Ireland

Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/ (listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] (listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is 486  kilometres (302 miles) long and about 288 kilometres (179 miles) wide.^[1] To the west of Ireland is the Atlantic Ocean; to the east of Ireland is the island of Great Britain. Over 6.4 million people lived on the island in 2016.^[2][3]

1. ↑ "Location, size, and extent - Ireland - located, area". www.nationsencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
2. ↑ "Census 2016 Summary Results" (PDF). Retrieved June 21 2019
3. ↑ "2017 Mid Year Population Estimates for Northern Ireland". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.