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Wales

Wales. WALES. Basic information. Capital: Cardiff Official languages: English and Welsh Total area: 20,779 km2 Population: 3,063,456. National symbols. Leek Daffodil. St Patron. St David. National Parks of Wales. There are 3 national parks in Wales:

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Wales

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  1. Wales WALES

  2. Basic information • Capital: Cardiff • Official languages: English and Welsh • Total area: 20,779 km2 • Population: 3,063,456

  3. National symbols LeekDaffodil

  4. St Patron St David

  5. National Parks of Wales There are 3 national parks in Wales: • Snowdonia (2142 km2) • Brecon Beacons (1351 km2) • Pembrokeshire Coast • (620 km2)

  6. Few Welsh Gaelic terms: • Bore da – Good morning • Noswaith dda – Good evening • Nos da – Good night • Sut mae – How are you? • Croeso – Welcome • Dymuniadau gorau – All the best • Rwyn dy garu di – I love you

  7. Known people: • Anthony Hopkins – actor • Katherine Zeta Jones – actress • Dylan Thomas – writer • Roald Dahl – writer • Gareth Bale – football player • Ryan Giggs – football player

  8. Wales’ 5 biggest cities: • Cardiff (317 500 inhabitants) • Swansea (227 100 inhabitants) • Newport (140 000 inhabitants) • Rhondda (72 443 inhabitants) • Barry (53 000 inhabitants)

  9. Welsh cuisine Wales is famous for their great cheese and wine. Their beer is also very good. Beer has been brewed here since VII century. Traditional dishes: • Laverbread • Cawl • Bara brith • Pice ar y

  10. Longest train station name In Wales, there’s the longest train station name in Europe: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

  11. Thank you for watching !!! By Robert Paszkiewicz Iwo Rybiński

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