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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Peter Grant locatedIn Scotland
Peter Grant residence Scotland
Cumberland borders Scotland
Newport-on-Tay country Scotland
Gordon Street country Scotland
Newhaven country Scotland
Hermitage Castle country Scotland
Threave Castle country Scotland
Galloway country Scotland
Sinclair hasCountryOfOrigin Scotland
Battle of Sheriffmuir country Scotland
Borders Railway country Scotland
Lord Linlithgow placeOfBirth Scotland
Callander country Scotland
eastern Scotland country Scotland
subject surface form: Eastern Scotland
eastern Scotland locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: Eastern Scotland
Leven (nearby, on Levenmouth rail link) country Scotland
subject surface form: Leven
A955 road country Scotland
A955 road locatedIn Scotland
East Fife F.C. country Scotland
Innerleven country Scotland
River Leith country Scotland
subject surface form: Water of Leith
Dugald Stewart birthPlace Scotland
Dugald Stewart deathPlace Scotland
Dunkeld country Scotland
Govan country Scotland
Methil Docks country Scotland
Methil Docks locatedIn Scotland
Methil Parish Church country Scotland