Is Wales a country?

Question

I always thought it was until I read someones answer about Cornwall last night on YA, Got Me Thinking,
Also has it always been part of Great Britain or was it ever separate like southern Ireland.
I'm not Welsh or Anti Welsh , Just wondering

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

YES, IT'S A COUNTRY

Capital Cardiff

Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced IPA: /ˈkəmrɨ/, 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 Glyndŵr 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

Answer 5

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????????

Answer 6

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?

Answer 7

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

Answer 8

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

Answer 9

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

Answer 10

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