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<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">North Atlantic Ocean</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Europe" title="Northwestern Europe">north-western Europe</a>. It is separated | <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">North Atlantic Ocean</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Europe" title="Northwestern Europe">north-western Europe</a>. | ||
It is separated from <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a> to its east by the | |||
<a href="/wiki/North_Channel_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland)" title="North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)">North Channel</a>, | |||
the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Sea" title="Irish Sea">Irish Sea</a>, | |||
and <a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Channel" title="St George's Channel">St George's Channel</a>. | |||
Ireland is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_British_Isles" title="List of islands of the British Isles">second-largest island</a> | |||
of the <a href="/wiki/British_Isles" title="British Isles">British Isles</a>, the | |||
<a href="/wiki/List_of_European_islands_by_area" title="List of European islands by area">third-largest</a> in Europe, and the | |||
<a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area" title="List of islands by area">twentieth-largest</a> in the world. | |||
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<p>Geopolitically, the island of Ireland is divided between the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" | <p>Geopolitically, the island of Ireland is divided between the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" | ||
title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> (officially <a href="/wiki/Names_of_the_Irish_state" | title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a> (officially <a href="/wiki/Names_of_the_Irish_state" | ||
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Ireland ( / ˈ aɪər l ə n d / ⓘ YRE -lənd ; Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ⓘ ; Ulster-Scots : Airlann [ˈɑːrlən] ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest in the world.
Geopolitically, the island of Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), an independent state covering five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the second-most populous island in Europe after Great Britain.
The geography of Ireland comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding a central plain, with several navigable rivers extending inland. Its lush vegetation is a product of its mild but changeable climate which is free of extremes in temperature. Much of Ireland was woodland until the end of the Middle Ages. Today, woodland makes up about 10% of the island, compared with a European average of over 33%, with most of it being non-native conifer plantations. The Irish climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and thus very moderate, and winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area, although summers are cooler than those in continental Europe. Rainfall and cloud cover are abundant. (Full article...)
