Wales is one of the countries in United Kingdom; UK consists of four constituent countries that are Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Wales and England. Wales is far more closely integrated with England politically even though it was from around the 16th century until the middle of 19th century.
Wales is situated in the south-west of the island of Great Britain and is bordered by England to the East, the Bristol Channel to the south and the Irish Sea to the west and north and also by a water body a section of the river Dee in the north-east. It shares political and legal structures to varying degrees with England, Scotland and Northern England.
Some of the Wales facts are listed below:
- The capital of Wales is Cardiff it is the largest city and its latitude and longitude measurement is 51°29′N, 3°11′W
- The official language of Wales is Welsh and English.
- It has a government constitutional monarchy under your highness Queen of the UK. Queen Elizabeth II
- The total area of Wales is about 20,779 km² that is 8,022 sq mi
- Facts about Wales are plenty the population estimate is 2, 958, 6001 in 2005.
- Density of people according to sq Km 140/km² that is 361/sq mi.
- Wales’s per capita income is about US$48 billion.
- HDI (2003) 0.939 (high)
- Currency Pound sterling (GBP)
- Time zone GMT (UTC0)
- Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
- Internet TLD .uk2
- Calling code +44
There are more facts about Wales that is
- The country’s full name is Wales
- Country’s population is 2,924,100.
- Country’s currency is pound sterling.
- Code is GBP and Symbol is : £
- Languages spoken are Welsh and English.
- Time Zones
- Time zone is GMT/UTC 0
- Country Dialing Code is +44
Weights & Measures are metric. |
