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It’s area, the size of Wales, is about 20,779 km².

It is about 274 km (170 miles) north-south and 97 km (60 miles) east-west.

LOCATION

United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland). Wales

is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain. About two-thirds of the population live in the south – east of the country

persons per square kilometre

language, used in conversation by thousands and seen throughout Wales.

The Welsh people are keen to keep the language alive so Welsh is a compulsory subject for all school pupils up to the age of 16 in Wales.

Welsh Alphabet

Feathers

Dragon (or in Welsh Y Ddraig Goch) - was granted

official status in 1959, but the dragon itself has been associated with Wales for centuries. Some say it’s the oldest national flag still in use, and that it was used by King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders.

The Welsh Flag

Cenhinen, while the Welsh for daffodil is Cenhinen Pedr. Over

the years they became confused until the daffodil was adopted as a second emblem of Wales. National Emblems
The Leek
According to legend St David advised the Britons on the eve of a battle with the Saxons, to wear leeks in their caps so as to easily distinguish friend from foe.  This helped to secure a great victory. Today Welsh people around the world wear leeks on St David's Day.  It is also a surviving tradition that soldiers in the Welsh regiments eat a raw leek on St David's Day.

The Daffodil

The Leek

the national instrument of Wales.  By the end of the

18th century, the triple harp - so called because it had three rows of strings - was widely known as the Welsh harp on account of its popularity in Wales.  The harp has been used through the ages as an accompaniment to folk-singing and dancing and as a solo instrument. HRH Prince Charles appoints a Welsh Royal Harpist on a scholarship programme annually. Past Royal harpists include Catrin Finch.

The Harp

motto "Ich Dien" (I serve) were adopted by Edward the

Black Prince at the Battle of Crecy. Edward became Prince of Wales in 1343, and was a popular leader - so much so that thousands of Welshmen joined him to fight in the French wars. In fact, a quarter of Edward's troops were composed of Welsh archers and spearmen. The crest is used today in royal heraldry and the feathers still adorn the badge of the National Rugby Union team of Wales.

The Prince of Wales Feathers

a hat, made of black felt, with a high crown

and wide brim, which is worn over a lace cap. A red flannel shawl is worn over a crisp white blouse, and a full skirt made of wool with a black and white check pattern and a starched, white apron.
Proper Welsh ladies always wore black woolen stockings and black shoes and carried a basket, made from willow withies.

is the city on the river Severn.
It is both

the cultural center (with a university) and the economic centre of the principality.
Financially and industrially,
Cardiff is the most important city in Wales.

CARDIFF

and include Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), which, at 1085 m (3,560

ft) is the highest peak in Wales. The 14 (or possibly 15) Welsh mountains over 3,000 feet (914 m) high are known collectively as the Welsh 3000s.

over the world for its castles.
Almost every town in

the country has fortified
remains in one form or another

Eisteddfod of Wales, the largest festival of competitive music and

poetry in Europe. Its eight days of competitions and performances, entirely in the Welsh language, are staged annually in the first week of August usually alternating between North and South Wales.

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALES

a national festival. St David was recognised as a national

patron saint at the height of Welsh resistance to the Normans.
To celebrate this day, people wear a symbol of either a leek, or daffodil.

St David

St. David's Day Parade Cardiff

ST.DAVID'S DAY

its capital?
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