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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Torrinch country Scotland
Luss country Scotland
Tarbet country Scotland
Ben Ime locatedIn Scotland
Ben Ime country Scotland
Inverbeg country Scotland
West Highland railway line (nearby along western shore) country Scotland
subject surface form: West Highland railway line
Three Lochs Way (nearby) country Scotland
subject surface form: Three Lochs Way
John Muir Way (nearby) locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: John Muir Way
John Muir Way (nearby) country Scotland
subject surface form: John Muir Way
song "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond" countryOfOrigin Scotland
subject surface form: The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond
Scottish literature country Scotland
Loch Laomainn (Scottish Gaelic) associatedWithCountry Scotland
subject surface form: Loch Laomainn
Mons Meg cannon country Scotland
subject surface form: Mons Meg
One O’Clock Gun locatedIn Scotland
Half Moon Battery country Scotland
Argyle Battery locatedIn Scotland
Foog’s Gate locatedIn Scotland
Portcullis Gate locatedIn Scotland
Honours of Scotland country Scotland
Honours of Scotland locatedIn Scotland
Stone of Destiny country Scotland
Scottish Crown Jewels country Scotland
Drumpellier Golf Club country Scotland
Monkland Canal (partly infilled) country Scotland
subject surface form: Monkland Canal
Stevenson hasRegionOfOrigin Scotland
Greenock Cemetery country Scotland
Oronsay country Scotland