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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Kilmarnock F.C. country Scotland
Tiree Airport locatedIn Scotland
Scone Palace country Scotland
John Carlyle placeOfBirth Scotland
Newburgh, Scotland country Scotland
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry locatedIn Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland (fictional setting)
Hogsmeade locatedIn Scotland
The Shrieking Shack locatedIn Scotland
College of Science and Engineering locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow
Blair Castle country Scotland
Atholl Estates country Scotland
Aiken hasGeographicOrigin Scotland
Wild Isles filmingLocation Scotland
Menstrie country Scotland
Menstrie countrySubdivision Scotland
Murieston Water country Scotland
Ronas Hill country Scotland
Lerwick Harbour locatedIn Scotland
Western Isles campus country Scotland
Faculty of Social Sciences regionServed Scotland
subject surface form: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling
Baxter hasOrigin Scotland
Vincent Winter placeOfBirth Scotland
Rona country Scotland
Coldstream, Scotland country Scotland
Outer Hebrides country Scotland
Outer Hebrides locatedIn Scotland
Royal Scots Fusiliers origin Scotland
Dunbar country Scotland
Dunbar hasRegion Scotland
Dundee City Council country Scotland
Peebles country Scotland
Peebles locatedIn Scotland
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Strathclyde
Old Man of Storr locatedIn Scotland