World Atlas United Kingdom, Wales, locator map

Country Details

Anglo-Saxon invaders forced Celtic people into the hills of Wales, located on the western border of England. There, called Waelise, they developed a distinct nationality, language and culture that remains to this day. The eventual union between England and Wales was enacted under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284

Quick Facts and Figures

Official Name Wales

Capital City Cardiff (population, 315,000)

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Climate Modified by the Gulf Stream, weather here is milder than in most of Europe. Winters are mild and summers cool, with a mix of rainy days.

Languages Welsh and English, with a small percentage (about 30,000) that speak Welsh exclusively

Latitude/Longitude 52° 00'N, 4° 00'W

Official Currency Pound Sterling

Religions Anglican, Catholic, others

Population 3,005,000

Land Area 20,761 sq km (8,019 sq miles)

Landforms The Cambrian Mountains fill the center of the country. The Severn (the second longest river in the UK), rises in the mountains and empties into the Bristol Channel

Land Divisions 9 counties

Maps

European Continent here

European Continent provided by University of Texas, here

United Kingdom Map, CIA version here

United Kingdom Outline Map here

Suggested Links

United Kingdom web site here!

Wales Tourism site here!

United Kingdom Information Page here!

Weather in Cardiff here!

Time and Date in Cardiff