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What is the de facto anthem of Wales?
What is the de facto anthem of Wales?
- "Rule, Britannia!"
- "Land of the Dragon"
- "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" (correct)
- "God Save the King"
What is the capital and largest city of Wales?
What is the capital and largest city of Wales?
- Newport
- Bangor
- Cardiff (correct)
- Swansea
What is the Welsh name for the Welsh language?
What is the Welsh name for the Welsh language?
- Cymraeg (correct)
- Cornish
- Gaelic
- Brythonic
In what year was Wales unified by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn?
In what year was Wales unified by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn?
Approximately what is the total area of Wales?
Approximately what is the total area of Wales?
Which sea borders Wales to the north and west?
Which sea borders Wales to the north and west?
What is the approximate population of Wales, as of the 2021 census?
What is the approximate population of Wales, as of the 2021 census?
What is the name of the highest mountain in Wales?
What is the name of the highest mountain in Wales?
Wales is part of which kingdom?
Wales is part of which kingdom?
What currency is used in Wales?
What currency is used in Wales?
Flashcards
Wales
Wales
A country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by the Irish Sea, England, the Bristol Channel, and the Celtic Sea. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
The de facto anthem of Wales.
Cymru
Cymru
The Welsh name for Wales.
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
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Welsh Government
Welsh Government
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Welsh (Cymraeg)
Welsh (Cymraeg)
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Senedd
Senedd
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Study Notes
- Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
- It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west.
- It is bordered by England to the east.
- It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the south.
- It is bordered by the Celtic Sea to the south-west.
- As of 2021, Wales has a population of 3.2 million.
- Wales has a total area of 21,218 square kilometers (8,192 sq mi).
- Wales has over 2,700 kilometers (1,680 mi) of coastline.
- The terrain is largely mountainous.
- Its higher peaks are in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit.
- The country lies within the north temperate zone
- Wales has a changeable, maritime climate
- The de facto anthem is "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau" ("Land of My Fathers").
- The capital and largest city is Cardiff
- The official language is Welsh (Cymraeg).
- The demonym is Welsh.
- The government is a devolved parliamentary legislature within a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
- The monarch is Charles III.
- Eluned Morgan is a member of Parliament.
- Jo Stevens is the Secretary of State.
- There are 32 MPs (of 650) in the House of Commons.
- The legislature is called Senedd.
- Wales was unified by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1057.
- In 2022, the estimated GVA total was £74.5 billion and the GVA per capita was £23,804.
- In 2022, the estimated GDP (Nominal) total was £85.4 billion and the GDP per capita was £27,274.
- The Human Development Index (HDI) in 2022 was 0.910, which is very high.
- The currency is Pound sterling (GBP; £).
- The time zone is UTC+0 (GMT), and during summer (DST) it is UTC+1 (BST).
- The date format is dd/mm/yyyy (AD).
- The calling code is +44.
- The ISO 3166 code is GB-WLS.
- The Internet TLDs are .wales and .cymru.
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