What country is ie short for?

Ie is the abbreviation of English Ireland and the abbreviation of European country Ireland.

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.

Central Ireland is a plain with many lakes and swamps, with an average elevation of about 100 meters. The north, northwest and south are plateaus and mountains. The central part is hilly and plain, and the coastal areas are mostly highlands; The longest river, river shannon, is about 370 kilometers long, and the largest lake is Lake Korib. Ireland's territory consists of the central plain and the surrounding coastal mountains. It looks like a basin with steep edges, high in the north and south and low in the middle. The central plain accounts for more than half of the country's total area, with an altitude of 30 ~120m and low hills of 200 ~ 300m. This area is covered with lush forests and green spaces everywhere, and it is an ideal grassland pasture.

Ireland has a temperate maritime climate, and there is no obvious difference between the four seasons. There is little difference in temperature across the country, with mild and humid winters and warm and dry summers. The annual average temperature is between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius, with an average of 3.2 degrees Celsius in February and 16.2 degrees Celsius in August. There are many rainy days, with an average annual rainfall of 800 ~ 1200mm, and sunny days account for about 1/5 of the whole year.

The Irish belong to the Celts and are descendants of the first generation of residents in continental Europe. 1 169 was invaded by England. From 154 1, the king of England became the king of Ireland. 19 16, the Easter Uprising against the British Empire broke out in Dublin. 192 165438 On June 6, the two sides signed the Treaty of Britain and Ireland, and Britain was forced to allow 26 counties in southern Ireland to establish a free state of Ireland, but the six counties in the north still belonged to Britain and became the present Northern Ireland. 1937, Ireland declared its independence and became a republic, but remained in the Commonwealth. 1948 65438+February 2 1 Ireland seceded from the Commonwealth and became a permanent neutral country through the constitution. April 1949 18 Britain recognizes Ireland's independence.