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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A92 country Scotland
Lulach of Scotland monarchOf Scotland
Watson usageRegion Scotland
Duff hasOrigin Scotland
Duff usageRegion Scotland
John Barrowman placeOfBirth Scotland
Far North Line country Scotland
Rovers country Scotland
Scotland Office jurisdiction Scotland
Tweedsmuir Hills country Scotland
Glen Esk country Scotland
Glen Esk locatedIn Scotland
Forfar bridie countryOfOrigin Scotland
Forfar bridie traditionalTo Scotland
Perth railway station country Scotland
St Rollox Works locatedIn Scotland
LMS operatedInCountry Scotland
LMS operatedInRegion Scotland
Young Liberals regionServed Scotland
Snow Patrol countryOfOrigin Scotland
Snow Patrol formedInCountry Scotland
High Street country Scotland
subject surface form: High Street, Burntisland
Noel countryOfCitizenship Scotland
subject surface form: Charles Noel Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk
UK Singles Chart territory Scotland
Highlander setInLocation Scotland
West Coast Main Line (nearby via Motherwell) regionServed Scotland
subject surface form: West Coast Main Line
Hamilton Racecourse country Scotland
New Douglas Park (football stadium) country Scotland
subject surface form: New Douglas Park
Bothwell country Scotland
Bothwell locatedIn Scotland
Strathclyde Country Park (nearby) country Scotland
subject surface form: Strathclyde Country Park
Hamilton Water Palace (leisure centre) country Scotland
subject surface form: Hamilton Water Palace