Wales

Hello!
Today I am going to talk about Wales. I am mainly going to write about the history of the country, and how it is to live there. Afterwards I am going to tell you some fun facts.

The reason behind the name of the country, "Wales", is the Roman empire. It is a variation on a common word used hundreds of years ago by the Anglo Saxons to mean foreigners or outsiders.  It was derived from the name of the celtric tribe, and the people who immigrated used the name Wealas when they were talking about the lands.

Wales as a country began with Henry VIII. He unites Wales with the rest of Britain in 1536. Before that Wales had been a collection of independent lordships and kingdoms. It is believed that there has been inhabited by humans even before the last ice age, in year 250,000 BC. 


The government in Wales is made up of Assembly Ministers from elected members, and it is headed by the First Minister. The government consists of the First Minister, Welsch ministers, The Counsel General, and deputy ministers. They are all supported by civil servants who are working across devolved areas that include public life such as education, health, and environment.
The Welsch education system is different from the rest of Britain. The education in wales is compulsory between the ages of 5 to 16. There are about 19.000 schools, offering free education to more than 470.000 students. Also, another 65.000 students are in vocational training in further education systems.  

One of the traditional foods in Wales, is the Welch cawl. Cawl is a traditional Welsh stew and depending on your location in Wales, it will be made in many ways. On the coast you will get seafood cawl, where as if you are inland or up in the hills you will get served lamb or mutton cawl. Something that is very typical Wales, is the nature landscape and the Welch language. The landscape consists of green fields, trees, water and mountains. When i think about Wales, I picture this: 

The language is quite strange, and there is not many people who understand it. The vocabulary draws mainly from original Brythonic words, such as (wy - egg and carreg - stone). Also, it loans from Latin, with words like (ffenestr - window and gwin - wine). Of course, it consists of the english vocabulary as well (silff - shelf and goat - gate). The Welch language has been spoken in Wales all through history, and in 1911 it had become a minority language. The supporting of the language grew during the second half of the 20th century.

Fun facts

1.Wales is believed to have more costless per square mile than anywhere else in the world.
2. The population of sheep is four times greater than the population of humans.
3. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch is the name of a town in Wales, and it is believed to be the longest city name in the world.

I believe the biggest news in Wales right now is that Ole Gunnar Solskjær will be the new football coach for the team Cardiff in Premier League.

http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/english/live/education_system/education_system.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_language