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  Demographics of Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an article about the demographic data of Wales from the 2001 UK census.
Demographics of Wales as at the 2001 Census:
The largest single denomination of Wales is Calvinist Methodism (Presbyterian Church of Wales), followed by the (Anglican) Church in Wales (Eglwys yng Nghymru) with 30% of the population, the Roman Catholic Church with 3% and the Congregationalist Union of Welsh Independents (Undeb yr Annibynwyr Cymraeg) with 1% of the population.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demographics_of_Wales   (275 words)

  
 Wales - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Wales is located in the south-west of Great Britain, and is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north.
Wales was legally annexed by the Act of Union 1536, in the reign of Henry VIII of England.
Wales has been a principality since the 13th century, initially under the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great, and later under his grandson, Llywelyn the Last, who took the title Prince of Wales around 1258, and was recognised by the English Crown in 1277 by the Treaty of Aberconwy.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Wales   (1738 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Wales is located in the south-west of Great Britain and is bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel to the southwest, and the Irish Sea to the west and north.
Wales has not been politically independent since 1282, when King Edward I of England defeated Welsh monarch Llywelyn II in the Battle of Cilmeri, although Welsh law was not replaced in all cases by English law until the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542.
Demographics of Wales and Demographics of the United Kingdom}} The population of Wales in the 2001 census was 2,903,085.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Wales   (4001 words)

  
 Wales - General from Wales Online
Wales was never conquered by the Saxons, due to the fierce resistance of its people and its mountainous terrain.
Prince of Wales around 1258, and was recognised by the English Crown in 1277 by the Treaty of Aberconwy.
The title of Prince of Wales is still given by the reigning British monarch to his or her eldest son, but in modern times the Prince does not live in Wales and does not have anything to do with its administration or government.
www.walesonline.com /info/wales1.shtml   (972 words)

  
 Wales : search word
Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced "Kum-REE", IPA:) is a country or nation and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom, the other three being England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Wales has a land boundary with England in the island of Great Britain and is otherwise bounded by sea.
It is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west and north.
www.searchword.org /wa/wales.html   (1757 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Wales Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The name 'Wales' is evidence of this, as it comes from a Germanic root meaning "stranger", and as such is related to Wallonia, and Wallachia in Romania, also regions where a 'strange' (non-Germanic) language was spoken.
Wales is divided into 9 counties, 10 county boroughs and 3 cities.
The county boroughs are Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Conwy, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham
www.ipedia.com /wales.html   (1199 words)

  
 Wales
The capital of Wales since 1955 is Cardiff, although Caernarfon is the location where the Prince of Wales is invested, and Machynlleth was the home of a parliament called by Owain Glyndwr during his revolt at the start of the fifteenth century.
Wales was legally annexed by the Berwick, a town located on the Anglo-Scottish border) unless the law explicitly stated otherwise.
Wales has been a Edward I, however, Welsh independence in the French, but by 1409 his forces were scattered under the attacks of King Henry IV of England and further measures imposed against the Welsh.
www.med-help.info /?p=Wales   (1123 words)

  
 Wales - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Wales was legally annexed by the Laws in Wales Act 1535, in the reign of Henry VIII of England.
The Laws in Wales Act 1535 abolished the remaining Marcher Lordships, leaving Wales with thirteen counties: Anglesey, Brecon, Caernarfon, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Denbigh, Flint, Glamorgan, Merioneth, Monmouth, Montgomery, Pembroke, and Radnor, and applied the Law of England to both England and Wales, requiring the English language for official purposes.
The title of Prince of Wales is still given by the reigning British monarch to his or her eldest son, but in modern times the Prince does not live in Wales and has no direct involvement with administration or government.
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Wales   (2222 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Census analysis: Wales
Wales as a nation is more populous and marginally more elderly than a decade ago, according to the first results from the 2001 census.
As in 1991, a fifth of people in Wales are aged under 16, and a fifth are of pensionable age.
The population of Wales is slightly more elderly than that of the UK as a whole, and more feminine - there are 1.07 women for every man in Wales, compared to 1.06 across the UK.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/wales/2288213.stm   (557 words)

  
 Wales: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Wales continues to share a legal identity with England to a large degree as the joint entity of England and Wales (England and Wales: england and wales are two individual nations within the united kingdom....
Wales is located on a peninsula (peninsula: A large mass of land projecting into a body of water) in central-west Great Britain (Great Britain: An island comprising England and Scotland and Wales).
Wales borders by England to the east and by sea in the other three directions: the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel to the west, and the Irish Sea (Irish Sea: An arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland) to the north.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/wales   (3823 words)

