Passport card
Ireland
Ireland
- Capital
- Dublin
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Euro
- Languages
- Irish and English
- People
- About 54 lakh
- Size
- About 70,273 km²
- Leader
- Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin
- Called
- The Emerald Isle
- Time
- 5½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Dublin, and 7:30 am in summer
⭐ Ireland has no wild snakes; legend says St Patrick drove them out.
Your Ireland stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Ireland
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Ireland
Turn the globe with your finger. Ireland has 1 neighbour on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Ireland and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 47 times the size of Ireland.
- PeopleIndia has about 270 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 54 lakh in Ireland.
- DistanceDublin is about 7,100 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeIreland is 5½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 am in Dublin, or 7:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Ireland, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Ireland
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Ireland's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Ireland back on the map
Ireland and its neighbour have fallen off the map. Can you put them both back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Ireland worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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