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Wales
Questions related to Wales, the mountainous country in the west of the island of Britain, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is known as Cymru in the Welsh language.
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Short answer, if you're referring to the Union Jack, it isn't.
The red plus-sign is the symbol of England and it's also the symbol for Northen Ireland (I think). The white X and the blue background are Scotland's symbol, leaving nothing for Wales.
Kind of hard to represent Wales in there though; I don't think the flag would benefit from having a green bottom half and you couldn't really put the dragon in the middle, although I think it could look good!
--The red X is Nothern Ireland!
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Wales is represented by the Cross of St George (Symbol of England) since it used to be part of the Kingdom of England.
EDIT: The "Union Jack" is a nickname of sorts for the "UNION FLAG"
Ireland has a DIAGONAL RED cross which sits offset to the Scottish Flag which is another DIAGONAL CROSS which is WHITE on a BLUE BACKGROUND (hence the Blue bit).
The national flower of Wales is the DAFFODIL; but the vegetable named LEEK is the semi-official flower with older tradtitions in Welsh culture.
There are many different symbols which represent Wales, primarily including the daffodil and leek which are symbolically worn on St. Davids day,March 1st. Other symbols include the Prince of Wales' three feathers and the 'ddraig coch' which is the dragon on the Welsh flag :)
Daffodil
Why was the dragon put on the Welsh flag?
It is of Roman origins. It is a very old flag and Cymraeg itself (Welsh language)
A White dragon and a Red dragon fought and the red one won. This legend also involves Emrys ( Merlin ) as a young boy.
The red dragon became the symbol of the Welsh nation through its adoption by the Tudor ancestors of king Henry VII.
Edmund and Jasper Tudor had a dragon as crest granted them by Henry VI.
When Henry Tudor faced king Richard III at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 he had three recognized battle standards. One of these showed "Red ffyry dragon peyntid upon white and Grene Sarcenet". (red "fire" dragon with raised forearm on a white & green background)
It is held that this dragon banner represented Henry Tudor's claim as a true representative of the ancient kings of Britain and was a tribute to the Welsh people who had made his victory possible.
What are the major imports and exports of Wales?
metals, engineering, and energy
well while i was doing research on wales for a project, i had to find out the almost the same question. I'm from Australia and im in year 8. from the research I've done the top 3 main incomes for wales is metals, engineering and energy. on the website i found this information it said that these three things are exports. so metals, engineering and energy is your answer!! energy is the only item that may seem i bit werid but it's good enough!!
Why is Wales not represented in the Union Jack?
The Flag of St David is not represented on the Union Flag as the "Union" is that of, first, England and Scotland and later on, England, Scotland and Ireland.
When the flag was devised, it was a union between England and Scotland and the flag incorporated the flags of St George of England and St Andrew of Scotland. Later, the flag of St Patrick was added on behalf of Ireland.
Wales was not put on as it had already been integrated into the constitutional body of England and Wales. Thus, they both came under the flag of England, in effect. It did and still does, however, have its own unique flag to England which is one of the oldest national flags in the world. It was only in the last century or so that Wales became a legally defined geographical body.
The Union Flag is composed from the English, Scottish, and Northern Ireland. Wales being a principality was left out. There are occasional campaigns to incorporate Wale's red dragon into the design. A move I approve of, as at the moment, I find an annoying number of Union Flags are being flown upside down! Maybe, if the Welsh dragon is not approved, could we not have a "this way up" symbol in the design?
What languages are spooken in Wales?
English and Welsh are the country's two official languages. English is spoken by close to 100% of the population and Welsh by around 20%. The use of Welsh in everyday life increases the further west and north one goes in Wales.
English is the predominant language in Wales although some 20% speak the Welsh language (Cymraeg) which appears to be growing in numbers. There are undoubtedly other languages spoken due to recent immigration.
Wales is bilingual so it has two languages it differs in some areas of Wales for instance in South Wales English is more dominant with it being on the signs first then followed by the welsh translation, but in North Wales Welsh is more dominant than English, for example the police in north wales is Heddlu then the English for police and in south wales police would in English first then in Welsh.
Note, Heddlu is welsh for police
English, although a small minority also speak Welsh.
The main language in Wales is English.
Welsh or Cymraeg is the national language of Wales spoken by about 22% of the Welsh population.
English is the most widely spoken other language.
Actually, only about 15% of Wales is able to speak Welsh. English is spoken by almost 100%.
I am welsh and so i would generally say that the national language in wales is welsh, even though i do not speak it myself. it has only recently been approved by the welsh assembly government to be an official language but now that it has it is the national language here.
