This article is about the island. For the sovereign state, see Republic of Ireland. For the part of the United Kingdom, see Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Ireland (disambiguation). Ireland Éire (Irish) Airlann (Ulster Scots) Satellite image of Ireland Satellite image, October 2010 Location of Ireland (dark green) in Europe (dark grey) Geography Location Northwestern Europe Coordinates 53°26′58″N 07°30′11″W Archipelago British Isles Adjacent to Atlantic Ocean Area 84,421 km2 (32,595 sq mi)[1] Area rank 20th[2] Coastline 7,527 km (4677.1 mi)[3][4] Highest elevation 1,041 m (3415 ft) Highest point Carrauntoohil Administration Republic of Ireland Largest city Dublin, pop. 1,458,154 Metropolitan Area (2022)[5] United Kingdom Country Northern Ireland Largest city Belfast, pop. 671,559 Metropolitan Area (2011)[6] Demographics Demonym Irish Population 7,185,600 (2023 estimate)[a][7] Population rank 19th Pop. density 82.2/km2 (212.9/sq mi) Languages EnglishIrishISLUlster ScotsNISLShelta Ethnic groups 90.0% White 2.8% Asian 1.2% Black 0.3% Arab 1.2% other (inc. Mixed) 4.5% not stated[8][9] Additional information Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) • Summer (DST) Irish Standard Time British Summer Time (UTC+1) Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/ ⓘ IRE-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.[10] 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.[11]