  
 "Who's Paying for All This: the Cost of Welsh Theat" :Commentary and extended critical writing on theatre dance and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Audiences in Wales are differently constructed in terms of class, politics, and national identity from those of England, and are disenfranchised because, in developing an arts strategy, the socio-economic structure of the country has been insufficiently taken into account.
It is not suggested that theatre practice in Wales should assume a contrived and inorganic imitation of African oral literature, but, rather, that traditions of cultural practices in Wales are already comparable with it; as they are tied in with local lived experience.
For Wales, the counter-resistance to hegemony is the power to re-define theatre practice on ideological terms more reflective of the lived experience, even if that may mean challenging the conceptual frameworks underpinning what is traditionally understood as British/European theatre.
www.theatre-wales.co.uk /critical/critical_detail.asp?criticalID=108   (5868 words)

  
 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
The Norman conquest of Wales did not take place in 1066, when England was conquered, but was gradual, not being complete until 1282, when King Edward I of England defeated Llywelyn the Last, Wales's last independent prince, in battle.
Wales is roughly divided into North Wales, Mid Wales, West Wales, and South Wales.
Between 1974 and 1996, Wales was divided into what are now known as the eight preserved counties of Wales, which are still used for ceremonial purposes.
www.irelandinformationguide.com /Wales   (1285 words)

  
 icWales - Academy to raise status of our care workers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
WALES' army of healthcare workers will be given a voice as the first academy of its kind is set up in Wales.
Care Forum Wales, an umbrella organisation which represents the independent care sector in Wales, will also be writing to the finalists of the 2003 and 2004 awards to offer them the same opportunity.
The creation of the academy comes as demographics for Wales suggest that the nation is becoming increasingly reliant upon the care sector.
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=16340767&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=academy-to-raise-status-of-our-undervalued-care-workers--name_page.html   (620 words)

  
 Bering Sea.com: Communities: Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Wales is located on Cape Prince of Wales, at the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, 111 miles northwest of Nome.
Wales became a major whaling center due to its location along migratory routes, and it was the region's largest and most prosperous village, with more than 500 residents.
The economy of Wales is based on subsistence hunting and fishing, trapping, Native arts and crafts, and some mining.
www.beringsea.com /communities/index.php?community=388   (768 words)

  
 Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Main article: History of Wales The Romans established a string of forts across what is now southern Wales, as far west as Carmarthen (Maridunum).
The Act of Union 1536 abolished the remaining Marcher Lordships, leaving Wales with thirteen counties: Anglesey, Brecon, Caernarfon, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Denbigh, Flint, Glamorgan, Merioneth, Monmouth, Montgomery, Pembroke, and Radnor, and applied the Law of England to both England and Wales, making English the language to be used for official purposes.
Main article: Geography of Wales Wales is located on a peninsula in central-west Great Britain.
wales.iqnaut.net   (1703 words)

  
 Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced "Kum-REE", IPA: /ˈkəmɹi/) is a nation, a country, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland).
The name Wales is evidence of this, as it comes from a Germanic root word meaning stranger or foreigner, and as such is related to the names of several other European regions where Germanic peoples came into contact with non-Germanic cultures including Wallonia (Belgium),Valais (Switzerland) and Wallachia in Romania.
The second, third, fourth, and fifth highest mountains in Wales (all in the Snowdonia region) are Carnedd Llewelyn, Carnedd Dafydd, Glyder Fawr, and Glyder Fach (at 1064 m, 1044 m, 999 m, and 994 m, respectively).
www.info-pedia.net /about/wales   (1567 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Related Items - Wales
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encarta.msn.com /related_761558653_14.32/Welsh_On_being_desired_to_ask_three_things_which_he.html   (283 words)

  
 Yass Valley, New South Wales: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
It is located in the Southern Tablelands (Southern Tablelands: the southern tablelands is a geographic area of the state of new south wales, australia]...
Population: On census (census: A period count of the population) night, 7 August 2001, there were 9708 people (4841 males and 4867 females) counted in Yass.
Barton Highway (Barton Highway: the barton highway is a short highway in new south wales, australia....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/yass_valley_new_south_wales   (795 words)

