Country size comparison
compared to
Ireland is about 1.2 times smaller than United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 84.06% the size of United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (4.6 million fewer people live in Ireland).
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