The official languages of Wales are English and Welsh. Roadsigns are offered in both languages, and a native Welsh speaker has a legal right to use his own language for nearly all official purposes. (English is always acceptable, unless there is a specific need for Welsh).
The main language used in the country of wales is welsh and English
Around 80% speak English and 20% speak Welsh (Cymraeg).
Welsh is the official language of Wales but has been dying out until recent years when there seems to have been a increase in interest in the language..
The languages they speak in Wales are English and Welsh. About 20%
speak Welsh.
English is spoken by everyone but about 20% still speak the native language Welsh.
It is a Celtic language most closely related to Breton spoken in northwest France.
The language is more distantly related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic but they are not intelligible to a Welsh speaker. The language is called Cymraeg in Welsh.
People in Wales speak Welsh (20%) and English (80%).
People in Wales normally speak English and welsh but there is a lot of diversity of nationalities so I you can think of language it is probably spoken in Wales.
Normally Welsh and English but the country is cosmopolitan and therefore other languages are spoken but in a minority
Who is better Wales or England at rugby?
England and wales are the same in every way apart from culture which even then only differs ever so slightly
both wales and England has extremely bad areas with there chavs hoodies and children posing with knifes who think they own entire estates
both country's have castles big and small in the most brilliant areas and most beautiful land scape's
Both England and wales have beautiful lands scape's with there own each unique features see below
Wales and England also have there extremely horrible areas see below
knife gun crime rape murder robbery's violence and all the nasty crime is all around us in both England and wales see this article.
also to add wales and England so have culture and there own words we use more often but that does not make our country's any difference
Which river separates England and Wales?
The river which divides England and the south of Wales is known as the River Severn.
from London to whales is 300miles o.O
every1 knows that >.<
You're asking the distance between a city and a country so it depends on which part of Wales you are asking about. As an example, the distance to Cardiff, which is the capital of Wales, is about 160 miles. To Anglesey the distance is about double that figure.
What is the percentage of people speaking Welsh in Wales?
The current population of the UK is approximately 60 million. The current population of Wales is approximately 3 million. Therefore the percentage of the UK population living in Wales is currently 5%.
Welsh is spoken in both Wales and Patagonia, in Argentina.
How many Buddhist temples in Wales?
Today, Wales has about 40 mosques, most of which are in Cardiff, with others in Aberystwyth, Bangor, Barry, Haverfordwest, Lampeter, Llanelli,Neath, Newport, Port Talbot, Swansea and Wrexham
What did owain glyndwr for Wales?
Owain Glyndŵr was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welsh person to hold the title of Prince of Wales. He was notably portrayed in Shakespeare's Henry VI Anglicised as 'Owen Glendower'.
He is considered the father of Welsh nationalism as he lead the Last War of Independence against the English. He is noticeably famous for his use of Guerilla tactics and the seizing of English castles around Wales until the rebellion fell and Glyndŵr disappeared; he is considered to have died or gone into hiding.
He is a very important figure for Wales, and is probably the equivalent of King Arthur.
What are the national holidays of Wales?
ST DAVIDS DAY......1ST OF MARCH. It is the date St David died in 589 and has been celebrated in his memory since then.
How long does it take to get from wales to Cardiff?
Cardiff to Gloucester is only 60 miles, and the road connections are good (M4, Severn Bridge, M5).
Off-peak the trip should take you a little over an hour. In peak traffic it could be four times as long.
Who do you make your check payable to when payin for a passport?
UK Passport Services.
The cheque will require completion on site as they have to validiate the signature (the same as a retailer would)
For clear advice and information call UK
Passport Information on 0903 574 1610
Anglesey is an island situated off the North West coast of Wales next to Gwynedd. It is the largest island in the UK. It is connected to mainland Wales by two bridges - the Menai Suspension Bridge (designed by Thomas Telford in 1825) - the Brittania Bridge (designed by Robert Stephenson)
What you called citizen of wales?
By themselves - the Welsh By the English - the Taffs
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Believe it or not, most of we English call you Welsh, "Welsh" too! :-) "Taff" presumably from the South Welsh river of that name?
What is the size of Wales' land mass?
Wales is 20,779 km2 in total and has the border of England on its east.
How did wales and England become one country?
The history of Wales consist of many invasions by the Anglo-Saxons and later the English. Wales became a part of the United Kingdom between the years 1536 and 1543, when the King, Henry VIII, decided that England and Wales should be united. This effected the Welsh language, as the "Deddfau Uno" (the law to join both countries), also brought in a law that the Welsh language should not be used. At the time 95% of people in Wales, could only speak Welsh.
