Presentation by Iván Silvosa and tomás Fernández.

1. WALES
by Tomás Fernández and Iván Silvosa
2014

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In the United Kingdom.
Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic
Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in
the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the
modern Celtic nations.

3. Population: 3,063,456.
Land area: 20,779 km2.
Languages: Welsh-English.
Main cities: Cardiff.
Monetary unit: Pound sterling.
Neighbouring countries: England.
Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
Head of state/president/king/queen: Elizabeth II.
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Origins and history:
Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman
withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales is regarded as one of the
modern Celtic nations. Llywelyn ap Gruffydd's death in 1282 marked the completion
of Edward I of England's conquest of Wales, though Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored
independence to what was to become modern Wales, in the early 15th century. The
whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal
system, under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542. Distinctive Welsh politics
developed in the 19th century. Welsh Liberalism, exemplified in the early 20th
century by Lloyd George, was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour
Party. Welsh national feeling grew over the century; Plaid Cymru was formed in 1925
and the Welsh Language Society in 1962. Established under the Government of
Wales Act 1998, the National Assembly for Wales holds responsibility for a range of
devolved policy matters.

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Main cities:Cardiff.

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Traditions: Druids occur in many mystical tales. In one,
a Druid, Figol, threatened to bring fire to rage on his
enemies and prevent the men and their steeds from
going to the toilet! Their bodies would fill with urine!
Of course, from our knowledge of the world today we
know that this is impossible, but so many accounts of
druids are riddled with mysticism, magic and possible
exaggeration.

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Traditional food: The people of Wales have fiercely guarded and
retained many of their ancient traditions, customs and language, and
this is also true of the cuisine of Wales.
A decade ago it was admittedly difficult to find traditional Welsh cooking
in the cities of Wales such Cardiff or Swansea or even in the seaside
resorts such as Llandudno or Colwyn Bay. Nowadays thanks to an
initiative called 'Wales, the True Taste', traditional Welsh produce and
dishes are being celebrated throughout the land, in hotels, restaurants
and country inns.

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Sport: The most important sport of rugby.

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Interesting places to visit: Wales is a nice country in
UK. This country has listed seven wonders of Wales
that you may visit when you come here. Those may
include the Wrexham (Wrecsam) Steeple, Pistyll
Rhaeadr waterfall, the Gresford Bells, Snowdon, the
Overton Yew trees, and Llangollen Bridge in Flintshire.

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Reference:
●Mention all the websites you have used to get the
information mentioned in your presentation. These
sites might be helpful:
● www.cia.gov
● 10 Interesting Wales Facts | In Fact
Collaborative.
● www.en.wikipedia.org
● www.infoplease.com/countries.html