| Name: | Ireland (Irish Republic) |
| Local name (Irish): | Éire (Saorstat Éireann ) |
| Bordering countries: | Great Britain (Northern Ireland) |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface (incl. Northern Ireland): | 84.4 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2001, incl. Northern Ireland): | 5 526 ths. |
| Capital: | Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) |
| Official languages: | Irish Gaelic, English |
