths ke cover kare hae) aur Northern Ireland ( United Kingdom ke hissa— jon baaki one-sixth ke cover kare hae). Ii east me Great Britain se North Channel se separated hae, Irish Samundar, aur St George's Channel. Ireland, British Isles ke duusra sab se barraa island hae, aur Europe ke tiisra sab se barraa island hae, aur dunia ke 20th sab se barraa island hae.[10] 2022 me puura island ke abaadi 7 million rahaa, jisme se 5.1 million Republic of Ireland aur 1.9 million Northern Ireland me rahe hae, jiske kaaran ii Europe ke duusra sab se jaada abaadi waala island hae, Great Britain ke baad.[11]
- ↑ Nolan, William. "Geography of Ireland". Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ↑ Royle, Stephen A. (1 December 2012). "Beyond the boundaries in the island of Ireland". Journal of Marine and Island Cultures 1 (2): 91–98. doi:10.1016/j.imic.2012.11.005. ISSN 2212-6821.
- ↑ "Irish Coastal Habitats: A Study of Impacts on Designated Conservation Areas" (PDF). heritagecouncil.ie. Heritage Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ↑ Neilson, Brigitte; Costello, Mark J. (22 April 1999). "The Relative Lengths of Seashore Substrata Around the Coastline of Ireland as Determined by Digital Methods in a Geographical Information System". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (Environmental Sciences Unit, Trinity College, Dublin) 49 (4): 501–508. doi:10.1006/ecss.1999.0507. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272771499905073. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ↑ "Population at Each Census by Sex and County, 1841 to 2022".
- ↑ "Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan" (PDF). Planningni.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ↑ "Population and Migration Estimates, April 2023". Central Statistics Office. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "Population Usually Resident and Present in the State". Central Statistics Office. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ "Census 2021 Main statistics for Northern Ireland, Statistical bulletin, Ethnic group" (PDF). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. September 2022. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ "Islands by Area". UN System-Wide Earthwatch. United Nations Environment Programme. 18 February 1998. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ↑ The 2022 population of the Republic of Ireland was 5,123,536 and that of Northern Ireland in 2021 was 1,903,100. These are Census data from the official governmental statistics agencies in the respective jurisdictions:
- Central Statistics Office, Ireland (23 June 2022). "Census of Population 2022 – Preliminary Results". Dublin: Central Statistics Office, Ireland. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2022). "2021 Census". Belfast: Department of Finance. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2022.