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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Alexandria country Scotland
subject surface form: Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
Alexandria locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
Alexandria postalCountry Scotland
subject surface form: Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
Loch of Bosquoy country Scotland
Jack Lowden residence Scotland
Montrose Museum country Scotland
St Bridget’s Kirk locatedIn Scotland
St Bridget’s Kirk country Scotland
Donibristle estate country Scotland
Whittaker hasGeographicOrigin Scotland
Canmore database country Scotland
Canmore database location Scotland
Lagavulin distillery country Scotland
Neist Point country Scotland
Sleat country Scotland
Gordon family country Scotland
central Fife country Scotland
Sir Ian Wood countryOfBirth Scotland
Riverside Building locatedIn Scotland
Greywalls, Gullane country Scotland
Greywalls, Gullane locatedIn Scotland
Hamiltoun hasOrigin Scotland
Banff country Scotland
Banff locatedIn Scotland
Dornoch Sheriff Court country Scotland
Lord Justice General country Scotland
Justice of the Peace Court (in certain cases) jurisdiction Scotland
subject surface form: Justice of the Peace Court (Scotland)
Justice of the Peace Court (in certain cases) country Scotland
subject surface form: Justice of the Peace Court (Scotland)
Lawnmarket, Edinburgh country Scotland
Saltmarket, Glasgow country Scotland
Berwick-upon-Tweed borderWith Scotland
Dollar Glen country Scotland
Class 156 Super Sprinter operatorRegion Scotland
subject surface form: British Rail Class 156