Wales, UK
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Wales
Cymru (Welsh)
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Location of Wales (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
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| Status | Country |
| Capital and largest city |
Cardiff (Caerdydd) Coordinates: 52°18′N 3°36′W / 52.3°N 3.6°W |
| Official languages | |
| Demonym | Welsh (Cymry) |
| Government | Devolved parliamentary legislature within parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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• Monarch
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Elizabeth II |
| Carwyn Jones AM | |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| • Secretary of State | Alun Cairns MP |
| • House of Commons | 40 MPs (of 650) |
| Legislature | |
| Formation | |
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• Unification by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn
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1057 |
| 3 March 1284 | |
| 1535 | |
| 31 July 1998 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi) |
| Population | |
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• 2011 census
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3,063,456 |
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• Density
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148/km2 (383.3/sq mi) |
| GVA | 2015 estimate |
| • Total | £56 billion |
| • Per capita | £18,002 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate |
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• Total
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£54 billion |
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• Per capita
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£18,000 |
| Currency | Pound sterling (GBP; £) |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) |
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• Summer (DST)
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British Summer Time (UTC+1) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Drives on the | left |
| Calling code | +44 |
| Patron saint | Saint David (Dewi Sant) |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WLS |
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Website
www |
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