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Ireland > Ireland Visitor Information > The 2 Countries of Ireland

Position: Ireland is 51.5 degrees and 55.5 degrees north latitude and 5.5 degrees and 10.5 degrees west longitude. The island of Ireland is just west of the United Kingdom and is the westernmost island in Europe.

Size:

Width: 170 miles (275 kilometres) at its widest point.
Length: 301 (486 kilometres) at its longest.
Total Coastline: 3,172 kilometres of coastline ( 1,970 miles)

Area:

Total 84,421 square kilometres (32,595 square miles).
The Republic of Ireland: 70,282 square kilometres (27,136 square miles)
Northern Ireland: 14,139 square kilometres (5,459 square miles).

Population:
The population of the Republic of Ireland is estimated at 3,621,000 (in 1996). Of those, over 1 million live in the greater Dublin area. Ireland has a young population, with 44% of the population under 25.

Religion: The Irish Constitution guarantees freedom of conscience and the free profession and practice of religion to all citizens. According to the 1991 census, Ireland's religions were:

Roman Catholic 91%
Church of Ireland (Anglican) 2.5%
Presbyterian 0.4%
Methodist 0.1%
Jewish less than 0.1%
About 3 percent of the population belonged to other religious

Time zone(s):

Late October to March Ireland is on GMT (5 hours ahead of US Eastern time)
Late March to October Ireland is on GMT + 1 (6hrs ahead of US Eastern Time)
Ireland goes to daylight saving time 2 weeks ahead of the U.S.





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