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Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and whose physical geography is characterised by a varied coastline and a largely upland interior. It is bordered by England to its east, the Irish Sea to its north and west, and the Bristol Channel to its south. It has a total area of 2,064,100 hectares (5,101,000 acres) and is about 170 mi ...
Relief map of Wales. The natural resources of Wales have contributed substantially to the economic wealth of the United Kingdom from pre-Roman times to the present.Wales has a complex and varied geology with a wealth of natural minerals.
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The population of Wales expanded rapidly [42]: 185 and Wales moved to the centre of the British economy, but the changes bred resentment, this time towards industrialsts and not the English state. [ 27 ] : 61 Meanwhile a series of religious revivals transformed the character of the nation, beginning a tradition of non-conformism.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Wales: Wales – a country that is part of the United Kingdom, [1] bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of three million and the Welsh and English languages are both official
The coastline of Wales extends from the English border at Chepstow westwards to Pembrokeshire then north to Anglesey and back eastwards to the English border once again near Flint. Its character is determined by multiple factors, including the local geology and geological processes active during and subsequent to the last ice age, its relative ...
The high rainfall of Wales means that the river catchments (called "watersheds" in American English) are important for water supply, and have to be used in ways compatible with the safe collection and storage of water supplies. According to Welsh government research in 2010 [2] the area of potential wind farm land in Wales was 3027 km 2.
The flag of Wales. Wales (Welsh: Cymru ⓘ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of 2021, it had a population of 3.2 million.