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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Queen’s Bridge country Scotland
Alexander de Brus residence Scotland
Musselburgh country Scotland
Stromness country Scotland
Firth and Harray area country Scotland
Firth and Harray area locatedIn Scotland
this entity surface form: Scotland, United Kingdom
David Smith countryOfWork Scotland
Eigg Electric country Scotland
An Sgùrr country Scotland
An Sgùrr locatedIn Scotland
Massacre Cave country Scotland
St Marys country Scotland
St Marys countrySubdivision Scotland
Keelylang Hill locatedIn Scotland
Keelylang Hill country Scotland
Birsay Hills country Scotland
Yesnaby cliffs country Scotland
Tain country Scotland
Inverclyde country Scotland
Inverclyde partOf Scotland
The Kingdom country Scotland
Somerset Park country Scotland
Galmisdale country Scotland
Arisaig country Scotland
Kennacraig country Scotland
Sea of the Hebrides locatedIn Scotland
Cumbernauld Theatre country Scotland
Broadwood Stadium country Scotland
Luggiebank Wood country Scotland
Luggiebank Wood locatedIn Scotland
Seafar Wood country Scotland
James Boyle placeOfBirth Scotland
North Stand country Scotland
South Stand locatedIn Scotland
South Stand country Scotland