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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The Kelpies country Scotland
Clackmannan Tower country Scotland
Carbisdale country Scotland
Carbisdale locatedIn Scotland
Dundee F.C. country Scotland
Dundee F.C. basedIn Scotland
Selkirk country Scotland
Group D hostCountry Scotland
subject surface form: Group D at UEFA Euro 2020
Ardminish country Scotland
Ardminish locatedIn Scotland
Achamore Gardens country Scotland
Crossapol country Scotland
Crossapol partOf Scotland
Balemartine country Scotland
Balemartine locatedIn Scotland
Balemartine partOf Scotland
Tiree Music Festival country Scotland
Tiree Wave Classic country Scotland
St John’s Hospital country Scotland
Daliburgh country Scotland
Daliburgh locatedIn Scotland
Daliburgh countrySubdivision Scotland
Portnahaven country Scotland
Portnahaven locatedIn Scotland
Ardnahoe distillery country Scotland
Ardnahoe distillery locatedIn Scotland
School of Law locatedIn Scotland
subject surface form: School of Law, Robert Gordon University
School of Law regionServed Scotland
subject surface form: School of Law, Robert Gordon University
Loch of Kirbister country Scotland
Deerness cliffs locatedIn Scotland
Glassard locatedIn Scotland
Glassard countrySubdivision Scotland
Loch of Boardhouse country Scotland
Finstown Hills country Scotland
Finstown Hills locatedIn Scotland
Lunan Water country Scotland
Lunan Water locatedIn Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland, United Kingdom
Red Castle locatedIn Scotland
Red Castle country Scotland
Main Library country Scotland
Charles Jencks residence Scotland