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🗺️ Dublin, Ireland
Capital city
📍 53.3498°, -6.2603°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalDublin
TimezoneUTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population5.2M
LanguagesEnglish (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 37.7% of the population)
Governmentparliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideLeft
Electrical PlugsType G (230V)
Internet Code.ie
Internet Users97%
GDP per Capita$115,300
🌍 Geography
LocationWestern Europe, occupying five-sixths of the island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain
Size Comparisonslightly larger than West Virginia
Climatetemperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Terrainmostly flat to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsIrish 76.6%, Irish travelers 0.6%, other White 9.9%, Asian 3.3%, Black 1.5%, other (includes Arab, Roma, and persons of mixed backgrounds) 2%, unspeci...
ReligionsRoman Catholic 69.2% (includes lapsed), Protestant 3.7% (Church of Ireland/England/Anglican/Episcopalian 2.5%, other Protestant 1.2%), Orthodox 2%, ot...
Median Age40.5 years
Life Expectancy82 years
National HolidaySaint Patrick's Day, 17 March
Destinations in Ireland
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook