2. Wales is a country in Great Britain
known for the coastline, mountainous
national parks, distinctive Welsh language
and Celtic culture.
Cardiff, the capital, is a refined city
with a nightlife scene and a medieval
castle with Gothic Revival interiors. In
the northwest, Snowdonia National Park
there are lakes, glacial landforms, hiking
trails and a railway up to the peak of
Snowdon.
9. Curiosity
There are 4 times more sheep than there
are people in Wales.
Wales has the most castles in one country
than any other in the world.
K, Q, V and Z are letters not seen in the
Welsh language.
Cardiff City Football team is the only
non-English club to win the FIFA Cup (in
1927).
10. The place with the second longest name in
the world is in Wales.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobw
llllantysiliogogogoch.
It means 'The Church of St Mary in the hollow
of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and
The Church of St Tysilio near a red cave'.
Curiosity
12. The Wales national football team
represents Wales in international
football. It is controlled by the
Football Association of Wales, the
governing body for football in Wales
and the third-oldest national football
association in the world, founded in
1876.