Scotland

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Scotland is a country in the northern part of the United Kingdom, known for its distinct cultural heritage, historic castles, rugged landscapes, and major cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent country of the United Kingdom
country
borderWith England
callingCode +44
capital Edinburgh
continent Europe
currency Pound sterling
demonym Scotland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Scot

Scottish
drivesOn left
executiveBody Scottish Government
famousCuisine haggis
famousFestival Edinburgh Festival Fringe
famousLoch Loch Lomond
Loch Ness
famousProduct Scotch whisky
tartan
governmentType devolved parliamentary government within a constitutional monarchy
hasDevolvedParliamentSince 1999
hasIslandGroup Inner Hebrides
surface form: Hebrides

Orkney Islands
Shetland
surface form: Shetland Islands
hasMajorUniversity University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
University of St Andrews
hasRegion central Scotland
surface form: Central Belt

Scottish Highlands
surface form: Highlands

Lowlands
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
highestMountain Ben Nevis
historicalUnion Acts of Union 1707
ISO3166-1Code GB-SCT
joinedPoliticalUnionWith Kingdom of Great Britain
judicialSystem separate legal system from England and Wales
largestCity Glasgow
legalSystem Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
legislature Scottish Parliament
longestRiver River Tay
majorCity Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
memberOf British–Irish Council
Council of Europe
nationalAnimal unicorn
nationalDay Saint Andrew's Day
nationalDayDate 30 November
nationalDress kilt
nationalFlower thistle
nationalInstrument Great Highland bagpipe
nationalSport golf
officialLanguage English
partOf United Kingdom
patronSaint Saint Andrew
recognizedLanguage Scots
Scottish Gaelic
surroundedBy Atlantic Ocean
Irish Sea
North Sea
timeZone BST (UTC+01:00) in summer
UTC±00:00

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Architects Registration Board (sponsorship) operatesIn Scotland
subject surface form: Architects Registration Board
Grampian Terrane country Scotland
Fort George country Scotland
Caledonian Railway country Scotland
Caledonian Railway operatedIn Scotland
Caledonian Sleeper operatesIn Scotland
St Johnstone F.C. country Scotland
Jura country Scotland
Stirling Castle country Scotland
Lanarkshire country Scotland
Great Glen Fault country Scotland
Urquhart Castle country Scotland
Iona Abbey locatedIn Scotland
Iona Abbey country Scotland
Eden District borderedBy Scotland
Rangers F.C. country Scotland
Govan High School country Scotland
Ayrshire country Scotland
Ayrshire historicCountyOf Scotland
Anstruther country Scotland
Orkney Islands locatedIn Scotland
Orkney Islands cededTo Scotland
Melrose Abbey country Scotland
Blackness Castle country Scotland
Thomas Carlyle countryOfBirth Scotland
Highland games practicedIn Scotland
Highland Clearances country Scotland
Robert Burns countryOfBirth Scotland
Robert Burns countryOfDeath Scotland
Aberfoyle country Scotland
Clyde Islands locatedIn Scotland
Clyde Islands country Scotland
Catherine Gordon residence Scotland