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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School of Dentistry locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: School of Dentistry, University of Dundee
School of Dentistry regionServed Scotland
subject surface form: School of Dentistry, University of Dundee
Kirkcaldy Campus country Scotland
NHS Tayside country Scotland
Peter Doig birthPlace Scotland
Clan Forbes country Scotland
William Fleming placeOfBirth Scotland
subject surface form: William Fleming (Virginia governor)
William Fleming countryOfCitizenship Scotland
subject surface form: William Fleming (educator)
rugby sevens originCountry Scotland
Bowes-Lyon country Scotland
subject surface form: Bowes-Lyon family
Barr hasGeographicOrigin Scotland
Barr hasToponymicUseIn Scotland
King’s Buildings locatedIn Scotland
King’s Buildings region Scotland
BioQuarter locatedInCountry Scotland
Chris Hoy countryOfBirth Scotland
Chris Hoy competedFor Scotland
Jock usedInCountry Scotland
Jock isTraditionalIn Scotland
Culzean Castle location Scotland
Arbroath Harbour country Scotland
Arbroath Abbey country Scotland
The Wee County country Scotland
Fishcross country Scotland
Hillfoots villages country Scotland
Castle Campbell country Scotland
Gilmorehill campus locatedIn Scotland
Gilmorehill campus country Scotland
John Logie Baird placeOfBirth Scotland
Melrose country Scotland
Melrose locatedIn Scotland
Melrose country Scotland
subject surface form: Melrose Abbey
School of Science and Engineering country Scotland
subject surface form: School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee