Wales

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Names:

• Greek:

  Ουαλία

• Esperanto:

  Kimrio

• English:

  Wales

• Chinese:

  威尔士

• Vietnamese:

  Wales

• Catalan:

  Gal·les

• Italian:

  Galles

• Arabic:

  ويلز

• Czech:

  Wales

• Indonesian:

  Wales

• Spanish:

  Gales

• Russian:

  Уэльс

• Dutch:

  Wales

• Portuguese:

  País de Gales

• Norwegian:

  Wales

• Turkish:

  Galler

• Latvian:

  Velsa

• Lithuanian:

  Velsas

• Thai:

  เวลส์

• Romanian:

  Țara Galilor

• Polish:

  Walia

• French:

  Pays de Galles

• Bulgarian:

  Уелс

• Malay:

  Wales

• Croatian:

  Wales

• German:

  Wales

• Hungarian:

  Wales

• Persian:

  ولز

• Hindi:

  वेल्स

• Finnish:

  Wales

• Danish:

  Wales

• Japanese:

  ウェールズ

• Hebrew:

  ויילס

• Serbian:

  Велс

• Korean:

  웨일스

• Swedish:

  Wales

• Chinese (traditional):

  威爾士

• Slovak:

  Wales

• Ukrainian:

  Уельс

• Slovenian:

  Wales

Wales /ˈweɪlz/ (Welsh: Cymru; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkəm.rɨ] ( listen)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It had a population in 2011 of 3,064,000, and has a total area of 20,779 km (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,200 km (750 mi) of coastline, and is largely mountainous, with its highest peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone, and has a changeable, maritime climate. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the modern Celtic nations. Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's death in 1282 marked the completion of Edward I of England's conquest of Wales, though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence to what was to become modern Wales, in the early 15th century. The whole...

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Updated: 2013-02-19 11:25:22.905302 (UTC)