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| − | Wales is a country that is part of the [[United Kingdom]]. Their flag has a picture of a [[dragon]]. It forms no part of the United Kingdom's flag; the Union Jack. | + | Wales is a country that is part of the [[United Kingdom]]. Their flag has a picture of a [[dragon]], which may represent some folk memory of the [[dinosaur]]s which survived the [[Great Flood]]. It forms no part of the United Kingdom's flag; the Union Jack. |
English is universally spoken in Wales - however, the ancestral Celtic language of Welsh is still spoken as a first or second language by approximately a quarter of the population. The long-term decline in Welsh-speakers has stabilised since the early 1990s. | English is universally spoken in Wales - however, the ancestral Celtic language of Welsh is still spoken as a first or second language by approximately a quarter of the population. The long-term decline in Welsh-speakers has stabilised since the early 1990s. | ||
Revision as of 20:20, March 31, 2007
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Their flag has a picture of a dragon, which may represent some folk memory of the dinosaurs which survived the Great Flood. It forms no part of the United Kingdom's flag; the Union Jack.
English is universally spoken in Wales - however, the ancestral Celtic language of Welsh is still spoken as a first or second language by approximately a quarter of the population. The long-term decline in Welsh-speakers has stabilised since the early 1990s.
Druidry survived as a major force in Wales until the 18th century, and may never have completely died out. The first modern Welsh druids date from 1717, but they took many of their rites from existing practices.
The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
The national sport is rugby union, the national emblems are the leek and the daffodil. South Wales was formerly heavily industrialised, with coal mining and steelworking, whereas North Wales is a pastoral area used mainly for sheepfarming
