2. The Welsh Dragon - the red dragon was
used as a supporter in the English
Crown's coat of arms (one of two
supporters, along with the traditional
English lion).
3. • Motto: "Cymru am byth"
"Wales for ever"
• Anthem: ”Hen Wlad
Fy Nhadau” ”Land of
My Fathers”
• Capital: Cardiff
• Official Language:
English
• Population: 3,063,456
• Currency: Pound sterling
4. Government
and politics
•House of Commons –
the lower house of the
UK government –
Wales is represented
by 40 MPs (of 650)
from Welsh
constituencies.
•First Minister of
Wales – is the leader
of the Welsh
Government. Carwyn
Jones since 2009
December 9th.
5. Regions
Wales is geographically and culturally
divided into three regions:
North Wales
Several holiday resorts located along
the coast, but primarily a rural area with
the highest mountains in the United
Kingdom south of Scotland.
Mid Wales
A sparsely populated region of
mountains, moorlands, forests, wide
river valleys and a coastline facing the
Irish Sea.
South Wales
The South is by far the most urbanised
area. Two-thirds of the population can
be found here, especially in the eastern
half. The western half is rural and
includes some stunning coastal
scenery.
6. Religion
•The largest religion in Wales is
Christianity, with 57.6% of the
population describing
themselves as Christian.
•The second largest attending
faith in Wales is Roman Catholic,
with an estimated 43,000
adherents.
•Non-Christian religions are
small in Wales, making up
approximately 2.7% of the
population.
•Islam is the largest nonChristian religion in Wales, with
more than 24,000 (0.8%) reported
Muslims.
• 32.1% of people declaring no
religion.
7. Cuisine
•About 78% of the land
surface of Wales is given over
to agricultural use.
•Traditional dishes
include: laverbread (made
from laver, an
edible seaweed), bara
brith (fruit bread), cawl (a
lamb stew), cawl cennin (leek
soup); Welsh cakes
and Welsh lamb.
•Cockles are sometimes
served as a traditional
breakfast with bacon and
laverbread.
8. Geography and
Natural History
•Snowdon is the highest
mountain in Wales.
•Mountain Range:
Snowdon Massif
•At an altitude of 1,085
metres above sea level,
and the highest point in
the British Isles outside
Scotland.
