Irlande ifite ubuso bwa kilometero kare 70,282. Iherereye mu majyepfo-hagati yizinga rya Irilande muburayi bwiburengerazuba. Irahana imbibi n’inyanja ya Atalantika iburengerazuba, Irilande y'Amajyaruguru mu majyaruguru y'uburasirazuba, n'Ubwongereza hakurya y'inyanja ya Irilande mu burasirazuba. Inkombe z'inyanja zifite uburebure bwa kilometero 3169. Igice cyo hagati ni imisozi n'ibibaya, kandi uduce two ku nkombe ni imisozi miremire. Umugezi wa Shannon, uruzi rurerure, rufite uburebure bwa kilometero 370. Ikiyaga kinini ni ikiyaga cya Korib (kilometero kare 168). Ifite ikirere giciriritse. Irilande izwi ku izina rya "Igihugu cya Emerald Island".

Igihugu kigabanyijemo intara 26, imigi 4 yo ku rwego rwintara n’imijyi 7 itari iy'intara. Intara igizwe n'imijyi n'imijyi.

Mu 3000 mbere ya Yesu, abimukira b’ibihugu by’i Burayi batangiye gutura ku kirwa cya Irilande. Mu 432 nyuma ya Yesu, Mutagatifu Patrick yaje hano gukwirakwiza ubukristu n'umuco w'Abaroma. Yinjiye muri societe ya feodal mu kinyejana cya 12. Yatewe n'Ubwongereza mu 1169. Mu 1171, Umwami Henry wa II w'Ubwongereza yashyizeho amategeko agenga urukundo. Umwami w'Ubwongereza yabaye Umwami wa Irilande mu 1541. Mu 1800, hashyizweho umukono ku masezerano y’urukundo rw’Abongereza n’Ubwongereza maze hashyirwaho Ubwongereza bw’Ubwongereza na Irilande, bwigaruriwe n’Ubwongereza. Mu 1916, i Dublin habaye "imyigaragambyo ya pasika" irwanya Ubwongereza. Nyuma y’imyigaragambyo y’ubwigenge bw’igihugu cya Irilande, guverinoma y’Ubwongereza na Irlande yashyize umukono ku masezerano y’Abongereza na Irilande mu Kuboza 1921, yemerera intara 26 zo mu majyepfo ya Irilande gushyiraho "igihugu cyigenga" kandi zikagira ubwigenge. Intara 6 zo mu majyaruguru (ubu ni Irilande y'Amajyaruguru) ziracyari iz'Ubwongereza. Mu 1937, Itegeko Nshinga rya Irilande ryatangaje ko "Leta yigenga" ari repubulika, ariko ryagumye muri Commonwealth. Ku ya 21 Ukuboza 1948, Inteko ishinga amategeko ya Irilande yemeje itegeko rivuga ko ryitandukanije na Commonwealth. Ku ya 18 Mata 1949, Ubwongereza bwabonye ubwigenge bw'urukundo, ariko bwanga kubusubiza mu ntara 6 zo mu majyaruguru. Nyuma ya Irlande yigenga, guverinoma zagiye zisimburana zashyize mu bikorwa ko ubumwe bwa Irilande y'Amajyaruguru n'Amajyepfo ari politiki yashyizweho.

Ibendera ryigihugu: urukiramende rutambitse rufite igipimo cyuburebure n'ubugari bwa 2: 1. Uhereye ibumoso ugana iburyo, igizwe na parike eshatu zingana zingana zingana: icyatsi, umweru, na orange. Icyatsi kigereranya abaturage ba Irilande bemera Gatolika kandi kigereranya ikirwa kibisi cya Irilande; orange igereranya abaporotestanti n'abayoboke bayo.Iryo bara kandi ryahumetswe n'amabara y'ingoro ya Orange-Nassau, kandi ryerekana icyubahiro n'ubutunzi; umweru ugereranya abagatolika; Amahoro ahoraho, ubufatanye n’ubucuti n’abaporotesitanti nabyo bishushanya gukurikirana umucyo, umudendezo, demokarasi n'amahoro.

Abaturage bose ba Irilande ni miliyoni 4.2398 (Mata 2006). Umubare munini ni Irilande. Indimi zemewe ni Irilande n'Icyongereza. 91,6% by'abaturage bemera Gatolika y'Abaroma, abandi bemera Abaporotesitanti.

