[[Image:Ireland-up.png|80px|left]][[Image:Four Provinces Flag.svg|100px|right]]'''[[Ireland]]''' (''Éire'' in [[Irish language|Irish]],) is the third-largest [[island]] in [[Europe]]. Ireland is situated in the Atlantic Ocean and is separated from [[Great Britain]] by the Irish Sea. It is composed of the [[Republic of Ireland]] which covers five sixths of the island (south, east, west and north-west) and [[Northern Ireland]], a part of the [[United Kingdom]], which covers the northeastern sixth of the island. The [[population]] of the island is approximately 6 million people.