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WALES

WALES. Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km2 . .

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WALES

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  1. WALES Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km2 . Wales has over 1,200 km ofcoastline, including its offshore islands; the largest, Anglesey (Ynys Môn), is also the largest island in the Irish Sea. Generally mountainous, its highest mountains are in the north and central areas, especially in Snowdonia (Eryri), which contains Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest peak. The largest religion in Wales is Christianity, with 71.9% of the population describing themselves as Christian in the 2001 census. The Church in Wales with 56,000 adherents has the largest attendance of the denominations. Wales is served by four commercial ferry ports. Regular ferry services to Ireland operate from Holyhead, Pembroke and Fishguard. The Swansea to Cork service, cancelled in 2006, was reinstated in March 2010.

  2. CARDIFF General information Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. According to recent estimates, the population of the unitary authority area is 324,800, while the wider metropolitan area has a population of nearly 1.1 million, more than a third of the total Welsh population. Cardiff is a significant tourism centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales with 14.6 million visitors in 2009. In the 2001 census 18.8% of the city's population stated they had no religion, while 8.6% did not state a religion.In the 2001 census Cardiff's Muslim population stood at 3.7%, above the UK average (2.7%) and significantly above the Welsh average. Cardiff is now home to over 11,000 Muslims from many different nationalities and backgrounds, nearly 52% of the Welsh Muslim population.

  3. CARDIFF Transport Cardiff is the major transport hub in Wales and is the focus for many arterial road and rail routes that connect the city with the rest of Wales, and with England. Cardiff Central railway station is the largest railway station in Wales with seven platforms, and one of the busiest in the UK. Cardiff has a suburban rail system known as Valley Lines, which is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. There are eight lines which serve 20 stations in the city, 26 in the wider urban area (including Taffs Well, Penarth and Dinas Powys) and more than 60 in the South Wales valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan. Domestic and international air links to Cardiff and South & West Wales are provided from Cardiff Airport , the only international airport in Wales. The airport is situated in the village of Rhoose. There are regular bus services linking the airport with the Cardiff Central Bus Station as well as a train service from Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station to Cardiff Central.

  4. CARDIFF Architecture Cardiff has many landmark buildings such as the Millennium Stadium, Pierhead Building and the Senedd, the home of the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff Castle is a major tourist attraction in the city and is situated in the heart of the city centre. The National History Museum at St Fagans in Cardiff is a large open air museum housing dozens of buildings from throughout Welsh history that have been moved to the site in Cardiff. Cardiff has over 1,000 listed buildings, ranging from the more prominent buildings such as the castles, to smaller buildings, houses and structures. Cardiff has walks of special interest for tourists and ramblers alike, such as the Centenary Walk, which runs for 2.3 miles (3.7 km) within Cardiff city centre. This route passes through many of Cardiff's landmarks and historic buildings.

  5. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF Cardiff University

  6. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF National War Memorial National Museum Cardiff

  7. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF Cathays Park

  8. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF Cardiff City Hall Stadium House

  9. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF Llandaff Cathedral Millennium Stadium

  10. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF Inside the Millennium Stadium

  11. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF Cardiff Castle

  12. PHOTOGRAPHS OF CARDIFF Castle at Cardiff

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