Facts about Wales
National Symbol and flag
Wales is about the size of Massachusetts
Where is Wales?
Wales is in north-west Europe and is part of Great Britain, an island
country (See map ) and the United Kingdom (UK) .
Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a...
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Facts about Wales
National Symbol and flag
Wales is about the size of Massachusetts
Where is Wales?
Wales is in north-west Europe and is part of Great Britain, an island
country (See map ) and the United Kingdom (UK) .
Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the western side of
Great Britain , and 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.
Technically, Wales is a principality.
This means that it is ruled by a prince.
Traditionally
the Prince of Wales is the eldest son of the English monarch.
Wales is one of the four parts of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland,
and Northern Ireland).
Wales has not been politically independent since 1282, when it was conquered by King
Edward I of England.
Until 1999, Wales was ruled directly from London; that year saw
the first elections to the National Assembly of Wales, which has limited domestic powers
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