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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Mary Ure countryOfBirth Scotland
Æneas MacKenzie placeOfBirth Scotland
Goat Fell country Scotland
the Eleven Years location Scotland
Carron Company country Scotland
School of Computing country Scotland
subject surface form: School of Computing (Robert Gordon University)
Sollas country Scotland
Sollas locatedIn Scotland
Carinish country Scotland
Carinish hasPostalCountry Scotland
Bayhead country Scotland
Caird Hall country Scotland
Caird Hall region Scotland
Hill of Tarvit locatedIn Scotland
Hill of Tarvit country Scotland
Port Charlotte country Scotland
RAF Leuchars locatedIn Scotland
Lord Lorne country Scotland
Luskentyre Beach country Scotland
Luskentyre Beach locatedIn Scotland
Sighthill Campus locatedIn Scotland
Sighthill Campus region Scotland
Stenness country Scotland
Stenness countrySubdivision Scotland
Scapa Bay country Scotland
Wideford Hill locatedIn Scotland
Mull Head locatedIn Scotland
Ordnance Survey areaServed Scotland
Loch Coruisk country Scotland
The Honest Men country Scotland
Ayrshire Derby country Scotland
Robert Burns poem "The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses" countryOfOrigin Scotland
subject surface form: The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses
Robert Burns poem "The Honest Men and Bonnie Lasses" country Scotland
subject surface form: Ayr