Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Ireland
- +353
What every visitor should know about Ireland:
- Money
- The currency is the Euro (EUR). 1 euro is worth about US$1.44.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Dublin
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
Ireland facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 4,203,200
- Language
- English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
- Ethnicity
- Irish 87.4%, other white 7.5%, Asian 1.3%, black 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, unspecified 1.6%
Economy
- GDP
- US$47,800 (per capita)
- Income equality
- High