Wales

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Wales

(Welsh Cymru)

Principality of; constituent part of the UK, in the west between the British Channel and the Irish Sea

Area:

20,780 sq km/8,021 sq mi

Capital:

Cardiff

Towns and Cities:

Swansea, Wrexham, Newport, Carmarthen

Features:

Snowdonia Mountains (Snowdon 1,085 m/3,561 ft, the highest point in England and Wales) in the northwest and in the southeast the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, and Black Forest ranges; rivers Severn, Wye, Usk, and Dee

Industries:

Traditional industries have declined, but varied modern and high -technology ventures are being developed. There are oil refineries and open-cast coal mining. The last deep coal mine in N Wales closed in 1996. Wales has the largest concentration of Japanese-owned plants in the UK. It also has the highest density of sheep in the world and a dairy industry; tourism is important

Currency:

Pound sterling

Population:

(1993 est) 2,906,000

Language:

English, 19% Welsh- speaking

Religion:

Nonconformist Protestant denominations; Roman Catholic minority

Government:

Returns 40 members to the UK Parliament; in April 1996, the 8 counties were replaced by 22 county and county borough unitary authorities