Wales

Basic information  Capital: Cardiff  Official languages: English and Welsh  Total area: 20,779 km2  Population: 3,063,456

National symbols Leek Daffodil

St Patron St David

National Parks of Wales There are 3 national parks in Wales:  Snowdonia (2142 km 2 )  Brecon Beacons (1351 km 2 )  Pembrokeshire Coast  (620 km 2 )

Few Welsh Gaelic terms:  Bore da – Good morning  Noswaith dda – Good evening  Nos da – Good night  Sut mae – How are you?  Croeso – Welcome  Dymuniadau gorau – All the best  Rwyn dy garu di – I love you

Known people:  Anthony Hopkins – actor  Katherine Zeta Jones – actress  Dylan Thomas – writer  Roald Dahl – writer  Gareth Bale – football player  Ryan Giggs – football player

Wales’ 5 biggest cities:  Cardiff ( inhabitants)  Swansea ( inhabitants)  Newport ( inhabitants)  Rhondda ( inhabitants)  Barry ( inhabitants)

Welsh cuisine Wales is famous for their great cheese and wine. Their beer is also very good. Beer has been brewed here since VII century. Traditional dishes:  Laverbread  Cawl  Bara brith  Pice ar y

Longest train station name In Wales, there’s the longest train station name in Europe: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerych wyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoc h

Thank you for watching !!! By Robert Paszkiewicz Iwo Rybiński