Ireland

:This page is about the island of Ireland. For the political territories on the island, see Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the History section below.

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:For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology) .

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Ireland (Irish: ?ire) is the third-largest island in Europe. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean and it is composed of the Republic of Ireland, which covers five sixths of the island (south, east, west and north-west), and Northern Ireland; part of the United Kingdom, which covers the northeastern sixth of the island.

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The population of the island is approximately 5.8 million people; 4.13 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.7 million in Northern Ireland. Most live on or near the eastern coast.

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Republic of Ireland: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology) ....

Northern Ireland: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

Ulster: :For other places and things named Ulster, see Ulster (disambiguation)....

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