The Holy Roman Empire (HRE; German: Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR), Czech: Svatá říše římská (SRR), Polish: Święte Cesarstwo Rzymskie (SCR), Esperanto: Sankta Romia Imperio (SRI)) is a country in Central Europe. The empire is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and Danubia; to the south by Italy and Switzerland; and to the west by France and the Netherlands.