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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Burns Mall country Scotland
Kirkcaldy Harbour country Scotland
Kirkcaldy Harbour locatedIn Scotland
Falkirk council area country Scotland
Craignure country Scotland
Duart Castle country Scotland
Kingston Bridge country Scotland
Andrew Millar birthPlace Scotland
Galashiels country Scotland
Dryburgh Abbey country Scotland
Union Canal country Scotland
The Minch locatedIn Scotland
Loch of Clumly country Scotland
Kiloran locatedIn Scotland
Kiloran locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: Kiloran Bay
Loch of Sabiston country Scotland
Loch of Sabiston locatedIn Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland, United Kingdom
Rendall Hills country Scotland
Bunessan country Scotland
Menteith country Scotland
Menteith historicProvinceOf Scotland
Inchmahome Priory country Scotland
Inveraray Castle country Scotland
Dervaig country Scotland
international federation of curling country Scotland
subject surface form: World Curling Federation
Carnegie of Balnamoon country Scotland
Carnegie of Balnamoon region Scotland
Buchan area of Aberdeenshire country Scotland
subject surface form: Buchan
Buchan area of Aberdeenshire historicalProvinceOf Scotland
subject surface form: Buchan
Clairinsh country Scotland