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) | ||||||
| Mukkilest ceitie | Cairdiff | ||||||
| First Meinister | Carwyn Jones | ||||||
| Aurie - Tot |
20,779 km² |
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| Indwallers - Tot (2001) - Densitie |
2,903,085 140/km² |
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| Siller | Poond sterling (£) (GBP) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC, Simmer: 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 | ||||||
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(1) Skared wi Scotland, Ingland an Northren Ireland. |
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Wales (Welsh: Cymru) is a kintra in nor'wast Europe. It is ane o the sax Celtic kintras (alang wi Cornwall, Breettany, Ireland, Scotland an the Isle o Mann) an ane o the fower mukkil pairts o the Unitit Kinrick. The laund is in the sooth-wast o Great Breetain an haes til its eist the laund o Ingland, an is bund bi sie on its ither syds.
The laund o Wales wis taen ower bi Ingland in the 13t yeirhunder an makkit pairt o the Kingrik o Ingland bi the Act o Union 1536. In 1997 the Welsh fowk voted ti hae thair ain pairlament, whilk wis estaiblisht in 1999 an haes the pouer ti 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 aboot 20% o the fowk o Wales.
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