Benvenuto a Irlanda
The island of Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe. It lies on the west side of the Irish Sea, close to the island of Great Britain. It is composed of the Republic of Ireland in the south and Northern Ireland, a region of the United Kingdom. The population of the island is about 5.6 million people. The population of the Republic of Ireland recently passed 4 million for the first time since 1871, mainly due to a recent sharp downward trend in emigration, a factor that had adversely affected population growth for large portions of the 19th and 20th century.
The island of Ireland is located in northwest Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain. Ireland is separated from Britain by the Irish Sea and from mainland Europe by the Celtic Sea. A ring of coastal mountains surrounds low central plains. The highest peak is Carrauntuohill, which is 1041 m. The island is bisected by the River Shannon, at 113 km the longest river in either Great Britainrthe largest. The island's lush vegetation earns it the sobriquet "Emerald Isle."
