Northern Europe
Flag of Ireland
The Emerald Isle.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #009048 33%
- #f0f0f0 33%
- #f07800 33%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
Ireland in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Capital | Dublin |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Population | 4,994,724 |
| Area | 70,273 km² · 71 people per km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Languages | English, Irish |
| Country codes | IE · IRL · .ie |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Ireland has no native snakes — they never reached the island after the last ice age.
- Irish (Gaeilge) is the first official language despite ~1.8 million speakers.
- Halloween originated in Ireland as the Celtic festival of Samhain.
Did you know
Dublin was founded by Vikings in 841 CE — its name comes from Irish 'Dubh Linn' meaning 'black pool'.
Neighbours
Can you name it without the caption?
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.