Country of the World Ireland

About the country Ireland, its location, size, population, leaders and rulers.

NATIONS AND THEIR RULERS

IRELAND

NITTY-GRITTY

Lay of the Land: The island of Ireland is separated from Scotland on the northeast by the North Channel, from England on the east by the Irish Sea, and from Wales on the southeast by St. George's Channel. Its west coast fronts the Atlantic Ocean. The terrain gives Ireland the appearance of a giant bathtub; the mountainous coastal rim protects the low-lying interior of farms, pastures, bogs, and cities.

See Irish Republic and Northern Ireland.