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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Dunkeld dynasty region Scotland
Ross hasOrigin Scotland
Ross isUsedInCountry Scotland
Ettrick Hills country Scotland
Craigleith country Scotland
Craigleith locatedIn Scotland
Highland Main Line country Scotland
Scottish American ancestralOrigin Scotland
subject surface form: Scottish Americans
Adam Brothers operatedIn Scotland
Mount Keen area country Scotland
Firth of Forth region country Scotland
Burravoe country Scotland
Burravoe partOf Scotland
Burravoe countrySubdivision Scotland
Joseph Hume placeOfBirth Scotland
Suthen placeOfOrigin Scotland
North Berwick country Scotland
North Berwick locatedIn Scotland
Galloway Hills country Scotland
River Dee (Galloway) country Scotland
Murray family countryOfOrigin Scotland
Forfar Loch country Scotland
Forfar Sheriff Court country Scotland
Station Park football stadium country Scotland
subject surface form: Station Park
Station Park football stadium locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Scotland
subject surface form: Station Park
LCG locatedIn Scotland