Topographical map of Ireland

Ireland on a map of Europe

Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/ ( listen); Irish: Éirecode: ga is deprecated [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is about 486 kilometres (302 miles) long and about 288 kilometres (179 miles) wide. To the west of Ireland is the Atlantic Ocean; to the east of Ireland is the island of Great Britain. Over 6.4 million people lived on the island in 2016.