Largest Cities

City

Population

Estimated

Dublin

1,009,100

2002

Cork

191,500

2002

Limerick

84,000

2002

Key Data

Region:

Europe

Population:

3,917,300 October 2002

Area Total:

70,280 km²

Area Land:

68,890 km²

Coast Line:

1,448 km km

Capital:

Dublin

Climate:

Temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time.

Languages:

Irish (Gaelic)
English

Currency:

1 Euro = 100 cents

Holiday:

Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March

Average Daily Temperature

Capital:

Dublin

January:

5°C / 41°F

July:

15.2°C / 59.4°F

Annual Rainfall:

741.9mm / 29.2''

Boundaries

United Kingdom:

360km