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Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
October 2, 2010	Good article nominee	Not listed
December 1, 2010	Good article nominee	Listed
November 22, 2011	Good article reassessment	Kept
April 29, 2020	Good article reassessment	Kept
Current status: Good article

Wales Top‑importance

	Wales portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Wales, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Wales on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.WalesWikipedia:WikiProject WalesTemplate:WikiProject WalesWales articles
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Celts Top‑importance

	Wales is within the scope of WikiProject Celts, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the ancient Celts and the modern day Celtic nations. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article or you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks or take part in the discussion. Please Join, Create, and Assess.CeltsWikipedia:WikiProject CeltsTemplate:WikiProject CeltsCelts articles
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United Kingdom Top‑importance

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	United Kingdom portal This article falls within the scope of WikiProject UK geography, a user-group dedicated to building a comprehensive and quality guide to places in the United Kingdom on Wikipedia. If you wish to participate, share ideas or merely get tips you can join us at the project page where there are resources, to do lists and guidelines on how to write about settlements.UK geographyWikipedia:WikiProject UK geographyTemplate:WikiProject UK geographyUK geography articles
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Countries

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This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

The issue of whether Wales is a country or not has been repeatedly raised. The consensus of those discussions is that Wales is indeed a country. The discussion is summarised in this archive here. Further information on the countries within the UK can be found at Countries of the United Kingdom, and a table of reliable sources can be found at Talk:Countries of the United Kingdom/refs.

Section sizes

Section size for Wales (48 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	13,222	13,222
Etymology	3,911	3,911
History	98	53,312
Prehistoric origins	7,244	7,244
Roman era	5,817	5,817
Post-Roman era	9,345	9,345
High to late middle ages	10,105	10,105
Early modern period	3,914	3,914
Modern period	9,317	9,317
Devolution	4,578	4,578
Welsh language	2,894	2,894
Government and politics	4,364	14,720
Devolved Government	3,512	3,512
Law	6,844	6,844
Geography and natural history	9,919	21,859
Geology	2,063	2,063
Climate	4,096	4,096
Flora and fauna	5,781	5,781
Economy	16,373	16,373
Transport	44	6,973
Main roads	1,370	1,370
Rail	3,881	3,881
Air and ferries	1,678	1,678
Education	6,342	6,342
Healthcare	4,177	4,177
Demography	47	22,568
Population history	8,393	8,393
Language	5,032	5,032
Religion	5,446	5,446
Ethnicity	1,931	1,931
National identity	1,719	1,719
Culture	692	56,577
Mythology	3,268	3,268
Literature	5,468	5,468
Museums and libraries	1,078	1,078
Visual arts	7,136	7,136
National symbols and identity	11,244	11,244
Sport	9,220	9,220
Media	9,471	9,471
Cuisine	1,435	1,435
Performing arts	23	7,565
Music and festivals	3,911	3,911
Drama	2,129	2,129
Dance	1,502	1,502
See also	87	87
Notes	26	26
References	813	813
External links	1,701	1,701
Total	222,661	222,661