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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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What sports do the Welsh play?

Rugby is likely to be the most popular sport played by the masses in Cardiff, but probably not the most watched.

Cardiff is home to the Cardiff Blues Rugby Union side who used to play at the Arms Park (Next to, and dwarfed by The Millenium Staduim). The Cardiff blues now play at the St Davids Stadium complex, primarily home to Cardiff City Football Club.

Cardiff City football club regularly fill the stadium with over 20,000 fans, probably making this the most watched sport in Cardiff.

What water separates Wales?

Anglesey is separated from the North Wales mainland by the Menai Straits.

When did Wales become an independent government?

Wales does not have an independent government as it is part of the UK. It has its own parliament and representation within UK parliament; howveer, Wales has no independence over the UK like the Republic of Ireland does.

What are the natural features of Wales?

Sheep

Cockles

Lava Bread

Castles

Welsh language

Dragons

Leaks

Daffodils

Tom Jones

Gavin and Stacey

Singing

Welsh cakes

Celtic Art

Valleys

.......................... stuf like that?

How many national parks there are in England and Wales?

There are three National Parks in Wales covering an area of 4122 sq km. This represents approximately 20% of the land area of Wales. Snowdonia was designated in 1951 followed by Pembrokeshire Coast in 1952 and Brecon Beacons in 1957.
Taken from National Parks website, see link below:

Where does the parliament in Wales meet?

Wales does not have a "Parliament". Is has a devolved assembly called "The Welsh Government". It sits in a building called "The Senedd" which is located in Cardiff Bay. It was designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour architects and officially opened in 1999.

But as of June 2017 the Welsh Assembly now has the right to call itself a Parliament, under the terms of The Wales Act which came into force after The Queen's Speech to the House of Commons. The Wales Act extends and increases the amount of power the devolved Welsh Government has, although this was largely ignored by and not covered by the UK-wide media, who have an anti-Welsh bias.

What is the biggest mountin in Wales name?

Largest in height is Snowdonia in North Wales, the highest mountain, Snowdon, is 1085m above sea level. If you're talking about length, its the Cambrian Mountains. They stretch for 65 miles north to south along the middle of Wales, but the highest peak is only 752 meters.

Where is the Brecon Beacons National Park located?

Brecon is neither considered mid nor south wales.

It is situated on the main road through wales, the a470, approx 20 miles north of merthyr tydfil.

In the county (or whatever they are called these days) of Powys.

South West of Hereford England (approx 40mins driving time)

East of Llandovery (approx 25mins driving time)

Latitude = 51.9324, Longitude = -3.3893

Lat = 51 degrees, 55.9 minutes North

Long = 3 degress, 23.4 minutes West

How many tries have leigh halfpenny scored for wales?

2 against Canada

1 against Scotland

1 against England

1 against Samoa

5 in total

He has scored 26 points for wales in the 2008/09 season.

i am sure he will score more in the 2009/10 season too!

Map of North Wales in UK?

Wales looks like a pig to me on the map :D

What is the largest reservoir in Wales?

The largest reservoir is in Wales is Llyn Fyrnwy/Vyrnwy. The largest lake in Wales is Bala Lake, in Welsh it is known as Llyn Tegid.

Where is conwy castle located?

above the Conwy Estuary, Comwy North Wales

Current leaders of Wales?

The Head of State of the United Kingdom is Queen Elizabeth II.

The Head of Government of the United Kingdom is Gordon Brown

The First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government is Rhodri Morgan.

Where is Pembrokeshire Wales?

Pembrokeshire is in the far South-West of Wales, occupying the lower of the two 'horns' of the nation. It is split into North and South Pembrokeshire by a non-officially defined boundary called the Landsker, as the two parts of the county are very different. North Pembrokeshire is far more wild, stormy and rugged than the more gently rolling, pastoral landscape of the South, and Welsh is spoken as a first language far more commonly in the North than in the South. There is also far stronger Nationalist sentiment in the North.

South Pembrokeshire was settled in Mediaeval times by English farmers and weavers of Flemish descent, and is thus sometimes known as 'the little England beyond Wales'. Place-names of the South are thus far more English-sounding than they are in the North.

Principal towns of South Pembrokeshire are Pembroke itself and Tenby, whilst St. Davids, Fishguard and Milford Haven are the main towns of the North. Haverfordwest lies more or less on the border between the two.

What are the three major cities of Wales?

These are Cardiff, Newport and Swansea. They all lie on the South Coast of Wales.

Cardiff is the capital, with Swansea being the second city.

What is the equivilant to one American dollar in Wales?

Wales uses the British pound

1 dollar = 0.606058 pound

1 pound = 1.65000 dollars

Where does the word Wales come from?

The 1901 Irish Census showed 589 people surnamed Welsh. Of these 52% were

Protestant especially in Down, Antrim, Monaghan and Dublin.

The Catholic Welshes were more evenly distributed throughout the country and may have originally been Walsh, which is the 4th most common name in Ireland.

How is the river Clyde used?

The River Clyde is in Scotland and it runs through Greenock,Port Glasgow,Glasgow, Lanark,Bothwell,. It is 176km (109miles) in length.It is the 9th longest river in the UK and the 3rd longest in Scotland.It was an important river for shipbuiolding and trade in the war.

What are the similarities and differences between wales and England in the year 1000?

The biggest difference was that in1535-1542the kingdoms of wales and england were united by henry viii.

What battles did Caernarfon the castle survive?

There were no famous battles there any only small ones recorded.

Born in Wales what nationality Welsh or British?

That would be a personal choice as you could use either as your nationality. A Welsh nationalist is likely to choose Welsh while a non Welsh speaker who is a supporter of the United Kingdom might choose British.