  
 Call Centre Initiative - South Wales Demographics
South Wales is growing in terms of people and importance to the UK economy.
This table shows the total population of all the counties of South Wales in thousands.
Wales has a good reputuation for language skills.
www.callcentrewales.co.uk /demographics.htm   (261 words)

  
 GNN - Government News Network
Jeannie Drake of the Pensions Commission will today outline the major pensions challenge faced by Wales as she presents the findings of the Pensions Commission's first report Pensions: Challenges and Choices to an audience in Cardiff.
Average pensioner income in Wales is already more than 10% below that of the UK as a whole.
In 2002/03 gross income for pensioner couples in Wales was £337, compared to £387 for the whole of the UK.
www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=150013&NewsAreaID=2   (923 words)

  
 Wales, Massachusetts MA, town profile (Hampden County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Wales, MA Wales is a town in Hampden County, in the Springfield metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Wales was $21,267, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Wales, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $585.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3172   (497 words)

  
 Politics | Wales sets tougher targets for waiting times
Former banking chief Derek Wanless concluded in his 2003 review of health and social care in Wales, that the existing system of delivery was "unsustainable", with too much reliance placed on hospital-based services.
This is partly a result of the health demographics existing in Wales.
The report, Transforming Health and Social Care in Wales: Aligning the Levers of Change, concluded that the inefficient way services were configured impeded radical improvement in the health and social care system in Wales.
politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5197423-107957,00.html   (662 words)

  
 Lyme Disease Surveillance in England and Wales, 1986-1998
Serologic diagnosis in the two reference laboratories in England and Wales follows an internationally recommended two-step approach (7) of antibody screening tests followed by immunoblots of reactive or equivocal samples.
However, the proportion of patients with erythema migrans may be relatively low, either because patients with erythema migrans are easily identified without serologic tests or because serologic tests have relatively low sensitivity at this early stage.
A biochemist and zoologist by training, he is responsible for PHLS surveillance of "non-foodborne, indigenous, and imported zoonotic and parasitic infections" in England and Wales.
www.cdc.gov /ncidod/eid/vol6no4/smith.htm   (1914 words)

  
 wales population - infos
Most of Wales' population is concentrated in the southern counties, with over...
Dr M J Woods from the University of Wales looks at how the demographics in Wales have changed since the last census.
The population of Wales is slightly more elderly than that of the UK as a whole, and more...
www.angelfire.com /alt2/ang10/9/wales-population.html   (266 words)

  
 Lake Wales Chamber of Commerce Web Site
According to the 2000 census, the population of Lake Wales, Florida was 9,670 and the median age was 36.4 years.
Of Lake Wales' 9,670 residents, 4,404 were male and 5,266 female.
Because of Lake Wales' moderate climate, heating and cooling costs for businesses and homes tend to be constant and reasonable.
www.lakewaleschamber.com /economic.asp   (429 words)

  
 Talk Wales
goes to the picturesque village of Laugharne in West Wales - it was here that Dylan Thomas used to go drinking with his stunning bird (pictured right).
is the Prince of Wales rugby team for putting together 45 phases in a charity match.
The Progressive Wales Forum investigating the brain-drain crisis could disband after key members quit for London to better themselves.
www.talkwales.com   (2716 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced IPA: Template:IPA, approximately "
image:Snowdon from Llyn Llydaw.jpgThe summit of Snowdon, Snowdonia, highest mountain in Wales image:Caernarfon_castle_interior.jpg
Tredegar House, Newport image:HallOfTheMountainKings.jpgHall of the Mountain Kings, Ogof Craig a Ffynnon, a cave in the Brecon Beacons Image:Conwy_Castle_at_Sunset.jpgA lovely view of Conwy Castle image:Uwlsdb.jpgThe University of Wales, Lampeter, the oldest higher education institution in Wales image:Aberstw.jpgThe Castle and Old College building, Aberystwyth Image:Assemblybldg1.jpgThe National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
www.deucaliontechnologies.com /projects/wikipedia/index.php/Wales   (1673 words)

  
 Health Solutions Wales - HealthShow
This is a software package that can be used for the planning, operation and evaluation of health services.
By enabling comparisons between the health of local populations, it provides a coherent picture of the health and demographics of Wales as a whole.
This is a service that is provided via the NHS Wales intranet and as such is not available to the general public.
www.wales.nhs.uk /sites3/page.cfm?orgid=166&pid=4266   (64 words)

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