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Wales
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The Welsh Dragon - the red dragon was used as a supporter in the English Crown's coat of arms (one of two supporters, along with the traditional English lion).
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• Motto: "Cymru am byth" "Wales for ever"• Anthem: ”Hen Wlad
Fy Nhadau” ”Land of My Fathers”• Capital: Cardiff • Official Language:
English• Population: 3,063,456• Currency: Pound sterling
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Government and politics
•House of Commons – the lower house of the UK government – Wales is represented by 40 MPs (of 650) from Welsh constituencies.
•First Minister of Wales – is the leader of the Welsh Government. Carwyn Jones since 2009 December 9th.
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RegionsWales is geographically and culturally divided into three regions:
North WalesSeveral holiday resorts located along the coast, but primarily a rural area with the highest mountains in the United Kingdom south of Scotland.
Mid WalesA sparsely populated region of mountains, moorlands, forests, wide river valleys and a coastline facing the Irish Sea.
South WalesThe South is by far the most urbanised area. Two-thirds of the population can be found here, especially in the eastern half. The western half is rural and includes some stunning coastal scenery.
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Religion•The largest religion in Wales is Christianity, with 57.6% of the population describing themselves as Christian.
•The second largest attending faith in Wales is Roman Catholic, with an estimated 43,000 adherents.
•Non-Christian religions are small in Wales, making up approximately 2.7% of the population.
•Islam is the largest non-Christian religion in Wales, with more than 24,000 (0.8%) reported Muslims.
• 32.1% of people declaring no religion.
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Cuisine•About 78% of the land surface of Wales is given over to agricultural use.
•Traditional dishes include: laverbread (made from laver, an edible seaweed), bara brith (fruit bread), cawl (a lamb stew), cawl cennin (leek soup); Welsh cakes and Welsh lamb.
•Cockles are sometimes served as a traditional breakfast with bacon and laverbread.
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Geography and Natural History
•Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales.
•Mountain Range: Snowdon Massif
•At an altitude of 1,085 metres above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland.
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Snowdonia National Park
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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
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Largest Cities of WalesCardiff
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Swansea
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Newport
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Museums and libraries
National Museum Cardiff
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Big Pit National Coal Museum
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National Library of Wales