Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,107,494. It has a total area of 21,218 square kilometres (8,192 sq mi) and over 2,700 kilometres (1,680 mi) of coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff.
Bryn Celli Ddu, a late Neolithic chambered tomb on Anglesey
Caradog by Thomas Prydderch. Caradog was leader of the north Walian Celtic tribe, the Ordovices.
Hywel Dda enthroned
Statue of Owain Glyndŵr (c. 1354 or 1359 – c. 1416) at Cardiff City Hall
Welsh is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa.
The 1588 Welsh Bible
Welsh Bible of 1620, in Llanwnda church, rescued from the hands of French invaders in 1797.
Trilingual (Spanish, Welsh and English) sign in Argentina
Bilingual road markings near Cardiff Airport.
