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Line 1: − [[Image:Flag of Wales.png|thumb|The Welsh flag]]'''Wales''' is a principality which is a part of the [[United Kingdom]]. It occupies the peninsula of land between the [[Bristol Channel]] and the [[River Dee]], on the west side of southern [[Great Britain]]. [[Anglesey]], [[Holy Island]], and the bardic island of Bardsey are also part of Wales.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − + Line 65:
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{{Country
|name =Cymru<br/>Wales
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|flag =Flag of Wales.png
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|capital =Cardiff
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|language =Welsh, English
|king =
|queen =Elizabeth II
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|area =8,022 sq mi
|pop =3,004,600
|pop-basis =2008
|gdp =$85.4 billion
|gdp-year =2006
|gdp-pc =$30,546
|currency =Pound Sterling
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'''Wales''' is a principality which is a part of the [[United Kingdom]]. It occupies the peninsula of land between the [[Bristol Channel]] and the [[River Dee]], on the west side of southern [[Great Britain]]. [[Anglesey]], [[Holy Island]], and the bardic island of Bardsey are also part of Wales.
Althouh politically controlled by England for 800 years, throughout the centuries, a sense of national identity in Wales has manifested itself in a variety of ways: aspirations to statehood, a unique language, cultural distinctiveness, religious affiliation, sporting achievement, and, most recently, political devolution.[[File:Wales1.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Althouh politically controlled by England for 800 years, throughout the centuries, a sense of national identity in Wales has manifested itself in a variety of ways: aspirations to statehood, a unique language, cultural distinctiveness, religious affiliation, sporting achievement, and, most recently, political devolution.
===Geography===
===Geography===
=== Devolution ===
=== Devolution ===
[[File:Wales1.jpg|thumb|20px]]
A [[National Assembly for Wales]] as established under the ''Government of Wales Act of 1998''. The assembly consists of 60 ''Assembly Members'' or ''AM''s. The [[Welsh Assembly Government]] is the executive arm who have been delegated much of the powers of the Assembly.
A [[National Assembly for Wales]] as established under the ''Government of Wales Act of 1998''. The assembly consists of 60 ''Assembly Members'' or ''AM''s. The [[Welsh Assembly Government]] is the executive arm who have been delegated much of the powers of the Assembly.
== Industry ==
== Industry ==