Wales

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Wales (Inglis/Scots)
Cymru (Welsh)
Walsh Banner
(Banner)
Motto: Cymru am byth
(Welsh: Wales for aye)
Wales's airt in Europe

Wales's airt in the UK
Wales's airt in the UK

Offeecial leids Inglis, Welsh
Caipital Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd)
Lairgest ceety Cardiff
First Meenister Rhodri Morgan
Area
 - Tot
Rankit 3d UK
20,779 km²
Indwallers
 - Tot (2001)
 - Density
Rankit 3d UK
2,903,085
140/km²
Siller Poond sterling (£) (GBP)
Time zone UTC, Summer: UTC +1
Naitional anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
(Laund o ma faithers)
Naitional flouer Leek, Daffodil
Patron saint Sanct David
Internet TLD .uk1
Cawin code 441

(1) Shared wi Scotland, Ingland an Northren Irland.


Wales is a kintra in north-wast Europe. It is ane o the sax Celtic kintras (alang wi Cornwall, Brittany, Ireland, Scotland and the Isle o Man) an ane o the fower muckle pairts o the Unitit Kinrick. The laund is in the sooth-wast o Graet Breetain an haes til its aest the laund o Ingland, an is bund bi sea on its ither sides.

The laund o Wales wis taen ower bi Ingland in the 13t century an makkit part o the Kinrick o Ingland bi the Act o Union 1536. In 1997 the Welsh fowk voted tae hae a new pairlament, which wis estaiblisht in 1999 an haes the pouer to govern the laund o Wales on hits ain maiters only.

The Welsh leid (Cymraeg) is ane o the Brythonic brainch o the Celtic leids an is sib til Cornish an Breton. It is spak by aroun 20% o the fowk o Wales.

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