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Welcome to
Wales
•Wales is a country situated in
the West of Britain.
•Wales covers about 10 per cent
of the island of GB, but has
only about 5 per cent of the
population of the United
Kingdom.
•The area of Wales is 20,764 sq.
Km.
•Wales is surrounded by water
on three sides: to the north, the
Irish Sea; to the south, the
Bristol Channel; and to the
west, Saint George's Channel
and Cardigan Bay.
• The population of Wales is about three million.
• About 20 per cent of the people speak Welsh, an
ancient Celtic language.
• English and Welsh are both official languages.
• The longest rivers are
the Severn and Wye,
which both empty into
the Bristol Channel.
• Wales has high
mountains, including
Mount Snowdon, the
second highest
mountain in Britain.
Snowdon looks very
peaceful and beautiful.
• Wales has 3 national parks – Snowdonia, the Brecon
Beacons, and the Pembrokeshire Coast.
Cardiff
Cardiff Castle
•The Romans settled in Cardiff in 55AD and built a
military fort on the site of Cardiff Castle.
•Cardiff is an industrial city, which also has a
cathedral, a university.
Symbols of Wales
St. David is the patron saint of
Wales. He was a monk who lived
on bread, water, herbs and leeks
and died on March 1, 589 A. D.
The leek had been recognized
as the emblem of Wales since
the middle of the 16th century.
The daffodil is also a
Welsh national emblem
because its Welsh name is
translated as a type of leek.
The Red Dragon of
Wales, although perhaps of
Chinese origin, was
introduced to Britain by
the Romans some eighteen
hundred years ago.
•English and Welsh are the two official languages
of Wales. English is the most widely spoken
language.
•Wales has always been known as a country of
music and song.