Where is Wales? | Wales.com

Publish date: 2024-08-20

Official languages: Cymraeg (Welsh) and English

Population: 3.1 million people (4.6% of the UK population)

Size: 8,023 sq miles (20,779 sq km)

Time zone: GMT

Currency: £ Pound Sterling

National Day: St David's Day (1 March)

National Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of my Fathers)

Highest mountain: Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), 1,085m (3,560ft)

Longest place name: 
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (known locally as Llanfair PG)

Climate: The average temperature is 20°C (68°F) in summer and 6°C (43°F) in winter

National Parks: Three - Eryri (Snowdonia), Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Pembrokeshire Coast

Areas of Outstanding National Beauty: Five (Anglesey, Gower, Wye Valley, Llŷn Peninsula and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley)

Sites of special scientific interest (SSSI): There are over 1,000 SSSIs in Wales, covering 12% of the country. They form the basis for our network of protected nature conservation areas

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