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Wales Cymru | |
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Motto: [Cymru am byth ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (English "Wales forever") | |
Anthem: ["Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (English "Land of my fathers") | |
![]() Location of BritishWatcher/Box (inset - orange) in the United Kingdom (camel) in the European continent (white) | |
Capital and largest city | Cardiff, Caerdydd 51°29′N 3°11′W / 51.483°N 3.183°W |
National Languages | Welsh (indigenous), English (most widely used) |
Demonym(s) | Welsh, Cymry |
Government | Partly devolved administration within Constitutional monarchy of the UK |
Rhodri Morgan AM | |
Ieuan Wyn Jones AM | |
• Secretary of State (in the UK government) | Peter Hain MP |
Gordon Brown MP | |
Elizabeth II | |
Legislature | Parliament of the UK and National Assembly for Wales |
Unification | |
1056 | |
Area | |
• Total | 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2008 estimate | 3,004,6001 |
• 2001 census | 2,903,085 |
• Density | 140/km2 (362.6/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2006 (for national statistics) estimate |
• Total | US$85.4 billion |
• Per capita | US$30,546 |
HDI (2003) | 0.939 very high |
Currency | Pound sterling (GBP) |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Calling code | 44 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-WLS |
Internet TLD | .uk2 |
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Wales Cymru | |
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Motto: [Cymru am byth ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (English "Wales forever") | |
Anthem: ["Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (English "Land of my fathers") | |
![]() Location of BritishWatcher/Box (inset - orange) in the United Kingdom (camel) in the European continent (white) | |
Capital and largest city | Cardiff, Caerdydd 51°29′N 3°11′W / 51.483°N 3.183°W |
National Languages | Welsh (indigenous), English (most widely used) |
Demonym(s) | Welsh, Cymry |
Government | Partly devolved administration within Constitutional monarchy of the UK |
Elizabeth II | |
Rhodri Morgan AM | |
Ieuan Wyn Jones AM | |
Gordon Brown MP | |
• Secretary of State (in the UK government) | Peter Hain MP |
Legislature | Parliament of the UK and National Assembly for Wales |
Unification | |
1056 | |
Area | |
• Total | 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2008 estimate | 3,004,6001 |
• 2001 census | 2,903,085 |
• Density | 140/km2 (362.6/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2006 (for national statistics) estimate |
• Total | US$85.4 billion |
• Per capita | US$30,546 |
HDI (2003) | 0.939 very high |
Currency | Pound sterling (GBP) |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Calling code | 44 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-WLS |
Internet TLD | .uk2 |
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- ^ a b Davies, John (1994). A History of Wales. London: Penguin. p. 100. ISBN 0-14-01-4581-8.