Is Wales a country?

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Seaman Staines

mohamed jihad dirka dirka, all the answer required was a yes or a no!!
My goodness bet you don't have many friends, hate to see you answer a complex question

angies_angel_eyes2

Esgusodwch fi ?

RRM

Yes, as is Scotland.

Joan el guiri

NO. IT never was.

jelly_baby

It's a country but a member of the United Kingdom. Just because it's under the control of the British Queen and government doesn't mean it's not a country.
It hasn't always been a part of Great Britain...Im not sure but think it changed in the 1500's????????

noTpoOdLE

Yeah it's nice in Cornwall. Wales is a country. i just saw it through my window.

voodoobluesman

of course it is

aaaaaaa

It is a country and it should be independant from the UK. When the Eu gets its way the EU would be a country but have smaller countries inside its borders

shoe s

it was a seperate country at one time now its part of the united kingdoms

ian s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_nationalism

My grandmother (fathers mother) was Welsh, her husband Polish.
I am Brit born;my mother, and mothers parents British.
Wales as seperate country is History for most English people.
Invitation here for flameing, from Welsh nationalists, any here?

Alex

Wales is a separate country. Because of, firstly the Roman and then the Anglo Saxson invasions, many Britons fled to the rougher, easily defensible areas of the island (Scotland, Wales and Cornwall).

Because of this, the population of these regions are Celtic in origin, whereas they might say that the English are no longer true Britains.

Wales had its own Monarchs, the last being Llewellyn Griffith, who was killed fighting against the English. After this and at the request of the Welsh, the English appointed a Prince of Wales. To consolidate their hold and to ensure that the Welsh did not rebel, the English built a series of castles throughout the country.

So, historically the Welsh were a separate nation. However, the English no longer use troops to suppress the locals, primarily because they are a part of the U.K. This does not mean that Wales is no longer a country, the same as England is still a country after having joined the EU.

sepolavi

YES, IT'S A COUNTRY

Capital Cardiff

Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced IPA: /ËˆkÉ™mrÉ¨/, approximately "COME-ree") is one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom. 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 south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west and north, and also by the estuary of the River Dee (Afon Dyfrdwy) in the north-east.

The term Principality of Wales (Tywysogaeth Cymru) is its formal name but is rarely used in everyday business, and is an unpopular term among some. Wales has never been a sovereign state although Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd and Powys, brought more of what is today's Wales, together with some English territory, under independent rule, and in 1056 the English recognised his claim of sovereignty. By the time of the English conquest of Wales in 1282, when King Edward I of England defeated Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (Llywelyn II) in the Battle of Cilmeri, Wales had however reverted to its traditional independent kingdoms. Welsh law was not replaced in all cases by English law until the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542. It was as recently as 1955 that the Queen declared the capital of Wales to be Cardiff (Caerdydd), although the Prince of Wales - argued by Welsh Nationalists to be an English pretender to the title, the case is arguable - was invested at Caernarfon, and Machynlleth (along with other towns) was the home of a parliament called by Owain GlyndÅµr during his rising at the start of the fifteenth century. Tradition has it that in 1404 he was crowned Prince of Wales in the presence of emissaries from France, Spain and Scotland.[1] If true (and these countries certainly showed support to Owain), this is the only example of Wales ever being recognised as anything like a sovereign nation.

In 1999, the National Assembly for Wales was formed, with powers to amend primary legislation from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 2006 these powers were widened through a second Government of Wales Act.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales

mohamed jihad dirka dirka

Wales is one of the four constituent nations of the United Kingdom. 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 south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west and north, and also by the estuary of the River Dee (Afon Dyfrdwy) in the north-east.

The term Principality of Wales (Tywysogaeth Cymru) is its formal name but is rarely used in everyday business, and is an unpopular term among some. Wales has never been a sovereign state although Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd and Powys, brought more of what is today's Wales, together with some English territory, under independent rule, and in 1056 the English recognised his claim of sovereignty. By the time of the English conquest of Wales in 1282, when King Edward I of England defeated Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (Llywelyn II) in the Battle of Cilmeri, Wales had however reverted to its traditional independent kingdoms. Welsh law was not replaced in all cases by English law until the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542. It was as recently as 1955 that the Queen declared the capital of Wales to be Cardiff (Caerdydd), although the Prince of Wales - argued by Welsh Nationalists to be an English pretender to the title, the case is arguable - was invested at Caernarfon, and Machynlleth (along with other towns) was the home of a parliament called by Owain GlyndÅµr during his rising at the start of the fifteenth century. Tradition has it that in 1404 he was crowned Prince of Wales in the presence of emissaries from France, Spain and Scotland. If true (and these countries certainly showed support to Owain), this is the only example of Wales ever being recognised as anything like a sovereign nation.

