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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Mid Calder country Scotland
Bonny Water country Scotland
Denny country Scotland
Denny locatedIn Scotland
Denny countrySubdivision Scotland
Carronshore country Scotland
Forth and Clyde Canal country Scotland
Carron Company ironworks country Scotland
subject surface form: Carron Company
Carron (English) country Scotland
Carron (English) locatedIn Scotland
Carron (English) flowsThrough Scotland
GLENROTHES country Scotland
subject surface form: Glenrothes
GLENROTHES isInNation Scotland
subject surface form: Glenrothes
Iain Glen countryOfBirth Scotland
Lord Lyon country Scotland
Lord Lyon jurisdiction Scotland
Robert Gordon countryOfBirth Scotland
Robert Gordon country Scotland
subject surface form: Robert Gordon University
Robert Gordon's Hospital locatedIn Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland, United Kingdom
Garthdee country Scotland
RGU:Union locatedIn Scotland
RGU:Union countrySubdivision Scotland
Clachan country Scotland
subject surface form: Clachan (North Uist)
Clachan countrySubdivision Scotland
subject surface form: Clachan (North Uist)
Paible country Scotland
Paible locatedIn Scotland
Hougharry country Scotland
Hougharry locatedIn Scotland
Barpa Langass locatedIn Scotland
Barpa Langass country Scotland