Wales
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Motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for aye) |
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Offeecial leids | Inglis, Welsh | ||||||
Caipital | Cairdiff (Welsh: Caerdydd) | ||||||
Lairgest ceety | Cairdiff | ||||||
First Meenister | Rhodri Morgan | ||||||
Area - Tot |
20,779 km² |
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Indwallers - Tot (2001) - Density |
2,903,085 140/km² |
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Siller | Poond sterling (£) (GBP) | ||||||
Time zone | UTC, Summer: UTC +1 | ||||||
Naitional anthem | Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Laund o ma faithers) |
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Naitional flouer | Leek, Lily | ||||||
Patron saunt | Saunt Dauvit | ||||||
Internet TLD | .uk1 | ||||||
Cawin code | 441 | ||||||
(1) Shared wi Scotland, Ingland an Northren Ireland. |
Wales (Welsh: Cymru) is a kintra in north-wast Europe. It is ane o the sax Celtic kintras (alang wi Cornwall, Brittany, Ireland, Scotland an the Isle o Mann) 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 its ain maiters alane.
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.