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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Macbeth settingLocation Scotland
Wick country Scotland
High Court country Scotland
subject surface form: High Court of Justiciary
High Court regionServed Scotland
subject surface form: High Court of Justiciary
Dùn country Scotland
Dùn region Scotland
St Andrews Links country Scotland
Morrison hasOrigin Scotland
Clan Gordon country Scotland
Garthdee campus country Scotland
Battle of Philiphaugh (1645) tookPlaceIn Scotland
subject surface form: Battle of Philiphaugh
Isle of Bute country Scotland
Loch Dunvegan country Scotland
Raasay country Scotland
Ordnance Survey National Grid (approximate) usedIn Scotland
subject surface form: Ordnance Survey National Grid
Steve Olivier workLocation Scotland
Quiraing locatedIn Scotland
Quiraing country Scotland
Donald Meek countryOfBirth Scotland
Mid Hill locatedIn Scotland
Costa Head cliffs locatedIn Scotland
Costa Head cliffs country Scotland
Rerwick Head country Scotland
Rerwick Head locatedIn Scotland
ORR operatesIn Scotland
subject surface form: Office of Rail and Road
Turbostar operatingRegion Scotland
Dunoon country Scotland
Bill Marshall countryOfBirth Scotland
Cleadale country Scotland
Cathedral Cave country Scotland
subject surface form: Cathedral Cave (Isle of Eigg)
Caol Ila distillery country Scotland
Calgary Bay country Scotland
Another Time, Another Place settingLocation Scotland
subject surface form: Another Time, Another Place (1983 film)