WALES

Did you know Mount Everest was named after welsh man sir George Everest from Gwernvale, Breconshire.

The letters K,Q,V and Z don`t appear in the welsh alphabet. Lawn tennis first appeared in wales in the 1800`s. Wales is the land of mythical king Arthur. Wales has a population of approximately three million people!

Landmass

Wales is just over 20,000 square kilometres in size. At its widest it's 200 kilometres east to west, and 250 Kilometres north to south.

Languages

English is widely used throughout the country and is the native language of most people in the South and the North East of the country. In the West and North, Welsh is the

Traditions

The story of Wales is long and, at times, confusing. That would go some of the way towards explaining why the emblems of Wales include a dragon, a vegetable, a spoon and a funny-shaped ball.

Famous people

Did you know Tom Jones is from Wales!

Famous landmarks

Snowdonia, Snowdon and Cardiff bay.