Ireland

From Srafopedia

Ireland (53°30′N 7°38′W; Irish: Éire) is the third largest island in Europe. It lies in between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea. Politically it is divided into a sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland, that covers about five-sixths of the island (south, east, west and north-west), and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, covering the northeastern sixth of the island. The name 'Ireland' derives from the name Ériu (in modern Irish, Éire) with the addition of the Germanic word 'land'.

The population of the island is just under 6 million (2006); just over 4.2 million in the Republic of Ireland (1.6 million in Greater Dublin) and just over 1.7 million in Northern Ireland (0.6 million in Greater Belfast). (Wikipedia)