Outline of Wales

Outline of Wales
Location of Wales (orange)
– in the European continent (camel & white)
– in the United Kingdom (camel)
Enlargeable relief map of Wales

Wales (Welsh: Cymru;[1] pronounced [ˈkəmrɨ] ( listen)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom,[2] 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 is officially bilingual with the Welsh and English languages having equal status. The Welsh language is an important element of Welsh culture. Its decline has reversed over recent years, with Welsh speakers estimated to be around 20% of the population of Wales.[3]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Wales:

General reference

Geography of Wales

Main article: Geography of Wales

Environment of Wales

  • Climate of Wales
  • Ecology of Wales
    • Ecoregions in Wales
    • Renewable energy in Wales
  • Geology of Wales
  • Protected areas of Wales
    • Biosphere reserves in Wales
    • National parks of Wales
  • Wildlife of Wales

Natural geographic features of Wales

Regions of Wales

Main article: Regions of Wales

Ecoregions of Wales

Main article: Ecoregions in Wales

Administrative divisions of Wales

Main article: Administrative divisions of Wales
Counties of Wales
Preserved counties of Wales
Historic counties of Wales
Former Districts of Wales
Cities of Wales

Demography of Wales

Main article: Demographics of Wales

Government and politics of Wales

Main article: Government of Wales and Politics of Wales

Branches of the government of Wales

Executive

  • Head of government: First Minister of Wales
  • Welsh Government
  • Wales Office (Department of UK Government) – it is primarily responsible for carrying out the few functions remaining with the Secretary of State for Wales that have not been transferred already to the National Assembly for Wales; and for securing funds for Wales as part of the annual budgetary settlement.

Legislative

  • National Assembly of Wales (unicameral)

Judicial

Law and order in Wales

Military

Main article: Military of the United Kingdom

Local government in Wales

History of Wales

Main article: History of Wales, Timeline of the history of Wales, and Current events of Wales

Culture of Wales

Main article: Culture of Wales

Art in Wales

  • Art in Wales
  • Cinema of Wales
  • Welsh literature
    • Welsh-language literature
    • Welsh literature in English
  • Music of Wales
  • Television in Wales
  • Theatre in Wales

Religion in Wales

Sport in Wales

Main article: Sport in Wales

Economy and infrastructure of Wales

Main article: Economy of Wales
  • Agriculture in Wales
  • Banking in Wales
  • Communications in Wales
    • Internet in Wales
  • Companies of Wales
  • Currency of Wales: Pound Sterling
  • Economic history of Wales
  • Energy in Wales
    • Energy policy of Wales
    • Oil industry in Wales
  • Health care in Wales
  • Mining in Wales
  • United Kingdom Stock Exchange
  • Tourism in Wales
  • Transport in Wales
    • Airports in Wales
    • Rail transport in Wales
    • Roads in Wales
  • Water supply and sanitation in Wales

Education in Wales

Main article: Education in Wales

See also

  • List of basic geography topics

References

  1. ^ Also spelled "Gymru", "Nghymru" or "Chymru" in certain contexts, as Welsh is a language with initial mutations – see Welsh morphology.
  2. ^ "The Countries of the UK". statistics.gov.uk. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/uk_countries.asp. Retrieved 10 October 2008. 
  3. ^ "Welsh Language Board - Number of speakers". Byig-wlb.org.uk. http://www.byig-wlb.org.uk/English/welshlanguage/Pages/WhoaretheWelshspeakersWheredotheylive.aspx. Retrieved 19 June 2010. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Wales


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