The location of Ireland
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Ireland

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ireland:

Republic of Ireland – country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. It shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic.

Ireland is one of the richest, most developed and peaceful countries on earth, having the fifth highest gross domestic product per capita, second highest gross domestic product (purchasing power parity) per capita and having the fifth highest Human Development Index rank. The country also has the highest quality of life in the world, ranking first in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Quality-of-life index. Ireland was ranked fourth on the Global Peace Index. Ireland also has high rankings for its education system, political freedom and civil rights, press freedom and economic freedom; it was also ranked fourth from the bottom on the Failed States Index, being one of the few "sustainable" states in the world.

Ireland is a member of the EU, the OECD and the UN. Ireland's policy of neutrality means it is not a member of NATO. Ireland's population is the fastest growing in Europe, with an annual growth rate of 2.5%.

Note that many geographic and cultural articles on Ireland consider the island of Ireland as a whole, including Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. Where no distinct article for the Irish state is available, this outline gives the relevant article for the entire island.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Ireland

Geography of Ireland

An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Ireland

Geography of Ireland

Environment of Ireland

An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Ireland

Natural geographic features of Ireland

Regions of Ireland

List of regions of the Republic of Ireland

Administrative divisions of Ireland

Local government in the Republic of Ireland

Counties of Ireland

Counties of Ireland The counties of the Republic of Ireland:

The counties arranged in other ways:

Municipalities of Ireland

Municipalities of Ireland

Demography of Ireland

Demographics of the Republic of Ireland

Government and politics of Ireland

Branches of the government of Ireland

Government of Ireland

Executive branch of the government of Ireland

Legislative branch of the government of Ireland

Judicial branch of the government of Ireland

Foreign relations of Ireland

International organisation membership

International organization membership of Ireland Ireland is a member of:[2]

Law and order in Ireland

Military of Ireland

Local government in Ireland

Local government in the Republic of Ireland

History of Ireland

Culture of Ireland

Art in Ireland

Sports in Ireland

Economy and infrastructure of Ireland

Education in Ireland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Constitution of Ireland, Article 4". Irish Statute Book. The name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland.
  2. ↑ "Ireland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  3. ↑ The Permanent Defence Forces (of Ireland) are the standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces, and are sometimes referred to as the PDF and the Permanent Forces.
  4. ↑ The Reserve Defence Forces (of Ireland) are sometimes referred to as the RDF, the Reserve Forces and the Reserves.

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