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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central Scotland country Scotland
subject surface form: Central Scotland
central Scotland partOf Scotland
subject surface form: Central Scotland
Great Britain athletesFrom Scotland
Gourock country Scotland
Marquesses of Douglas country Scotland
subject surface form: Douglas Castle
Earls of Morton region Scotland
subject surface form: Earl of Morton
M876 motorway locatedIn Scotland
Balclutha builtInCountry Scotland
Ramsay MacDonald placeOfBirth Scotland
A9 road country Scotland
A9 road locatedIn Scotland
Old Town of Edinburgh country Scotland
Scotland Act 2012 region Scotland
Parlamaid na h-Alba country Scotland
Three Estates location Scotland
Dumfriesshire country Scotland
Kincardine country Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle country Scotland
Ettrick Forest country Scotland
John Notman countryOfBirth Scotland
A84 road country Scotland
River Dee country Scotland
subject surface form: River Dee (Aberdeenshire)
River Dee basinCountry Scotland
subject surface form: River Dee (Aberdeenshire)
Cardross country Scotland
Cardross locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: Cardross parish
Strathtyrum Course country Scotland
Devil’s Beef Tub country Scotland
Moffat Toffee countryOfOrigin Scotland