To VIII century eastern border of Wales more or less established. Traditionally, Offa, King of Mercia, built a huge earthen wall on the edge of their possessions in order to separate from Wales inhabited mainly Welsh part of Powys, which he won. Offa shaft partially preserved to this day, and Welsh is still sometimes, going to England, saying that cross shaft Offa (croesi Clawdd Offa).

The major kingdoms were Gwynedd (north-west Wales), Deheubarth (south-west) and Powys (east and north-east). Most of them came from the rulers of the house of Rhodri the Great. Although Wales was not a single state, and the kingdom is often at odds with each other (to his side the British, Irish and Scandinavian), the country was united by a common cultural heritage, as well as codes of law, codified by Hywel the Good.

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Wales opened the winds from the Atlantic, so the climate there has obvious characteristics of the sea. Its coastline is almost regular semicircle, bounded on the north peninsula of Llyn (Lleyn - Llŷn), and to the south - a large peninsula that ends in southwest Cape St. David (St. David's Head - Penmaen Dewi). On the west coast fall for the year up to 1270 mm of rainfall, while east of the mountains, these figures are somewhat lower (up to 723 mm / year), and in the mountains - higher (up to 2540 mm / year). The average July temperature is 15,6 ° C, in January - 5,6 ° C.

Most of the territory is covered by forests of Wales before, but now much of it is reduced. However Wales as well stay one of the most beautiful regions of the UK - nearly a quarter of its territory, a national park (Snowdonia (Eryri), the Brecon Beacons, Pembrokshirsky Beach (Arfordir Penfro)) or an area of outstanding natural beauty.