Ireland

Country in Northern Europe

Ireland is a country in Northern Europe, with its capital in Dublin. About 5.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 120th most populous of the 195 countries. At 70,273 km², it is the 118th largest country by area. It borders the United Kingdom.

Ireland at a glance

Capital: Dublin
Population (2025): 5.5 million
Area: 70,273 km²
Density: 78 per km²
Official languages: English, Irish
Currency: Euro
People: Irish
Calling code: +353
Internet domain: .ie
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Ireland?

How Ireland compares

Population rank

120th of 195

25th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

118th of 195

22nd of 45 in Europe

Crowding

78 per km²

More crowded than 45% of countries

Similar in size: Georgia (69,700 km²).
Similar population: Oman (5.5 million).
The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and 31 more.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
Irish is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Ireland

Flags that look like it

How to tell them apart: Ireland runs green, white and orange from the flagpole, and Côte d'Ivoire is the reverse: orange, white and green. Italy uses green, white and red.

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Would you recognise Ireland?

Its outline

In Country Shapes you name places from their outline alone.

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Ireland in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Ireland

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Ireland so far, from 1,125 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

72% right

142nd hardest of 176 · 848 answers

Its flag

81% right

93rd hardest of 145 · 138 answers

Its capital

68% right

7th hardest of 58 · 139 answers

Players find Ireland on the map in 72% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is the United Kingdom.
Players recognise the flag of Ireland in 81% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Pakistan.
Players know that the capital of Ireland is Dublin in 68% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.

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Countries that border Ireland

Ireland borders 1 country: the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom

Quick quiz: Ireland

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Ireland?
2. What is the capital of Ireland?
3. Which of these borders Ireland?

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Questions about Ireland

Is Ireland a country?

Yes. Ireland is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Ireland?

The capital of Ireland is Dublin.

Which countries border Ireland?

Ireland borders 1 country: the United Kingdom.

How many countries border Ireland?

1. Ireland shares a land border with 1 country.

How big is Ireland?

Ireland covers 70,273 km², about the same size as Georgia (69,700 km²).

Is Ireland hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Ireland in 72% of 848 tries, 142nd hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is the United Kingdom.

Which flags look like the flag of Ireland?

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Italy. Ireland runs green, white and orange from the flagpole, and Côte d'Ivoire is the reverse: orange, white and green. Italy uses green, white and red.

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