Ireland
Ireland 🇮🇪 is a country in Europe & Central Asia with a population of approximately ~5.3 million. Its capital is Dublin. This is the complete reference for identifying Ireland in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇮🇪 |
| Continent / region | Europe & Central Asia |
| Capital | Dublin |
| Population | ~5.3 million |
| ISO codes | IE / IRL |
| Coordinates | 53.34°, -6.27° |
| Bordering countries | United Kingdom |
Famous for
Known for Guinness and emerald hills.
How Ireland appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Ireland is identified through the clue sequence: europe & central asia first, then population range (~5.3 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Dublin), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Ireland is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Europe & Central Asia.
Neighboring countries
More Europe & Central Asia country guides
Capital Bratislava · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~5.4 million
Capital Oslo · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~5.5 million
Capital Helsinki · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~5.6 million
Capital Copenhagen · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~5.9 million
Capital Sofia · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~6.4 million
Capital Belgrade · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~6.6 million
Reading Ireland in MapDash context
Ireland is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Ireland’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Ireland?
The capital of Ireland is Dublin.
What continent is Ireland in?
Ireland is in Europe & Central Asia.
What is the population of Ireland?
Ireland has a population of approximately ~5.3 million.
What countries border Ireland?
Ireland borders United Kingdom.
What is Ireland famous for?
Known for Guinness and emerald hills.