'''Ireland''' Ireland (Irish: Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western [[Europe]] occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland Ireland]. The capital and largest city is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin Dublin], which is located on the eastern side of the island. Around 40% of the country's population of 4.9 million people resides in the greater Dublin area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with [[Region:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]], part of the [[Country:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Sea Celtic Sea] to the south, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Channel St George's Channel] to the south-east, and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Sea Irish Sea] to the east.

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