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title: "Ireland — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Ireland: capital Dublin, area 70,273 km², population 5,484,367 (2025), currency Euro. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/ireland/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Ireland

**Ireland: Capital Dublin**

70,273 km² · 5,484,367 people (2025) · Euro

The interior is a low limestone plain ringed by coastal mountains, which is why the rivers drain inward and the middle of the country is bog. The Cliffs of Moher run 14 km and reach 214 m. Ireland has no native snakes, and only one native reptile.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Dublin
- **Area:** 70,273 km² — 27,133 sq mi
- **Population:** 5,484,367 (2025)
- **Density:** 78.0 people per km²
- **Currency:** Euro (EUR, €)
- **Official languages:** English, Irish
- **Time zone:** UTC+00:00
- **Calling code:** +353
- **Drives on the:** left
- **ISO codes:** IE · IRL
- **Continent:** Europe

## How it compares

- **By area:** 119 of 200
- **By population:** 122 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Panama | 75,420 | 4,571,189 |
| Sierra Leone | 71,740 | 8,819,794 |
| Ireland ← | 70,273 | 5,484,367 |
| Georgia | 69,700 | 3,935,766 |
| Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 21,756,000 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Ireland?

Dublin

### What currency does Ireland use?

The Euro (EUR).

### How big is Ireland?

70,273 km², or 27,133 square miles — 119 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Ireland drive on?

The left.

## Related pages

- [Panama](https://atoneplace.net/country/panama/)
- [Sierra Leone](https://atoneplace.net/country/sierra-leone/)
- [Georgia](https://atoneplace.net/country/georgia/)
- [Sri Lanka](https://atoneplace.net/country/sri-lanka/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
- [United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country/united-kingdom/)
- [France](https://atoneplace.net/country/france/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
- [Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country/spain/)
- [Ukraine](https://atoneplace.net/country/ukraine/)
- [Poland](https://atoneplace.net/country/poland/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]