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Which country is next to Britain?

The countries next to Britain are Ireland, Germany and France. Details are as follows:

Ireland 1

Ireland is located in the south-central part of Ireland Island in Western Europe, bordering the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Northern Ireland in the northeast and Britain across the Irish Sea in the east, with geographical coordinates of 53 degrees north latitude/8 degrees west longitude. The land area is 70,280 square kilometers, including 68,890 square kilometers of land and 1.390 square kilometers of water. The coastline is 3 169 km long.

2. Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany is located in central Europe, bordering Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Austria and Switzerland in the south, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the west, Denmark in the north and the North Sea and Baltic Sea. It has the largest number of neighboring countries in Europe. The terrain of Germany is varied, including rolling mountains, plateaus, hills, beautiful lakes and vast plains.

3. France

France covers an area of 543,965 square kilometers, including 632,834 square kilometers of overseas territories. The total length of the border line is 5695 kilometers, including 2700 kilometers of coastline, 2800 kilometers of land line and 0/95 kilometers of inland river line. Located in the western part of Europe, it borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Andorra and Monaco, faces Britain across the Lamanche Strait in the northwest, and is close to the North Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea is the largest island in France.

Extended data

The historical evolution of Britain;

1-In the 5th century, the southeast of Great Britain was ruled by the Roman Empire. Post-Anglo, Saxon and Jutes invaded one after another. Feudalism began to take shape in the 7th century. England was unified in 829, which is called "Anglo-Saxon era" in history. 1066 William, Duke of Normandy, crossed the sea to conquer England and established the Normandy dynasty. 1536 merger of England and Wales. /kloc-the bourgeois revolution broke out in 0/640, and 19 announced the establishment of the * * * Republic in May.

1660 dynasty restoration. 1688 A "glorious revolution" took place and a constitutional monarchy was established. England 1707 merged with Scotland, 180 1 merged with Ireland. From the 1960s of 18 to the 1930s of 19, it became the first country in the world to complete the industrial revolution. 19 14 occupied a colony11times larger than the mainland, and it was the largest colonial country, claiming to be "not imperial". 192 1 year, 26 counties in southern Ireland established a "free state", and 6 counties in the north still belonged to Britain.

After the First World War, Britain began to decline, and the world hegemony was gradually replaced by the United States. The Second World War severely weakened Britain's economic strength. With the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, the British colonial system began to collapse, but Britain is still the leader of the 53 member countries of the Commonwealth.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Ireland

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