Mu mateka, Irilande yari igihugu cyiganjemo ubuhinzi n'ubworozi, kandi cyari kizwi ku izina rya "Manor Europe". Irlande yatangiye gushyira mu bikorwa politiki ifunguye mu mpera za 1950 kandi igera ku iterambere ryihuse mu bukungu mu myaka ya za 1960. Kuva mu myaka ya za 1980, Ai yateje imbere ubukungu bw’igihugu n’inganda zikorana buhanga nka software na bioengineering, kandi ikurura abashoramari benshi mu mahanga hamwe n’ishoramari ryiza, irangiza kuva mu bukungu bw’ubuhinzi n’ubworozi ikajya mu bukungu bw’ubumenyi. Kuva mu 1995, ubukungu bw’igihugu cya Irilande bwakomeje kwiyongera cyane kandi buhinduka igihugu gifite ubukungu bwihuse cyane mu Muryango w’ubukungu n’ubukungu, uzwi ku izina rya "Ingwe y’Uburayi". Mu 2006, Umusaruro rusange wa Irilande wari miliyari 202.935 z'amadolari ya Amerika, ugereranyije umuturage w'amadolari 49,984.Ni kimwe mu bihugu bikize ku isi.

Dublin: Irilande izwi nka zeru yo mu nyanja ya Atalantika, kandi umurwa mukuru, Dublin, urimbishijwe amabuye ya zahabu. Dublin bisobanura "Umugezi wa Blackwater" mu rurimi rwumwimerere rwa Gaeltic, kubera ko ifu yumusozi wa Wicklow munsi yumugezi wa Liffey unyura mumujyi bituma uruzi rwirabura. Dublin yegeranye n'ikirwa cya Dublin ku nkombe y'iburasirazuba bw'ikirwa cya Irilande, gifite ubuso bwa kilometero zirenga 250 kandi gituwe na miliyoni 1.12 (2002).

Izina ryumwimerere rya Dublin ni Bel Yasacles, risobanura "umujyi wa feri uzitiriwe" kandi bisobanura "icyuzi cyirabura" muri Irilande. Mu 140 nyuma ya Yesu, "Dublin" yanditswe mu miterere y’imiterere y’intiti y’Umugereki Ptolémée. Muri Mata 1949, nyuma ya Irilande imaze kwigenga burundu, Dublin yagizwe umurwa mukuru ku mugaragaro maze iba icyicaro cy'inzego za Leta, inteko ishinga amategeko, n'Urukiko rw'Ikirenga.

Dublin numujyi wa kera kandi udasanzwe wuzuye ibisigo. Ibiraro icumi byambuka uruzi rwa Liffey bihuza amajyaruguru n'amajyepfo. Ikibuga cya Dublin giherereye ku nkombe y’amajyepfo y’uruzi, ni cyo kigo kizwi cyane mu nyubako za kera muri uyu mujyi.Yubatswe mu ntangiriro z'ikinyejana cya 13 kandi mu mateka yari icyicaro cy'inzu ya guverineri w'Ubwongereza muri Irilande. Ikigo kigizwe n'ibiro by'ibisekuru, iminara yububiko, Itorero ry'Ubutatu Butagatifu hamwe na salle. Ibiro by'ibisekuru byubatswe mu 1760, biherereye imbere y’ikigo, harimo umunara w’inzogera uzenguruka hamwe n’inzu ndangamurage ya heraldry. Itorero ry’Ubutatu Butagatifu ni inyubako ya Gothique yubatswe mu 1807, izwiho amashusho meza. Ingoro ya Leinster yubatswe mu 1745, ubu ni Inteko ishinga amategeko. Ibiro by'iposita byo muri Irilande ni inyubako y’amateka ya granite aho hamenyekanye ivuka rya Repubulika ya Irlande kandi ibendera ry'icyatsi kibisi, cyera na orange ryazamuwe bwa mbere ku gisenge.

Dublin ni ikigo cy’umuco n’uburezi ku rwego rw’igihugu. Ishuri rikuru ry’Ubutatu (ni ukuvuga kaminuza ya Dublin), kaminuza ya Musenyeri wa Irilande, Isomero ry’igihugu, Inzu Ndangamurage na Sosiyete y'Ubwami ya Dublin byose biherereye hano. Ishuri ry’Ubutatu ryashinzwe mu 1591 kandi rifite amateka yimyaka irenga 400. Isomero ry’iryo shuri ni rimwe mu masomero manini yo muri Irilande, rifite ibitabo birenga miliyoni, birimo inyandiko zandikishijwe intoki za kera ndetse n’ikinyejana cya mbere ndetse n’ibitabo byatangajwe mbere. Muri byo, ubutumwa bwiza bwo mu kinyejana cya 8 bwerekanwe neza "Igitabo cya Kells" nicyo gifite agaciro cyane.

Dublin nicyo cyambu kinini cya Irilande, kandi ibicuruzwa biva mu mahanga n’ibicuruzwa byoherezwa mu mahanga bingana na kimwe cya kabiri cy’ubucuruzi bw’amahanga mu gihugu. Hariho amato 5.000 agenda buri mwaka. Dublin kandi ni umujyi munini ukora inganda muri Irilande, ufite inganda nko guteka, imyambaro, imyenda, imiti, gukora imashini nini, imodoka, na metallurgie. Byongeye kandi, Dublin kandi ni ikigo cy’imari gikomeye mu gihugu.