Wales Koostas : Klass: Contents General infor mation Facts Pictures * Flag * Arms * Snowdonia mountain * Saint David General information Wales is a countr y that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Ir ish Sea to its west. Facts Country name : Wales / Cymru Motto : Cymru am byth / Wales for ever Anthem : Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau / Land of my fathers Captial : Cardiff Off icial language : Welsh / English Goverment : Devolved Goverment in a Constitutinal monarchy * Monarch : Elizabeth second * First minister : Carwyn Jones Am Legislature : UK Parliament National Assembly for Wales Area : 20 779 km² Population : 3 006 400 Currency : Pound sterling Drivers on the left
WALES GREAT BRITAIN Cymru am byth GENERAL OVERVIEW Territory:20,779 sq km Population:2.9 million(2002) Languages:English and Welsh Capital:Cardiff(since 1955) Anthem:Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land Of My Fathers) Main religions: anglicanism,methodism National holiday:St David`s day,1 March National instrument:The harp Highest point: Snowdon 1085 metres Longest river:Towy (Tywi) 103 km Largest lake: Bala (4.4 sq km) CYMRU Wales is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain. Wales is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north. Wales is one of the four parts of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). FLAG Red dragon may have been the battle standard of the early Britons after Roman occupation
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Wales Rigmor Vahtramägi Torm Erik Raudvee WALES Cymru am byth (Wales for ever) CAPITAL OF WALES The capital of Wales is Cardiff. The Welsh National Anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land Of My Fathers) TRADITIONAL WELSH FOOD Welsh food is usually made from local ingredients. Some traditional dishes include laverbread (made from seaweed), bara brith (fruit cake), cawl (leek stew), Welsh cakes, and Welsh lamb. A type of shellfish, cockles, is often served with breakfast.
To the west of England, lies a small, almost secret country called Wales. It is a land of green and grey: green fields, valleys and hills, grey mountains and sky, and grey stone castles. · Wales, or Cymru in Welsh, is a small country that is part of the United Kingdom. · it's area is about 21,000 square kilometers, which is less than half Estonia · The population of Wales is 2,92 million · The biggest towns are the capital city Cardiff, Swansea and Newport. · Wales is also called as "The land Of Castles" The Welsh language is one of the oldest languages in Europe. It belongs to the Celtic group of
run government departments. There are normally about a hundred members of the government, in that sense. The other meaning is more limited. It refers only to the most powerful of these politicians, namely the PM and other members of the Cabinet. Conservative party (right wing) and Labour Party (left wing), plus Liberal Democratic party (formed in late 1980s, center or slightly left from center). In addition, smaller nationalist parties such as Plaid Cymru and Scottish National Party. 24. University Degrees in Britain. Most important universities. 25. Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral is located in Canterbury, Kent, which has long been the religious center of the country, the seat of the spiritual head of the Church of England for nearly five centuries. Canterbury Cathedral is a mixture of Gothic types and a World Heritage Site. It is the world center of the Anglican Church. 26. Bath.
Most British families decorate their Christmas tree with multi-colored lights. A traditional Christmas dinner includes turkey, followed by Christmas pudding. 40. Elections and parties in Britain. The most popular parties are Conservative Party and Labour Party, which have got the most places in the House of Commons. Also, there are Liberal Democrats, Democratic Unionist Party, Scottish National Party, Sinn Féin, Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales and so on. There is no election to the House of Lords, but there is election to the House of Commons. There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: a. United Kingdom general elections, b. elections to devolved parliaments and assemblies, c. elections to the European Parliament, d. local elections e. mayoral elections.
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