Ireland

Summary

Ireland is an island^[1]. Ireland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Ireland is in the country of Ireland^[3].
• Ireland is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Ireland is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Ireland is on the body of water Irish Sea^[6].
• Ireland is on the body of water St George's Channel^[7].
• Ireland is on the body of water North Channel^[8].
• Ireland is on the continent of Europe^[9].
• Ireland's instance of is recorded as island^[10].
• Ireland's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[11].
• Ireland is part of British Isles^[12].
• Ireland is part of Celtic nations^[13].
• Ireland's Commons category is recorded as Ireland^[14].
• Ireland's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[15].
• Ireland's highest point is recorded as Carrauntoohil^[16].
• Ireland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.351, 'lon': -7.921}^[17].
• Ireland's located in/on physical feature is recorded as British Isles^[18].
• Ireland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ireland^[19].
• Ireland has a population of {'amount': '+7185600'}^[20].
• Ireland's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Ireland^[21].
• Ireland's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 52.965783333333, 'lon': -5.99815}^[22].
• Ireland's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 52.1099, 'lon': -10.4796}^[23].
• Ireland's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[24].
• Ireland's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Ireland's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Ireland's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok, 1st edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Ireland^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Ireland^[29], founded in 1937^[30] and United Kingdom^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1927^[33]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[34]; Irish Sea^[6], a sea^[35], in United Kingdom^[36]; St George's Channel^[7], a strait^[37], in United Kingdom^[38]; and North Channel^[8], a strait^[39], in United Kingdom^[40]. Ireland is on the continent of Europe^[9]. Part of include British Isles^[12], an archipelago^[41], in United Kingdom^[42] and Celtic nations^[13], a cultural region^[43], in United Kingdom^[44].

Physical Characteristics

Ireland covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+84421'}^[45]. Ireland's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+450'}^[46]. Ireland has a population of {'amount': '+7185600'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[10] and cultural region^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ireland include Irish Gambit^[47], a gambit^[48]; Collectio Hibernensis^[49], a canonical collection^[50], founded in 0744^[51]; Irish Sea^[52], a sea^[53], in United Kingdom^[54]; and Ireland^[55], a sovereign state^[56], in Ireland^[57], founded in 1937^[58].

Why It Matters

Ireland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Ireland is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for Ireland include Irish Gambit^[47], a gambit^[48]; Collectio Hibernensis^[49], a canonical collection^[50], founded in 0744^[51]; Irish Sea^[52], a sea^[53], in United Kingdom^[54]; and Ireland^[55], a sovereign state^[56], in Ireland^[57], founded in 1937^[58].