- The country is about half the size of Västerbotten but has 100 times the population.
- The majority of the inhabitants live in southern Wales, in cities like Cardiff and Swansea.
- Northern Wales is sparsely populated. Bangor, the biggest town in Gwynedd has 17 600 inhabitants. They have a university where you, among other things, can study mindfulness.
- Three national parks, Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons and Pembrokeshire coast, cover large areas in Wales.
- The climate is maritime, but the mountains in Snowdonia often get snow.
- Wales has three symbols: Dragon, daffodil and leek.
- There are four times as many sheep as people in Wales.
- The town with the worlds second longest name is to be found in Wales: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Translated from welsh to english it means "St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the church of St. Tysilo with a red cave" - according to Wikipedia.
- The smallest house in Britain can be found in Conwy in northern Wales. It's only 3,05 by 1,8 metres, it's got two floors but is still only 3,1 metres tall.
söndag 9 november 2014
Fun facts about Wales - enter fantasyland
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