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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Henry Wardlaw placeOfActivity Scotland
Strathearn country Scotland
School of Management locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: School of Management, University of St Andrews
Wardlaw Museum country Scotland
City of Discovery locatedIn Scotland
V&A Dundee country Scotland
Dundee Rep Theatre country Scotland
Newbridge country Scotland
Newbridge countrySubdivision Scotland
Linhouse Water country Scotland
Linhouse Water locatedIn Scotland
Linhouse Water basinCountry Scotland
East Calder Burn country Scotland
Brox Burn country Scotland
Battle of Carbisdale country Scotland
Dundee United F.C. country Scotland
Tarf Water country Scotland
Willie Logan headquartersLocation Scotland
subject surface form: Loganair
Willie Logan operatesIn Scotland
subject surface form: Loganair
Willie Logan placeOfActivity Scotland
Stornoway Airport locatedIn Scotland
Walkerburn country Scotland
College of Science and Engineering locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh
College of Science and Engineering regionServed Scotland
subject surface form: College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh
Lerwick country Scotland
Crown Estate system (distinct from Crown Estate) scope Scotland
subject surface form: Crown Estate system
Stirling campus country Scotland
National Tennis Centre country Scotland
subject surface form: National Tennis Centre (Stirling)
National Tennis Centre regionServed Scotland
subject surface form: National Tennis Centre (Stirling)
Douglas Stuart countryOfBirth Scotland
College of Social Sciences locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow
College of Social Sciences regionServed Scotland
subject surface form: College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow
Inner Hebrides country Scotland
Inner Hebrides locatedIn Scotland
Isle of Barra locatedIn Scotland
Alva country Scotland