In 1999, the National Assembly for Wales was formed, with powers to amend primary legislation from the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 2006 these powers were widened through a second Government of Wales Act.

The head of state in Wales, a constituent part of the United Kingdom, is the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952). Executive power is derived by the Queen, and exercised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster, with some powers devolved to the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. The United Kingdom Parliament retains responsibility for passing primary legislation in Wales. The National Assembly has regulatory authority over laws passed that are applicable to Wales, and has limited power to vary these by secondary legislation The National Assembly is not a sovereign authority, and the UK Parliament could, in theory, overrule or even abolish it at any time. However, its powers are set to increase as the Government of Wales Act 2006 will allow it to speed up the passage of 'Assembly Measures'.

The National Assembly was first established in 1998 under the Government of Wales Act. There are 60 members of the Assembly, known as "Assembly Members (AM)". Forty of the AMs are elected under the First Past the Post system, with the other 20 elected via the Additional Member System via regional lists in 5 different regions. The largest party elects the First Minister of Wales, who acts as the head of government. The Welsh Assembly Government is the executive arm, and the Assembly has delegated most of its powers to the Assembly Government. The new Assembly Building designed by Richard Rogers was opened by The Queen on St. David's Day (March 1st) 2006.

Wales shares the same legal system as England, within the legal distinction of England and Wales. England "legally" annexed Wales under the Laws in Wales Act 1535, in the reign of King Henry VIII. Prior to that Welsh Law had survived de facto after the conquest up to the fifteenth century in areas remote from direct English control. The Wales and Berwick Act 1746 provided that all laws that applied to England would automatically apply to Wales (and Berwick, a town located on the Anglo-Scottish border) unless the law explicitly stated otherwise. This act, with regard to Wales, was repealed in 1967.

As such, English law is the law of Wales. English law is regarded as a common law system, with no major codification of the law, and legal precedents are binding as opposed to persuasive. The court system is headed by the House of Lords which is the highest court of appeal in the land for criminal and civil cases (although this is due to be replaced by a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom). The Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales is the highest court of first instance as well as an appellate court. The three divisions are the Court of Appeal; the High Court of Justice and the Crown Court. Minor cases are heard by the Magistrates' Courts or the County Court.

However with the large degree of autonomy caused by the creation of the Welsh Assembly, there is a degree of independence in terms of law-making. Following the Government of Wales Act 2006, which transferred some primary legislation powers to the National Assembly for Wales (although the final authority on such legislation must be passed by the Westminster Parliament), the ancient and historic Wales and Chester court circuit was disbanded and a separate Welsh court circuit was created to allow for any 'Welsh laws' passed by the National Assembly.

England and Wales are home nations of the United Kingdom and, because they share the same legal system, England and Wales is considered a single unit for the conflict of laws. If considered as a subdivision of the United Kingdom, England & Wales would have a population of 53,390,300 and an area of 151,174 kmÂ².

The other countries of the United Kingdom, namely Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as dependencies such as the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, are also separate states (in this strictly legalistic sense; they are not separate states under public international law), each with their own legal system
As another example, in the sport of cricket, England and Wales field a single representative team in international competition, whereas Scotland is treated as a separate entity. The England and Wales team (usually abbreviated simply as England) is administered by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Nonetheless, there is a separate Wales team that occasionally participates in limited-overs domestic competition

Wales was brought under a common monarch with England with the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284 and annexed to England for legal purposes by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542. However, references in legislation for 'England' were still taken as excluding Wales. The Wales and Berwick Act 1746 meant that in all future laws, 'England' would by default include Wales (and Berwick-upon-Tweed). This was later repealed in 1967 and current laws use "England and Wales" as a single entity. Cardiff was proclaimed as the Welsh capital in 1955. The Government of Wales Act 2006 created new powers for the Welsh Assembly as of May 2007 including the ability to make laws to be called Welsh Assembly Measures. Once these start to be made, and as Westminster responds with more England only laws, the concept of England and Wales as a single legal entity will start to weaken

Barry G

Oficially it's a principality

Ozlam

In football yes, but in other things not

rimrocka

Phil G

It is a country.

Great Britain is now called United Kingdom and consists of four main countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

There is a Welsh assembly and a Scotish parliament but Wales is still joined to England in a number of ways which makes it appear as a non-country.

There is a Welsh language and a clearly defined map but Wales play football in the English league.

Answers-Galore

Ni The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the country.
Wales is a principality with a modicum of self-rule.

vitalspark3

Allegedly!!!

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