Flag of Wales

Flag of Wales

The Welsh flag is a horizontal bicolor with a dragon in the middle. The colors used in the flag are red, green and white. The size of the English flag is 3:5. The flag of Wales was adopted in 1959. The first use of the current design was in 1959. The last change in the current Welsh flag design was in 1959.

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History

First flag usage:
1959
Adoption current flag:
1959
Last change flag:
1959

Flag proportion 3:5

53

Flag colors

Red
Green
White

Population

3 063 456

Surface

8 023 sq mi
20 779 km2

Population density

382 sq mi
147 km2

Country information

Country:
Wales
Continent:
Europe
Official languages:
Welsh, English
Capital:
Cardiff
Government:
Decentralised parliamentary legislative power within the parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Border length:
360 km / 224 miles
Neighbouring countries:
England:
360 km
224 miles

Wales

The Welsh flag is the flag of the country Wales. Wales is located in the continent of Europe. Wales has 1 neighbour. The total length of the land border of Wales is 360 km. Wales has the following neighbouring countries with corresponding distances of the national border: England: 360 km.

3 063 456 people live in Wales, a country with a surface area of 20 779 km² (0% water). The population density in Wales is 147 inhabitants per km². The official languages in Wales are Welsh and English. The capital of Wales is Cardiff. Wales has a decentralised parliamentary legislative power within the parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

The currency in Wales is the pound sterling (GBP). UTC (standard time) in England is UTC+00:00 and UTC+01:00 in summer. Wales has the unique two-letter country code GB (also called the internet top-level domain). The unique three-letter country code is GB-WLS, and the three-digit country code is 826. The country code number (telephone number) for Wales is +44.

Water

Water (0%)

Currency

Pound sterling (GBP)

Timezones

CET:
UTC+00:00
CEST:
UTC+01:00

Codes

Internet TLD:
GB
Alpha-3 code:
GB-WLS
Numeric code:
826
Calling code:
44

Neighboring countries of Wales