Wales

Wales Facts

• Name: Wales
• Capital City: Cardiff (336,200 pop.)
  (1,445,500 metro)
• Wales Population: 3,063,456 (2013 est.)
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• Currency: British Pound Sterling (GBP)
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  One British Pound Sterling
• Ethnicity: White British 95.99%, Other White 1.28%, White Irish 0.61%, Asian or Asian British 0.88%, Mixed 0.66%, Black or Black British 0.24%, Chinese 0.22%, other 0.18%
• GDP total: $85.4 billion (2012 est)
• GDP per capita: $30,546 (2012 est)
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• Language: English, Welsh, Wenglish, others
• Largest Cities: (by population) Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Merthyr, Cwmbran, Wrexham, Neath, Bridgend, Llanelli, Port Talbot
• Name: The Anglo-Saxon word for "foreign land" was "Wælas". This word was used for the lands of Wales as well as other lands occupied by Celtic-Britons
• National Day: St. David's Day, March 1, a feast day celebrated as a cultural and patriotic festival that honors the patron saint of Wales.
• Religion: Christianity 72%, None 18.5%, other 8%, Non-christian religions 1.5%
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