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Ireland
Basic data — Ireland, Europe.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.3
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Dublin
- Population
- 5,458,600 inh.
- Area
- 70,273 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Catherine Connolly
Head of Government
Micheál Martin
Government in office 25 members
Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs
Neale Richmond
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Simon Harris
Minister of State at the Department of Defence
Thomas Byrne
ministre des Finances
Paschal Donohoe
Minister of State at the Department of Justice
Colm Brophy
ministre de la Justice et de l'Égalité
Jim O'Callaghan
Minister of State at the Department of Education
Michael Moynihan
Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Marian Harkin
ministre de l'Éducation
Helen McEntee
Minister of State at the Department of Health
Jennifer Murnane-O'Connor
ministre de la Santé de l'Irlande
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Timmy Dooley
Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Hildegarde Naughton
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
John Cummins
Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Kevin Moran
Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Charlie McConalogue
Minister of State at the Department of Transport
Jerry Buttimer
ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de la Marine
Martin Heydon
ministre de l'Emploi, des Entreprises et de l'Innovation
Peter Burke
ministre de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse
Norma Foley
ministre des Dépenses publiques et de la Réforme
Jack Chambers
ministre des Transports, du Tourisme et du Sport
Darragh O'Brien
ministre du Développement rural et communautaire
Dara Calleary
ministre du Logement, de l'Aménagement du territoire et de l'Administration locale
James Browne
ministre du Tourisme, de la Culture, des Arts, de la Gaeltacht, des Sports et des Médias
Patrick O'Donovan
Parliament
Dáil Éireann
174 seats
Inception 1919
Seanad Éireann
60 seats
Inception 1922
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
609 G$
GDP / capita
112,895 $
Growth
2.6 %
Inflation
2.1 %
Unemployment
4.6 %
Defense / GDP
0.2 %
Life expectancy
83.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.86/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
97/100
Corruption (CPI)
71/100
Press freedom (RSF)
77/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
232 Md$
Imports
134 Md$
Balance
98 Md$
Top exports
- 38.0% Médicaments (hub pharma) 88 Md$
- 7.0% Composants électroniques 16 Md$
Top imports
- 12.0% Avions (leasing Dublin) 16 Md$
- 6.0% Pétrole raffiné 8 Md$
Export partners
-
États-Unis
28.5%
-
Allemagne
10.5%
-
Royaume-Uni
9.0%
Import partners
-
Royaume-Uni
22.0%
-
États-Unis
14.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
80%
-
GBR
88%
-
FRA
95%
-
DEU
95%
-
RUS
14%
-
CHN
26%
-
ISR
38%
Abstention: 12%
National anthem
Amhrán na bhFiann