Get to know Ireland! Get the facts about its land, products and people.

Official name: Ireland

Size: 26,598 square miles (68,890 square kilometers); slightly larger than West Virginia

Population: 4,109,086 as of July 2007

Capital: Dublin

Official Language: Irish, or Gaelic, and English

Currency: Euro

Climate: Cool and damp most of the year

Products: Beef, potatoes, turnips, steel, crystal, software, chemicals, clothing